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Posted by wardo mailcafe.net 11/15/2005 10:22:20 Play online chess	Subject: chess movies or novels Message: Hello all, has anyone seen or read anything with chess as the theme? My DVD collection includes: Luzhin Defense Searching for Bobby Fischer Knight Moves any others you've seen or heard about?
Posted by alberlie mailcafe.net 11/15/2005 12:13:58 Play online chess	I recently read... Message: "The Queen's Gambit" by Walter Tevis - Highly Recommendable!
Posted by schnarre mailcafe.net 11/15/2005 13:33:00 Play online chess	Hmmnnn... Message: I seem to recall there was a series in the UK (70' or 80's) regarding Chess, but I can't remember the name of it offhand. ——— Chess World of Karpov and Kasparov — Standing next to each other, side by side, Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov made a last minute effort to sway the FIDE elections their way. One day before the vote, during the press conference in the Siberian town of Khanty-Mansyisk, they were trying to explain how they will change the chess world. Karpov was running for the FIDE presidency and Kasparov supported him. They still had a small chance to win. In the last six month they criscrossed the world, talking about the wonderful game of chess and what could be done to make it more popular. The next day, Sept. 29, the FIDE delegates re-elected Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, who promptly announced that he defeated two world chess champions. What ...
Posted by ironbutterfly mailcafe.net 11/16/2005 09:42:50 Play online chess	chess books and movies Message: I'll add the intruiging Brooks Hansen novel "The Chess Garden." "The Luzhin Defense" is a much better novel than film, though the film is ok; "Knight Moves" is on my list of worst movies of all-time :((; Tevis' book is good. ——— Plenty of Fighting Spirit on Final Day of Pearl Spring — Magnus Carlsen of Norway had already clinched first place at the Pearl Spring chess tournament in Nanjing, China, but there was still a lot to play for, so all the games on the final day were hard-fought and two of them were decisive. The most important game of the day, in terms of the standings and the prize money, was between Viswanathan Anand of India, the world chess champion, and Etienne Bacrot of France. They were tied for second place. Anand had White and opened with his d pawn. Bacrot used the Nimo-Indian Defense and achieved a solid position out of the opening, though Anand had the bishop pair â€” a potentially long-term advantage. Bacrot began to play loosely, opening up his ...
Posted by misato mailcafe.net 11/16/2005 13:09:00 Play online chess	Stefan Zweig´s "chess novel" Message: Well known in Germany (at least chess players know it), hopefully translated in other languages: A man knows very much about playing chess but doesn´t play. Playing reminds him of his long-term single-prison where he only had a chess book, from that he learnt chess and built the pieces with bread, his personal way not to get mad. Of course, another guy convinces him to try some games, finally he plays a champion - and the story ends with a disaster ... ——— Chess: Magnus Carlsen snaps slump in China — Magnus Carlsen defeated three elite chess grandmasters to take the lead in the Pearl Spring double round robin in Nanjing, China. The Norwegian chess star scored 5-2 in the first seven rounds of the 10-game tournament. Carlsen had fallen to second in the world chess rankings because of poor performances in two recent events, but he has regained an estimated eight of the 24 rating points he lost. World chess champion Viswanathan Anand of India and French grandmaster Etienne Bacrot were Carlsen's closest rivals, with scores of 4-3. Bacrot upset Anand in the first cycle but lost the rematch. Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria, who has not completely recovered from losing the 2010 world championship match against ...
Posted by alberlie mailcafe.net 11/16/2005 14:50:33 Play online chess	Yes... Message: look here: -> www.amazon.com It's called either "The Royal Game" or "Chess story". ——— Nakamura Poised to Defend Title at Cap dâ€™Agde — Hikaru Nakamura of the United States has worked his way into the worldâ€™s chess elite (he is ranked No. 15), but as good as he is at slow chess, his real forte is at faster time controls. He is generally considered to be among the top three or four in the world at blitz chess (where each player has five minutes or less for the entire game) and he also seems to be among the worldâ€™s best at rapid chess, in which each player has about 25 minutes per game. Two years ago, he won the Cap dâ€™Agde Rapid chess tournament in France in a field that included Magnus Carlsen of Norway (now No. 1 in the world), Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine (who Nakamura beat in the finals) and Anatoly Karpov of Russia, the former ...
