Dominic Lawson’s latest attempt to popularize chess can be found here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04njstc . As was the case with the first series, a pleasant 15 minutes or so can be spent whilst listening, its usually helpful to play through the games too, all of which can be found on the BBC website. There’s something for everyone in the five episodes but I thought the last of the five was by far the most interesting in terms of the conversation and play over the board.
Across the Board -Season 2
November 5, 2014 by mccreadyandchess
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I haven’t heard all of them yet ( leaving Magnus until last 🙂 but I’d agree that the last person ( Demis Hassibis ) was pretty interesting and a good game.
Likewise Murray Campbell ( Deep Blue ), especially with regard to computer chess history and to the “philosophy” of artificial intelligence…intriguing.
I also liked Sol Campbell’s interview, for different reasons.,..plus his game was an example of a casual, self-taught amateur enjoying chess as a game.
Playing through the games reminds me that amateurs have a hugely varied approach to their game. The complete surprise of the philanthropist ( Sigrid ) when Queens’ were exchanged early in the Philidor Exchange was amazing, along with her comments that indicate that her ‘family games’ had some sort of agreement to keep pieces on the board, especially Queens !
The ” chess commentary” was banal, particularly as it had few concrete links to the game ( ” Dominic has his knights prancing around the central squares…” ), but overall, a pleasant way to spend 15 minutes during a day !
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Hi yes Danny King could have given us a bit more in terms of content and perhaps a bit less in terms of enthusiasm. I thought episode 1 of the first series was the best of all but they are all interesting in their own way.
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