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Chris Rice
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by Chris Rice » Mon Nov 23, 2020 6:10 pm
NickFaulks wrote: ↑Mon Nov 23, 2020 5:30 pm
Stewart Reuben wrote: ↑Mon Nov 23, 2020 2:10 am
Will chess be able to hold people's attention after the Covid crisis is over?
Possibly not, but it may be a very long time before we have to worry about that.
Magnus has got the right idea of how to keep the interest judging by his social media feed.
C'mon Beth!!
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Mick Norris
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by Mick Norris » Tue Nov 24, 2020 10:13 am
BBC website featuring
Meet the real life women chess stars as more Queen's Gambit related content
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Ian Thompson
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by Ian Thompson » Tue Nov 24, 2020 12:09 pm
I'm curious to know whether anyone has a clue who these "real life women chess stars" are? The video reveals that one of them is
https://www.chess.com/member/mobamba604 with an online rating of about 2100.
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Wadih Khoury
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by Wadih Khoury » Tue Nov 24, 2020 12:21 pm
I think it's the Botez sisters. They are celebrity streamers, with big audiences. Play random games as well as Nakamura and other GMs.
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Kevin Thurlow
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by Kevin Thurlow » Tue Nov 24, 2020 1:00 pm
"I think it's the Botez sisters."
Yes - and they appear on Eric Rosen's channel as well. (Actually there's a clue in the BBC thing as the name "Botez" appears on the screen quite early.)
They're spreading the word so good for them.
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Reg Clucas
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by Reg Clucas » Tue Nov 24, 2020 1:40 pm
Wadih Khoury wrote: ↑Tue Nov 24, 2020 12:21 pm
I think it's the Botez sisters. They are celebrity streamers, with big audiences. Play random games as well as Nakamura and other GMs.
The older one is a WFM with FIDE rating 2020. The younger one has a FIDE rating 1676.
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Phil Neatherway
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by Phil Neatherway » Thu Nov 26, 2020 8:55 pm
From BBC Football text commentary, posted at 20:49:-
Post update
Tottenham 2-0 Ludogorets
That was as one sided a half of football you will ever see. Like Beth Harmon versus pretty much anyone at chess.
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Mick Norris
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by Mick Norris » Fri Nov 27, 2020 8:23 am
Mark Wood Frisky tortoises, chess & Great British Bake Off
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Christopher Kreuzer
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by Christopher Kreuzer » Fri Nov 27, 2020 11:07 am
Mark Wood wrote: [...] inspired by the Netflix series The Queen's Gambit, I've taken an interest in chess. I've played against Jos Buttler, who seems to win a lot. Moeen Ali and Zak Crawley, who isn't here, are both good players too.
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Kevin Thurlow
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by Kevin Thurlow » Fri Nov 27, 2020 1:31 pm
"Mark Wood wrote:
[...] inspired by the Netflix series The Queen's Gambit, I've taken an interest in chess. I've played against Jos Buttler, who seems to win a lot. Moeen Ali and Zak Crawley, who isn't here, are both good players too."
Mark Wood does seem quite cultured for a cricketer. At one game during lockdown, I believe he stood on the balcony and sang "Jerusalem" to the players as the crowd would have done. Even the opposition applauded.
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Mick Norris
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by Mick Norris » Fri Nov 27, 2020 7:00 pm
There's chess in a routine on tomorrow night's Strictly
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Alistair Campbell
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by Alistair Campbell » Fri Nov 27, 2020 7:27 pm
I believe Keti Arakhamia-Grant was on BBC Breakfast last week sometime. Don't think this is still available.
She was also on BBC Radio Scotland's "Drivetime" show yesterday I think, being interviewed by John Beattie for about 2 minutes before he segues neatly into a discussion on table dimensions.
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by JustinHorton » Fri Nov 27, 2020 10:50 pm
"Do you play chess?"
"Yes, but I prefer a game with a better chance of cheating."
lostontime.blogspot.com
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Gordon Morse
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by Gordon Morse » Sat Nov 28, 2020 7:47 pm
There was an interview with Judit Polgar on the BBC News channel at about 18.23 and, doubtless, at other points during the day.
I will leave you to guess the subject of the interview.
I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all.
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Simon Rogers
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by Simon Rogers » Sat Nov 28, 2020 8:48 pm
23rd November
www.hampshirelive.news -Sport
"Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl hails Wolves and Nuno after 'chess-like ' tactical battle. "
"Ralph Hasenhuttl says he was relishing in the
"chess-like" tactical battle between his Southampton side and Nuno's Wolves at Molineux. "
it continued
"You have seen the game and how intense it was, tactically it was like Chess today. Both managers found solutions to cause the other one problems. "