Posted by tag1153 mailcafe.net 11/16/2005 18:26:36 Play online chess	I can't recall the author..... Message: ....but I read a great book entitled "The Eight" a while back. It was the story of a "magical" chess set once owned by Cherlemagne. The pieces, when all together, had a magical power to influence both the "good (white)" and "evil (black)" forces of nature and of people. Anyway, the story goes that the pieces were seperated hundreds of years ago and a modern day search for them ensues. It was a great read........ ——— Chess Champion's Class Act — Vishy Anand is the most versatile world chess champion. After all, he won world championships in classical matches, knockouts, rapids and blitz and dominated the advanced chess in which players are able to consult the computers. In this respect, no other world chess champion comes even close. But the Indian superstar is also a class act and gives credit where credit is due. Twice this year, Anand turned a favorite defense of his former coach, Artur Yusupov, into gold. "It was a pleasure to have Artur Yusupov working as my second, both personally and professionally," Anand writes in the preface to Yusupov's excellent book Boost your Chess 2, Beyond the Basics, published by Quality Chess. Yusupov was ...
Posted by alberlie mailcafe.net 11/17/2005 01:14:49 Play online chess	the author of that one is... Message: Katherine Neville: -> www.amazon.com
Posted by wardo mailcafe.net 11/19/2005 16:17:35 Play online chess	movies or novels Message: well thank you very much for all the responses.
Posted by gambiter mailcafe.net 12/04/2005 11:30:52 Play online chess	There is Message: a movie called "The Mighty Pawns". It isn't that great a movie but it is about chess. I think it is based on a true story.
Posted by gfweiss mailcafe.net 12/05/2005 07:29:01 Play online chess	Knights of the South Bronx Message: Knights of the South Bronx is a made for TV movie, it's on the A&E network Tuesday, Dec 6th (tomorrow) at 8P.M. (US Eastern time) and again at 10P.M. and again at Midnight. Here the website: -> www.aetv.com and here's part of the synopsis: Ted Danson stars as teacher Richard Mason, in this heart-warming story of a man who radically changes his own life, and in the process, opens doors to a whole new world for his students. Inspired by the true story of teacher David MacEnulty, KNIGHTS OF THE SOUTH BRONX follows Richard’s mission: he is determined to awaken the minds of his underprivileged students at a poor school in the South Bronx. They have attitude. They are chaotic. They have no faith in themselves, or in the world around them. But Richard teaches his class that if they can win at chess, no one can ever again call them stupid. If they can win at chess, they can win at life.
Posted by fmgaijin mailcafe.net 12/05/2005 12:49:18 Play online chess	Mighty Pawns/Knights of the SB Message: Both are based on true stories with similar plots. "The Mighty Pawns" was an ABC After-School Special about 20 or 25 years ago but is still broadcast on occasion.
Posted by stevestq mailcafe.net 1/12/2006 00:22:48 Play online chess	Books Message: Think they may have been mentioned, but Stefan Zweig's "The Royal Game" and Nabakov's "The Defense" are two excellent reads. "Knight Moves" the film, is indeed one of the worst of all time. Pure and utter nonsense.
Posted by bucklehead mailcafe.net 1/12/2006 07:35:50 Play online chess	Has anyone here read... Message: "The Glass Bead Game" by Hermann Hesse? A friend of mine mentioned it not too long ago saying that, while it's not about chess, the struggles of the narrator to master the game have a very familiar ring. Any thoughts? But perhaps the best way to find a quality work of chess-related fiction is to write one.
Posted by ccmcacollister mailcafe.net 1/12/2006 10:06:06 Play online chess	bucklehead ! Message: We are on the same spirit-wave! I was just thinking, hmmm, why not write a Chess novel?! How bout it, shall we race to completion!? My target date is about 1-1-10. Wondering, has anyone spent money on Chess novels? * I see a lot here that I would like to read. And find it to be a very interesting thread! Good one wardo. Must look into some of these. (I didn't even know Casablanca had a Chess scene/theme in it. Never seen it. Maybe time to?!) *
Posted by ccmcacollister mailcafe.net 1/12/2006 10:08:37 Play online chess	hmmm .... Message: I see this is not the thread that mentions Casablanca. Well, so there's another one with Chess, to note. I know that I did see it just recently here in the GK Forums somewhere tho, or I wouldn't have known about it.
