Pawn Sacrifice - the film
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I've still not seen the film yet.
I have recorded it on my hard drive along with
Queen of Katwe last November.
I have recorded it on my hard drive along with
Queen of Katwe last November.
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The film is being shown this Sunday 7th November 2021 BBC1 12.15am to 2.10am
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If you notice The Luzhin Defence popping up somewhere than an alert would be most welcome.Simon Rogers wrote: ↑Tue Nov 02, 2021 12:41 pmThe film is being shown this Sunday 7th November 2021 BBC1 12.15am to 2.10am
Bonus question: In which film does Kurt Russell become slightly annoyed with a chess playing computer?
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"Do you play chess?"
"Yes, but I prefer a game with a better chance of cheating."
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"Yes, but I prefer a game with a better chance of cheating."
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How could I have been so stupid as not to have asked Kavalek about his work with Fischer in the last nine games of that match?
I met him at the Lowndes Hotel in 1987 and I´ll never be able to fully forgive myself for letting such a chance slip away.
How could I have been so bloody stupid?
(btw, Neville, I must add that Liev Screiber was very similar to Spassky in appearance!)
I met him at the Lowndes Hotel in 1987 and I´ll never be able to fully forgive myself for letting such a chance slip away.
How could I have been so bloody stupid?
(btw, Neville, I must add that Liev Screiber was very similar to Spassky in appearance!)
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The film is being shown tomorrow night on BBC2 from 11.15pm to 1.00am.
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Watch out for the huge dramatic moment in one game at Reykjavik where Spassky opens 1.d4 and Fischer replies, to the utter astonishment of his backing team, 1...Nf6. "<Gasp> The Benoni! He's playing the Benoni!" It's funny how here and in a few other places, input from chess consultants has clearly been sought and used but then got mangled in the editing of the film.Simon Rogers wrote: ↑Sun Nov 20, 2022 10:14 amThe film is being shown tomorrow night on BBC2 from 11.15pm to 1.00am.
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Is that the film where the seconds following the game feel obliged to press a clock every time a move comes through or when they are making an analysis suggestion?Brian Egdell wrote: ↑Sun Nov 20, 2022 12:12 pmIt's funny how here and in a few other places, input from chess consultants has clearly been sought and used but then got mangled in the editing of the film.
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That rings a bell now you mention it, yes. I watched Pawn Sacrifice a few years ago and can't recall exactly what you say now, but it rings true. And it fits the impression I remember of the film that it is decidedly dodgy on the details of what goes on in a World Championship match.Roger de Coverly wrote: ↑Sun Nov 20, 2022 12:50 pmIs that the film where the seconds following the game feel obliged to press a clock every time a move comes through or when they are making an analysis suggestion?Brian Egdell wrote: ↑Sun Nov 20, 2022 12:12 pmIt's funny how here and in a few other places, input from chess consultants has clearly been sought and used but then got mangled in the editing of the film.
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Of course Toby McGuire was in the film as Bobby because it was his project.
I think the title of the film, 'Pawn Sacrifice' was nonsense.
I played some blitz games with Bill Lombardy in Reykjavik. He won all of them . I asked, 'Aren't you finding it boring?' He responded. 'No, I'm bored wih just being a chauffeur.' I took this to mean he seldom discussed the actual chess with Bobby. I think the truth is - he enjoyed winning, even against patzers like me. In 1970 he refused to discuss his adjourned third game with Petrosian, when Larry Evans suggested it... 'No, if I win, they'll say Eevns won it, not me.' David Levy, Larry and I looked at each other and left to go to the casino and win some money at blackjack.
I just met Bobby once in 1972. He behaved perfectly naturally just as I rememberd him from 1963-5 and 1970 and he remembered me. But it was in the period of the match where he had buiilt a substantial lead.
The film was not supposed to b a documentary. e.g. Boris dismantling his chair during play! It was Bobby who thought the chair were rigged - and inspecting the chairs during play!
The whole business about Bobb's paranoia came later as did his being anti-Jewish. These matters were shovelled inton the film.
I expect a large number o films I see, 'based on', where I don't know much; are full of 'mistakes'.
A film about Paul Morphy? Why not. I think the club named after him still exists in New Orleans.
I think the title of the film, 'Pawn Sacrifice' was nonsense.
I played some blitz games with Bill Lombardy in Reykjavik. He won all of them . I asked, 'Aren't you finding it boring?' He responded. 'No, I'm bored wih just being a chauffeur.' I took this to mean he seldom discussed the actual chess with Bobby. I think the truth is - he enjoyed winning, even against patzers like me. In 1970 he refused to discuss his adjourned third game with Petrosian, when Larry Evans suggested it... 'No, if I win, they'll say Eevns won it, not me.' David Levy, Larry and I looked at each other and left to go to the casino and win some money at blackjack.
I just met Bobby once in 1972. He behaved perfectly naturally just as I rememberd him from 1963-5 and 1970 and he remembered me. But it was in the period of the match where he had buiilt a substantial lead.
The film was not supposed to b a documentary. e.g. Boris dismantling his chair during play! It was Bobby who thought the chair were rigged - and inspecting the chairs during play!
The whole business about Bobb's paranoia came later as did his being anti-Jewish. These matters were shovelled inton the film.
I expect a large number o films I see, 'based on', where I don't know much; are full of 'mistakes'.
A film about Paul Morphy? Why not. I think the club named after him still exists in New Orleans.
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LOUIS VUITTON
A whole page ad in the Sunday Times news section. Two people are playing chess. The whole board is not visible. The only caption
VICTORY IS A STATE OF MIND
I presume i is the usual thing about chessplyers being discerning people - not cheats. I just don't understand the point of the ad.
A whole page ad in the Sunday Times news section. Two people are playing chess. The whole board is not visible. The only caption
VICTORY IS A STATE OF MIND
I presume i is the usual thing about chessplyers being discerning people - not cheats. I just don't understand the point of the ad.
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Fischer made some rather "off colour" comments about Jews when he was young, even if his full blown anti-Semitism only happened later.
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You understand who the players are?StewartReuben wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 12:45 pmLOUIS VUITTON
A whole page ad in the Sunday Times news section. Two people are playing chess. The whole board is not visible. The only caption
VICTORY IS A STATE OF MIND
I presume i is the usual thing about chessplyers being discerning people - not cheats. I just don't understand the point of the ad.
"Do you play chess?"
"Yes, but I prefer a game with a better chance of cheating."
lostontime.blogspot.com
"Yes, but I prefer a game with a better chance of cheating."
lostontime.blogspot.com
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It's Ronaldo - Messi looking at position based on Carlsen - Nakamura, Norway Chess 2017
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1877676
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1877676
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And it's photo-shopped. The two players were not there at the same time.