Thor Speaks: Do you have a copy?

[John Upham]

The Michael Basman Publications group (of which I am a member) is searching for missing Audio Chess cassette tapes.

The most sought after is

"Thor Speaks"

which contains spoken word from GM Vlastimil Hort.

Can you help please?

[Kevin Thurlow]

from a talented impersonator of Hort, surely?

[Jon D'Souza-Eva]

Looks like it was Hort himself:

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[Kevin Thurlow]

I thought it was a rather good impersonation by a Surrey chess player (that I won't identify in case he is shy and modest etc.)

If it had actually been Hort, it probably would have said "Hort", although he did have a sense of humour.

[Geoff Chandler]

I thought it was a rather good impersonation by a Surrey chess player (that I won't identify in case he is shy and modest etc.)

Kevin, contact the shy modest lad, he may have a copy. I recall hearing it in a students flat full of chess players in Edinburgh.

[Richard James]

I thought it was a rather good impersonation by a Surrey chess player (that I won't identify in case he is shy and modest etc.)

Kevin, contact the shy modest lad, he may have a copy. I recall hearing it in a students flat full of chess players in Edinburgh.

I contacted him several months ago: he was surprised I'd remembered it was him, but hasn't seen his copy since moving house in 1987.