Posted by ccmcacollister mailcafe.net 1/12/2006 10:17:42 Play online chess	Ah, add one more... Message: There is an episode of the old "Mission Impossible" show (from the 60's or 70's with Peter Graves, and Landau{Martin?!...the guy who also plays Surak, father of Spock in Star Trek} being two of the regular stars) in which one of the agents had to impersonate a GM and play in a tournament or a match. They had him wired up so that the moves could be transmitted to him via sunglasses radio. That's all I recollect on it tho. * Of course Star Trek has used the old 3-D Chess prop several times I'm sure. But not in a very central way ... Except the episode where Capt.Kirk's imtuitive style wins out in a coldly logical effort by Spock. Leaving Spock amazed, if Vulcans could be amazed. * }8-)
Posted by hardland mailcafe.net 1/12/2006 11:36:57 Play online chess	Another Film Message: In an Ingmar Bergman's film, which in spanis is called "El séptimo sello" (The Seventh [don' kow how to say "sello"]). Max von Sydow plays chess with Death
Posted by wschmidt mailcafe.net 1/12/2006 12:54:33 Play online chess	"The Seventh Seal" Message: is the English title of the movie. I'm sure they were playing the Scandinavain.
Posted by schnarre mailcafe.net 1/12/2006 14:08:35 Play online chess	A book.. Message: I read some time ago was 'The Dragon Variation' by Anthony Glynn: a respectable story, & read easily.
Posted by futile mailcafe.net 1/12/2006 14:36:46 Play online chess	A nice little book... Message: "The Chess Companion" by Irving Chernev. Not a novel but a collection of short stories, anecdotes and a handful of interesting games. I really enjoyed its lighthearted style.
Posted by futile mailcafe.net 1/12/2006 14:38:57 Play online chess	ironbutterfly: Message: by the way, how was "The Chess Garden"? I was recently recommended it but I haven't gotten around to even find out what it's about.
Posted by hardland mailcafe.net 1/12/2006 18:25:00 Play online chess	The Chess Players Message: I remember another movie "The Chess Players" maybe its English title, in spanish was "Los jugadores de Ajedrez". That film was form India, directed by Stayajit Ray. About two men who play chess meanwhile the english conquer their country. At the end of the film, the decide to play with English rules, that means, PROMOTION. And laugh about a pawn who could become a Queen.
Posted by fmgaijin mailcafe.net 1/12/2006 18:33:18 Play online chess	Knight Moves vs. Night Moves Message: "Night Moves" is a much better chess movie than the Christopher Lambert one despite chess being only a small part of the story. Stars Gene Hackman as a former jock now a private investigator who plays through chess games from books as he stakes folks out. One position in particular (a real game where Black missed a chance to sacrifice the Q and mate with a series of Knight moves) become the metaphor for the detective's life: "He must have regretted it his whole life." Strong supporting cast including James Woods, Kenneth Mars, and a teen-aged Melanie Griffith.
Posted by fmgaijin mailcafe.net 1/12/2006 18:49:09 Play online chess	"Chess Fever" Message: Russian silent classic set directed by Pudovkin set during the Moscow 1925 GM tournament. It's a comedy where an amateur obsessed with chess keeps blowing his chance with his girl when chess distracts him (great scene where he's trying to propose and puts down his handkerchief to kneel on but then gets distracted because it has a checkerboard pattern--he starts setting up pieces . . . ). In the end he meets Capablanca (playing himself) who gives him advice on balancing life and chess.
Posted by fmgaijin mailcafe.net 1/12/2006 18:52:33 Play online chess	"Unsound Variations" Message: My favorite chess story, a Nebula-awardwinning novella by George R. R. Martin, who played for Northwestern University back in the early 70's and went on to become an outstanding writer. Contains joke "portrayals" of many Chicago-area chessplayers (physical descriptions and initials intact but personalities changed).
Posted by ccmcacollister mailcafe.net 1/13/2006 00:38:39 Play online chess	"Unicorn Variations" Message: How could I forget?? A short story or novellette by (greatest writer since William :) Roger Zelazny. A Fantasy setting where Unicorns will come to supercede the human race unless a man can win a Chess match. He happens to find another Fey creature to match vs the Unicorn, playing off their moves against one another. And a tense struggle ensues . . . ! * * * }8-)
Posted by fmgaijin mailcafe.net 1/13/2006 15:20:59 Play online chess	The late Roger Z. was . . Message: . . . a decent player--not as good as his pal George R. R. Martin, but probably 1600 strength--not to mention that Rog was a great person and a fine writer!
Posted by ironbutterfly mailcafe.net 1/14/2006 09:44:49 Play online chess	Zelazny's Amber Message: I still think Z's Amber is a wonderful place, right up there at the top of the second tier of imaginary worlds with Riverworld and Shannara, if not as detailed as Jordan's Wheel of Time and Martin's Song of Ice and Fire. Somewhere I have an unfinished manuscript on his work, contracted quite a while ago - maybe thinking and talking about him will get me back to working on it .....
