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- Sun Jan 10, 2021 10:34 am
- Forum: Chess History
- Topic: Remembering William Ritson Morry (05-ix-1910 08-i-1994)
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1011
Re: Remembering William Ritson Morry (05-ix-1910 08-i-1994)
I think there was some sort of rapprochement later as I saw BH greeting him effusively at an event with "Ah, Ritson!" I think that's right, Kevin. When I interviewed Phil Wood (BH Wood's son) for Chess he touched on this. Phil told me that BH and Riston were "sort of" reconciled. Phil recalled BH a...
- Sun Jan 03, 2021 3:57 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Closing Gambit
- Replies: 100
- Views: 4167
Re: Closing Gambit
Yes, personally I have always seen Karpov winning that game 32 in 1978 as maybe *the* biggest single achievement of his career. Especially given how he had collapsed previously to that, and the magnitude of what was at stake. I don't disagree. The film is very interesting though on Korchnoi's choic...
- Sun Jan 03, 2021 9:59 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Closing Gambit
- Replies: 100
- Views: 4167
Re: Closing Gambit
I really enjoyed it. Definitely worth people watching and seeing what they think. It's also available on Amazon's platform. The archive footage is fascinating. Whenever Karpov won a game, his entourage would organise a party. Seeing "independent" match organiser Campomanes not only in attendance at ...
- Sat Dec 26, 2020 11:45 am
- Forum: Deaths & Obituaries
- Topic: Klara Kasparova
- Replies: 5
- Views: 954
Klara Kasparova
Sad news. Garry Kasparov's mother died yesterday. Garry lost his father when he was seven and Klara's unswerving support played a big role in enabling Kasparov to fulfill his potential. Klara was also a very talented engineer. Many years ago, Kasparov wrote in Child of Change : "But there can be no ...
- Tue Dec 08, 2020 11:15 am
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: Chess for Life by Matthew Sadler and Natasha Regan
- Replies: 0
- Views: 312
Chess for Life by Matthew Sadler and Natasha Regan
I really enjoyed Game Changer and that inspired me to go back and read Chess for Life Another excellent contribution from Matthew and Natasha. Well worth a look if you haven't previously read it. My Chess Circuit review is attached. https://chesscircuit.substack.com/p/chess-for-life-a-review-by-ben-...
- Sat Nov 28, 2020 12:45 pm
- Forum: Chess History
- Topic: G.H.Selkirk and Captain Kennedy
- Replies: 7
- Views: 351
Re: G.H.Selkirk and Captain Kennedy
Thanks John, yes that's the actual copy I bought. I hadn't really used EBay much before, but they do seem to have some interesting older chess books on sale from time to time.
- Sat Nov 28, 2020 11:22 am
- Forum: Chess History
- Topic: G.H.Selkirk and Captain Kennedy
- Replies: 7
- Views: 351
Re: G.H.Selkirk and Captain Kennedy
Thanks everyone. Some really interesting links and information. Fascinating stuff. My copy certainly looks and smells old. Christopher is right though, the condition isn't brilliant, part of the spine is missing and that might be what made it so cheap. Equally though, it could well not quite be what...
- Sat Nov 28, 2020 9:40 am
- Forum: Chess History
- Topic: G.H.Selkirk and Captain Kennedy
- Replies: 7
- Views: 351
G.H.Selkirk and Captain Kennedy
I bought a copy of G.H.Selkirk's The Book of Chess a few weeks ago. It only cost me what a modern hardback would, so it is not valuable, but still a nice thing to have. George Selkirk dedicates his book to Captain Kennedy, "As a tribute of respect, for his many estimable qualities, and in recognitio...
- Wed Nov 11, 2020 8:35 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What's GM short doing?!
- Replies: 83
- Views: 5639
Re: What's GM short doing?!
I wanted to put on record my full support for the ECF motion. All credit to Nigel, Malcolm et al for taking this issue forward. A point that has not been touched on so far, is the impact Iran's actions have on Israeli players. What about the damage to Israeli careers which flows from countries refus...
- Tue Nov 03, 2020 4:27 pm
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: Spurious Games and Carlsen's 60 Memorable Games.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 956
Re: Spurious Games and Carlsen's 60 Memorable Games.
I thoroughly enjoyed Spurious Games and recently reviewed it for The Chess Circuit. https://chesscircuit.substack.com/p/spurious-games-by-david-jenkins Adam and I will be interviewing David Jenkins soon. I am really looking forward to hearing from David on his book, his life story and chess writing ...
- Fri Oct 30, 2020 12:38 pm
- Forum: Birthdays & Anniversaries
- Topic: What sort of birthday cake should a chess player have?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1151
Re: What sort of birthday cake should a chess player have?
Awesome cake Mick! Hope you have a great day!Mick Norris wrote: ↑Fri Oct 30, 2020 9:44 amI'm more concerned about the new Hippo eating it before my daughter gets up and sees it
My girlfriend, who made the cake, doesn't play chess but has done a great job with the cake
- Thu Oct 29, 2020 7:21 am
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis (Netflix adaptation)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3509
Re: The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis (Netflix adaptation)
Do we know who the chess consultant was for the series? For Nabokov's The Luzhin Defense we have John ( :roll: ) Speelman ... chess consultant it might be entertaining to list the chess consultants of various films and TV productions.... We do. Garry Kasparov and Bruce Pandolfini. Kasparov has said...
- Wed Oct 28, 2020 8:12 am
- Forum: Deaths & Obituaries
- Topic: Professor Michael Furmston
- Replies: 4
- Views: 574
Re: Professor Michael Furmston
This is sad news. I knew Professor Furmston when I was a law undergraduate at Bristol University. He was warm and charismatic and his lectures always guaranteed a full house. He had a real gift for sharing his subject in a way that was accessible, insightful and often very funny. Bristol University ...
- Mon Oct 26, 2020 8:51 pm
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis (Netflix adaptation)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3509
The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis (Netflix adaptation)
We've touched on the new Netflix drama in a couple of other threads. The series was released on Friday. There are seven episodes and I've now watched them all, as has Adam Raoof! We recorded a podcast earlier this afternoon, where we discussed what we thought... https://anchor.fm/thechesscircuit/epi...
- Sat Oct 24, 2020 4:42 pm
- Forum: Deaths & Obituaries
- Topic: Nigel Byrne
- Replies: 2
- Views: 670
Re: Nigel Byrne
I was very fond of Nigel and we played a number of interesting games over the years. Nigel's warmth and generosity of spirit touched everyone he met. Walking into the Solihull Club to be greeted by Nigel at the bar was a highlight of many a winter's evening for me. He was just so friendly and welcom...