Media comments on chess

[Matt Fletcher]

Not really sure how this picture relates to the story.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connect/smal ... -scale-up/

Me neither, but I desperately want to reach in and twist the board that's just over his right shoulder...

[Geoff Chandler]

The advert is all about when you should and should not hire new staff.

The man in the picture has set up all the chess sets presumably alone.
If you hired a helper the job could be done in half the time.

However the man seems proficient at setting up the pieces and if the
time it takes to set them up is not an issue then no need to 'panic hire.'

And yes I too want to straighten out the squint board.
Wish I'd never seen the picture, it's going to keep awake nights.

[Bob Kane]

No one told the man in the picture it was a county match and he would have to go back round and reverse half the boards ( black white black white)

[Geoff Chandler]

Hi Bob,

We could replace that man with a robot, there would be no mistakes, no wages to pay,
no days off sick or holidays to cover, no redundancy payment to make when we upgrade.

Chess wise we are nearly there. Computers can beat us at chess, computers make the draw,
computers record the moves, Arbiter Robots are just round the corner. You cannot argue with a robot.

[Mick Norris]

Hi Bob,

We could replace that man with a robot, there would be no mistakes, no wages to pay,
no days off sick or holidays to cover, no redundancy payment to make when we upgrade.

Chess wise we are nearly there. Computers can beat us at chess, computers make the draw,
computers record the moves, Arbiter Robots are just round the corner. You cannot argue with a robot.

I think you mean Arbiter Robots are just round

[Mike Truran]

We could replace that man with a robot, there would be no mistakes, no wages to pay,
no days off sick or holidays to cover, no redundancy payment to make when we upgrade.

...... and no food bills.

[Kevin Thurlow]

"Arbiter Robots are just round the corner. You cannot argue with a robot."

I'm sure somebody just did in Gibraltar...

Not sure if it counts as media, but I've just read Sachin Tendulkar's "autobiography" (Playing It My Way) and there is a photo round about page 294 of ST playing chess with Viv Richards. The board is the wrong way round and ST seems to be losing.

[Geoff Chandler]

Hi Kevin,

Sometimes these 'board the wrong way round' pictures have been accidently flipped.

Correct picture.



Same picture flipped



The board is set up wrong. You examine these board the wrong way round pictures carefully looking for clues.

Here both boards are wrong way round (highly unlikely) and if you can make it the writing on the hat is the wrong way around.
Other clues to look for in such pictures is the man wearing a women's coat (buttons up the wrong side) and marriage rings on the wrong hand.

Though here I think you are correct. The board is the wrong way around.



There are quite a few pictures of Sachin Tendulkar wearing his watch on his right hand.
If we flip it the board would be the right way around but the watch would appear on the left hand.

[Nick Grey]

The Sun 26 Feb 2017:
Nigella dating IRA trial man. Front Page.
Page 5 comparing records with Ronan Bennett and former husband Charles Saatchi.
I was completely unaware that Bennett was/is an aficionado of chess, or Guardian chess correspondence.

All this whist watching Nigellissima on BBC2 (she is so naughty even shopping in Battersea).

[Matt Mackenzie]

Bennett provided quite a bit of chess stuff to the Graun before Stephen Moss took over his "role" IIRC.

Could well be the stronger of the two playing wise as well?

[Joshua Gibbs]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZiPeqXKC3Y

Magnus Carlsen in the Simpsons

[Stewart Reuben]

The current Australian chess newsletter.
https://mail.aol.com/webmail-std/en-us/suite
A substantial story abot a Simpson's Episode in which Magnus Carlsen appeared.
Also some other interesting material, not all of it to do with the media.

[Matthew Turner]

Flagged up by the FT. I really have no idea why!

http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalr ... naire.html

[Geoff Chandler]

Hi Mathew,

Good link (it is about Wesley So), some of the comments are interesting:

"Hazel Meade March 1, 2017 at 9:50 am

"Personally, I would hope he evolves towards applying his brains to something
more productive than playing chess. It’s not the most important thing in the world."

[Matt Mackenzie]

Down with such talk!