Posted by ironbutterfly mailcafe.net 1/14/2006 09:50:28 Play online chess	hello futile .... Message: "The Chess Garden" is still on my reading table, sorry to say, and I probably won't get back to it until I'm done teaching full-time in April, but will let you know. I was disappointed in "The Eight" - better than ok, but I don't see how a poll in a Spanish newspaper could have voted it one of the 10 best books of all time, as it says on the cover .... anyone read it and agree with that judgment and want to explain why ??
Posted by hardland mailcafe.net 1/14/2006 12:52:25 Play online chess	On polls Message: If you make the right (¿?) answers to the right (¿?) People... ¡a poll will tell you what you want to hear!
Posted by alberlie mailcafe.net 1/14/2006 13:37:03 Play online chess	Hesse - Glass bead game Message: If anyone of you ever decides to read a book of Hesse, read this one (possibe second: Steppenwolf). The rest of his novels (and I pretty much have gone through all of them) are more or less different versions of the same theme. In the "Glass beads", those Glass beads serve as a metaphor for a kind of "metascience" that would make all different sciences (human sciences as well as "hard" sciences like physics etc.) interactable with each other. All that together becomes a kind of game (or better: the purpose of this interaction of particle physics with some philological results from the writings of Polycarp of Smyrna is to create beauty, harmony and satisfaction in those engaged in it. That, together with the "uselessness" of this endeavor (at least, if measured in monetary terms) gives it strong similarities of a game). Each of the glass beads has a certain content (be that Keplers 3rd. law of planetary movement or the intro motiv of the c-minor fugue of Bachs "Wohltemperierte Klavier") and those are combined with each other by different players taking turns and (probably) observing some other rules which (of course :o) ) are not given in great detail in the book to create a piece of art that is usually described in musical terms (harmony, introduction of themes, different movements etc.) As a student of philosophy and theology, I find this metaphor quite apealing (if, sadly, far fetched). After all, that would be like Paradise, only that it's not lion and lamb happily playing with each other (well, if you believe the Watchtower covers, that is ;o)) but Particle Physicist, PHilosopher and Theologist actually agreeing on something:o)) The buddhistic undertones that you'll find in virtually every Hesse-novel, can hardly be missed in this one too. But the main plot, centering on one of the players of this game, called the Magister Ludi, the Teacher of the Game, is ok (a bit slow at times though) and shows an amount of self-irony about his whole worldview that one wouldn't think possible if one reads only Siddharta, Steppenwolf and then to top things off Peter Camenzind and, still not having enough, Narciss and Goldmund. Luckily enough, I read the Glass bead game after all of those others - so the best one came last :o)
Posted by cascadejames mailcafe.net 1/21/2006 10:10:37 Play online chess	The Flanders Panel by Arturo Perez-Reverte Message: This is a good literate murder mystery by a popular Spanish author. Chess players and a chess game depicted in a painting play a central role in the plot. The initial position shown for the chess game in the painting is a bit contrived, more like a problem than a game, but the analysis of the play is good. It is unusual because the author works backward as well as forward. Recommended. Translated from Spanish. I suspect there are a few glitches in the translation of the chess jargon, but you can figure it out. James
Posted by alberlie mailcafe.net 1/21/2006 14:08:41 Play online chess	Perez-Reverte... Message: He seems to be kind of a "sports"-writer :o)) I have a novel of him centering about fencing. Hardly ever read anything that can convey the beauty of fencing so well to anyone not involved in this sport...
Posted by buddie mailcafe.net 1/22/2006 06:56:45 Play online chess	Pawn Takes Pawn Message: I vaguely remember a radio play of this title in the seventies. Plot roughly is this: The World Champion, playing the fnal game of the match, has just sealed a move (PxP) which when opened the next day will mean he has retained the world title. That night he visits the previous Champion (an alcoholic), who he had beaten to win the title 3 years earlier, on his deathbed ... (There's also an entertaining game in Isaac Asimov's Pebble In The Sky)
Posted by umpito mailcafe.net 1/24/2006 18:08:17 Play online chess	raymond chandler Message: most books by Raymond Chandler mention chess at some point, and I believe The Big Sleep has a chess game as a metaphor.
Posted by donf44 mailcafe.net 1/24/2006 19:06:00 Play online chess	Luzhin Defense Message: I ended up buying the movie on ebay fairly cheap just to watch it. For what it's worth, don't bother. It was a lame movie and even the little bit of chess didn't help. I don't remember what happened to it and I don't really care. Chalk it up to a loss. Take care.
Posted by cascadejames mailcafe.net 1/24/2006 22:22:55 Play online chess	Amazon list Message: Here is a customer list from Amazon.com of "Chess Novels worth reading." Most look interesting. I have compressed the URL using tinyurl.com. -> tinyurl.com