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by Stewart Reuben
Wed Mar 13, 2024 1:15 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Media comments on chess
Replies: 5968
Views: 737477

Re: Media comments on chess

Derek Sinclair wrote 'hopefully Putin will be defeated'

Surely assassinated is more likely than defeated?
by Stewart Reuben
Wed Mar 13, 2024 1:12 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Media comments on chess
Replies: 5968
Views: 737477

Re: Media comments on chess

I saw an ad called 'BE GAMBLE AWARE. It uses chess, as so often, to legitimise their concerns.
How dare they? Chess is NOT a gambling game
by Stewart Reuben
Mon Mar 04, 2024 2:01 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Media comments on chess
Replies: 5968
Views: 737477

Re: Media comments on chess

TV AD OPTICAL EXPRESS
This ad included an image of a chess position. It seemed to me irrelevant to the ad about improved sight.
by Stewart Reuben
Fri Feb 23, 2024 12:18 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Major investment to transform future of English chess announced
Replies: 134
Views: 12343

Re: Major investment to transform future of English chess announced

Personally I prefer giant sets and boards fixed to the ground, as can be seen at such places as Hastings, Twickenham, Lanzarote, Sydney. Normal sized tables with byo sets are highly successful in Washington Square and Central Park in NY. I don't know how Clapham Common works, but it was/is highly su...
by Stewart Reuben
Sun Feb 04, 2024 1:21 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Cheating in chess
Replies: 3034
Views: 344238

Re: Cheating in chess

I have been predicting implanted micro-chips for years. I presume then that shielding the whole playing hall from the internet would not help. The other problem, at the highest levels, is that the players are just too strong. A draw is too likely an outcome. Surely this is one of Magnus's concerns? ...
by Stewart Reuben
Fri Feb 02, 2024 3:18 pm
Forum: Chess History
Topic: Amateur/Master distinction
Replies: 7
Views: 1237

Re: Amateur/Master distinction

Consider Hastings. 1895 was before any ratings or titles existed, apart from the World Champion. Entries must have been invited based on reputations and perceived quality of games. Move on some years. All the tournaments were round robins. Still no ratings or official titles. Fairly early in Fischer...
by Stewart Reuben
Wed Jan 31, 2024 5:43 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Media comments on chess
Replies: 5968
Views: 737477

Re: Media comments on chess

Something occurs to me. One or more of you may have available an illustration relating to History of the Laws of Chess.
That would be very useful. The book is due to be published July 2024.
by Stewart Reuben
Wed Jan 24, 2024 3:35 pm
Forum: Chess History
Topic: Amateur/Master distinction
Replies: 7
Views: 1237

Re: Amateur/Master distinction

Nobody seems to have responded to this query about master and amateur in late Victorian times. Until the 1950S, there was no formal definition of the term ' master; nor indeed of GM. Amateur surely meant, as now, somebody who plays chess but doesn't expect to win money and indeed may not play for mo...
by Stewart Reuben
Wed Jan 24, 2024 1:30 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Lost Souls ?
Replies: 17
Views: 2135

Re: Lost Souls ?

The photo provided by Ian Hunnable identified tree people I knew well. Ivor Smith, David Sherman and Roland Payne. I knew David Sherman before I ever played chess, as an 11 year old in 1950. We met up again in 1955 at a BH Wood Congress. It took a litle time for us to realise we had been friends bef...
by Stewart Reuben
Tue Jan 23, 2024 2:09 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Media comments on chess
Replies: 5968
Views: 737477

Re: Media comments on chess

MORNING POTS 1897

A young lady, under 30, WANTED to ASSISTED in light HOUSEKEPING, by a small family resident in Paris: she must be a good musician and chess player, salary £40...

One has to keep up to date in Media comments. I wonder if there were any applicants?
by Stewart Reuben
Tue Jan 16, 2024 12:04 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Media comments on chess
Replies: 5968
Views: 737477

Re: Media comments on chess

Thanks Ian. But that only works in the UK due to copyright.
by Stewart Reuben
Tue Jan 16, 2024 10:31 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Media comments on chess
Replies: 5968
Views: 737477

Re: Media comments on chess

Simonn. Could you please post the recording of MASTER MIND on BBC2, the Musical CHESS It was the first item on the show. The very young-looking contestant did quite well in that section. I only caught the lst fragment of the questions as I went to dinner here in Tenerife. You could send it to me dir...
by Stewart Reuben
Mon Jan 15, 2024 8:31 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Media comments on chess
Replies: 5968
Views: 737477

Re: Media comments on chess

Monday 15 January 7.30pm: MASTER MIND on BBC2, Specialist subjects include the Musical CHESS and Kim Philby.

In case anybody has forgotten, Bill Hartston was the original chess consultant for the original production which premiered in London in 1986.

Written in Tenerife.
by Stewart Reuben
Sun Jan 07, 2024 4:09 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Media comments on chess
Replies: 5968
Views: 737477

Re: Media comments on chess

If I remember correctly, it is called BISHOP'S MOVE because that was the name of the founder. But, at the time, they felt no need to spend money on advertising. The logo on the vans did as good a job. It may be worthwhile contacting them again. But change the name to King or Knight would only confus...
by Stewart Reuben
Sun Jan 07, 2024 11:16 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Media comments on chess
Replies: 5968
Views: 737477

Re: Media comments on chess

Tim Spanton wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 9:41 am
Latest Private Eye has a Bishop's Move removals van on the cover.

Sadly, when I contacted Bishop's Move a long time ago, they were uninterested in the possibility of chess sponsorship.
Written in Tenerife.