Media comments on chess
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Pardon my puzzlement but is not "THE CHESS PIECES" a book?
Presumably not by JH Donner or even Hitman Glass so who is the author?
Perchance the post above by Stewart R should have gone in the "Where is chess in fiction thread....
Please?"
Presumably not by JH Donner or even Hitman Glass so who is the author?
Perchance the post above by Stewart R should have gone in the "Where is chess in fiction thread....
Please?"
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I have an imaginary yacht, god bless all, who sail in her.
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In today's Independent letters:
"Chess improves the ability to think critically, solve problems, and manage emotions"
I only noticed it in the print version of the newspaper because the margin highlighting, in large bold type, said:Sandy Ruxton (Oxford) wrote:
Concentrating can be fun
If Tristram Hunt wants schools to teach children attentiveness (“Children ‘need lessons in how to concentrate’ â€, 10 February), one easy and fun way to do it would be to introduce chess lessons to the curriculum.
I coach chess in a primary school every week – one of more than 280 inner-city schools reached by the pioneering charity Chess in Schools and Communities. Not only does playing chess clearly help children to concentrate in a quiet environment, but it also improves the ability to think critically, solve problems, and manage emotions.
It also provides potential for positive role modelling. Mr Hunt only has to ask his colleagues Rachel Reeves and the Eagle twins, all former chess prodigies.
"Chess improves the ability to think critically, solve problems, and manage emotions"
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"Chess improves the ability to think critically, solve problems, and manage emotions"
We see frequent evidence of this on the forum.
We see frequent evidence of this on the forum.
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In case anyone missed it the first couple of times around (like I did), a programme that includes a bit on the Turk chess automaton can be seen in the repeat of the BBC4 program 'Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams':
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... rk_Dreams/
The guy presenting it (Simon Schaffer) was my lecturer in the History of Science course I did back in 1996-7.
The program was first broadcast June 2013 and appears to have been repeated several times since, judging by this:
http://www.ecforum.org.uk/viewtopic.php ... rk#p122067
http://www.ecforum.org.uk/viewtopic.php ... rk#p110924
Also this (from the above previous forum thread):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21876120
The BBC4 program is available to watch until next Thursday (20th February). The bit about the Turk chess automaton appears at the end (I only saw the second half of the programme last night).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... rk_Dreams/
The guy presenting it (Simon Schaffer) was my lecturer in the History of Science course I did back in 1996-7.
The program was first broadcast June 2013 and appears to have been repeated several times since, judging by this:
http://www.ecforum.org.uk/viewtopic.php ... rk#p122067
http://www.ecforum.org.uk/viewtopic.php ... rk#p110924
Also this (from the above previous forum thread):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21876120
The BBC4 program is available to watch until next Thursday (20th February). The bit about the Turk chess automaton appears at the end (I only saw the second half of the programme last night).
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Afternoon all
I come across this story in the Daily Mail about a rough sleeper who plays chess take a look wonder what chess strength he is maybe a chess organizer on here could invite him to a tournament and throw in free bed and board. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... gging.html
Lot of rain here today so will not venture out we have everything we need here plenty of soups and Carol going to cook one of her amazing omelets shame your never get to taste them
I come across this story in the Daily Mail about a rough sleeper who plays chess take a look wonder what chess strength he is maybe a chess organizer on here could invite him to a tournament and throw in free bed and board. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... gging.html
Lot of rain here today so will not venture out we have everything we need here plenty of soups and Carol going to cook one of her amazing omelets shame your never get to taste them
when you are successful many losers bark at you.
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From Moonraker by Ian Fleming.
Bond has just caught Drax cheating at cards and we get treated to:
Of course I had a little piece of fun with this.
http://www.redhotpawn.com/blog/blogread ... postid=160
I've started reading all the Bond series, now on my 4th one.
They are very good and one must forget the films.
The films have little to do with the story in the book.
As I say in the link, in Moonraker Bond never leaves England, in the film he ends up in space.
And no Jaws.
Bond has just caught Drax cheating at cards and we get treated to:
Of course I had a little piece of fun with this.
http://www.redhotpawn.com/blog/blogread ... postid=160
I've started reading all the Bond series, now on my 4th one.
They are very good and one must forget the films.
The films have little to do with the story in the book.
As I say in the link, in Moonraker Bond never leaves England, in the film he ends up in space.
And no Jaws.
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On my second cruise from Miami. On both ships they have had a giant chess set and they are used by players other than me. Carnival and NCL lines.
I have been on others and they have had one on deck.
I have been on others and they have had one on deck.
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Chess on Ice was the lead-in headline to this piece on Curling. Alas the website editor seems not to have read the article - it contains no mention of chess!
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Yes Curling even in Wiki entries is described as "Chess On Ice" which I've never really understood. Seems more like Extreme Ironing to me.
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It's a quote from the BBC resident expert on curling, Jackie Lockhart. She certainly referred to "Chess on Ice" in an interview this morning on "Breakfast" - and during curling coverage I have heard her use this term on several occasions.David Robertson wrote:Chess on Ice was the lead-in headline to this piece on Curling. Alas the website editor seems not to have read the article - it contains no mention of chess!
She is also exhorting the general populace to take up curling and pointed out that opportunities were available in the South of England in Sheffield. I suppose to someone from Scotland that might be "the south of England".
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There is a curling rink near Tunbridge Wells, the stereotypical SouthNeil Graham wrote:It's a quote from the BBC resident expert on curling, Jackie Lockhart. She certainly referred to "Chess on Ice" in an interview this morning on "Breakfast" - and during curling coverage I have heard her use this term on several occasions.David Robertson wrote:Chess on Ice was the lead-in headline to this piece on Curling. Alas the website editor seems not to have read the article - it contains no mention of chess!
She is also exhorting the general populace to take up curling and pointed out that opportunities were available in the South of England in Sheffield. I suppose to someone from Scotland that might be "the south of England".
PB
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“Football is not a chess game†- A. Wenger on radio 5 just now.
The Abysmal Depths of Chess: https://theabysmaldepthsofchess.blogspot.com
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"....that opportunities were available in the South of England in Sheffield. I suppose to someone from Scotland that might be "the south of England".
It's the running joke up here, after Scotland gets it's Independance England shall hence forth be known as Southern Scotland.
It's the running joke up here, after Scotland gets it's Independance England shall hence forth be known as Southern Scotland.
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Hi Geoff,
Somewhere on the EC Forum you can find General Jack Rudd advocating an army be despatched from Liverpool to Edinburgh. However, Admiral Robert Thompson wanted it sent to Yorkshire to stop the French sailing into London!?
Don't they know it is too late? The Scots have already taken control of England by chronic infiltration and an army of French recently arrived in London (armed with loads of money).
John
Somewhere on the EC Forum you can find General Jack Rudd advocating an army be despatched from Liverpool to Edinburgh. However, Admiral Robert Thompson wanted it sent to Yorkshire to stop the French sailing into London!?
Don't they know it is too late? The Scots have already taken control of England by chronic infiltration and an army of French recently arrived in London (armed with loads of money).
John