Media comments on chess

[Tim Spanton]

"A chess game - exactly what it is."
Robbie Savage on Fiorentina v West Ham

I'm not following the game, but presumably it's boring.

It's been interesting, rather than super exciting

[Ronnie Burton]

Hi Tim

Very poor game but thankfully West Ham won in the end

[Matt Mackenzie]

Moyes finally wins a trophy!

[Stewart Reuben]

We did meet with Patrick Moore at Hastings, probably when celebrating the centenary in 1995.

[Kevin Thurlow]

Patrick Moore did open it one year. I was taking photographs and he came over to (try to) quiz me on some technical point of photography.

[Kevin Thurlow]

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment ... 3548&ei=86

Sounds exciting

[Tim Spanton]

Hi Tim

Very poor game but thankfully West Ham won in the end

Well, certainly the first half was a bit of a downer - Fiorentina had something like 60+% of the play, but no shots on target. However the second half was a lot better. It looks like anyone who backed an anti-Italian treble across the three European trophies will be due a payout after Saturday ...

[Kevin Thurlow]

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newslond ... 9a69&ei=52

[Geoff Chandler]

I was looking for a picture of a West Ham badge because one version has three castles (Rooks) on it



and I was going to use this badge and make up a mate in two with three white Rooks.
On my first search for a badge I hit Amazon keyrings. and, apparently' this is a West Ham United Keyring.



https://www.amazon.co.uk/West-Ham-Unite ... 30&sr=8-52

[Stewart Reuben]

I feel I am too old to get a response from the PM. Perhaps some of you feel differently for yourselves.
One way the government could help chess is to recognise it as a sport. Then VAT would not have to be paid on entry fees to such as to the British Under 8 Championship.

[Stewart Reuben]

GLOBAL CHESS LEAGUE

There is a show on Saturday in Russell Square Gardens from 1-4pm. This is launching the GCL which will be held in July in Dubai.
This event will provide th opportunity to play speed chess against Stuart Conquest or Malcolm Pein. There are prizes for all winners.

I Haven't seen much publicity for this event. The GCL is in cooperation with FIDE. Unusually, for them, it is not federation orientated.

[Stewart Reuben]

Song sung by Frank Sinatra and many others.
THAT'S LIFE
I've been a puppet, a pauper, a poet, a pawn and a king
later it appears again
I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a pawn and a king

[Tim Spanton]

"It's a chess match" - Steve McManaman, early in last night's Champions League final

[Ian Thompson]

World Chess claim that the The Armageddon Championship Series, being played this week in Berlin, is being broadcast on many TV channels including:

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United Kingdom 	Sports Channel Network	Highlights
United Kingdom	Channel 4		Daily live

I can find nothing in the Channel 4 programme schedule to support this claim.

Sports Channel Network claims to be a free to air sports channel available via TV, mobile and tablet platforms. I haven't found any way to watch this channel, or see its programme schedule, and doubt that it is broadcasting anything.

I'd be pleased to be proved wrong on either of these.

[Chris Rice]

There appears to be a Channel 4 Sport on Youtube with 92,000+ subscribers which is covering the event.