tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post5263138432902625592..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: David Bronstein, 1924–2006Tom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-7655637727086139682006-12-17T10:54:00.000+00:002006-12-17T10:54:00.000+00:00An evocative Barden piece, here.
"Bronstein was t...An evocative Barden piece, <a href="http://sport.guardian.co.uk/chess/story/0,,1973310,00.html">here</a>.<br /><br />"Bronstein was the last of the truly individual chess artists, who will also be remembered as the friendliest of men."Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-55429548948548863852006-12-15T00:54:00.000+00:002006-12-15T00:54:00.000+00:00Thanks Kenny for your sharp and interesting commen...Thanks Kenny for your sharp and interesting comment.<br /><br />It's intriguing to me you find Bronstein's play truth-seeking and beautiful. To me - his best games are a complete mystery. The famous sacrificial win against Keres, for instance, makes me wonder if I understand anything of chess at all. Perhaps I am just excluded from a higher level - yet, the moniker of sorcerer might imply I am not alone in the fog.<br /><br />Btw - I actually ended my piece with the quote 'Chess is imagination'. Since you don't seem aware of this, I guess you only scanned the post and primarily wanted to get out your opinion.<br /><br />Am I right?<br /><br />If so - it makes me think that you should consider getting your own blog or webspace to publish your insights for a wider audience. After all, your audience here in the comments of an archived post is probably . . . one! Yet your comment was well worth reading. Actually, I've googled your name and have found some other stuff of yours: you write very well and interestingly indeed.<br /><br />On which note, it's not complex or hard to do this kind of thing. Blogspot - that hosts our blog - is free and does a lot of the nitty-gritty for you. Let me know if you follow my suggestion.<br /><br />kind regards<br /><br />Tom.Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-57108075732729524422006-12-14T20:03:00.000+00:002006-12-14T20:03:00.000+00:00The death of David Bronstein brings with it the de...The death of David Bronstein brings with it the death of art in chess. He was the only great player to value and pursue the 'imaginative path' in chess. He once said chess is imagination.<br />This approach today would be anathema, with it's emphasis on winning, but in Bronstein's time an irrevelance to the real essence of chess -to pursue beauty - something not to be found in the result.<br />Bronstein discovered that chess far from being a war game, was a friendly game. In such circumstances, it was possible for your opponent to become connected to your thinking through the beauty of chess, especially in trying to unravel the truth as the game unfolded.<br />Bronstein's moves seemed effortless compared with the pedantry of a Fritz. His calmness and use of artistry brought a new understanding to chess, which if we are not careful will die with him.<br /><br />RIP,<br />Kenny Harman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-24130336685316262172006-12-10T00:51:00.000+00:002006-12-10T00:51:00.000+00:00UPDATE II.
GM Nigel Davies's memories of Bronstei...UPDATE II.<br /><br />GM Nigel Davies's <a href="http://gmgrowl.blogspot.com/2006/12/bronstein-memories.html">memories of Bronstein</a> are especially worth a click.Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-30063292531096229642006-12-08T13:33:00.000+00:002006-12-08T13:33:00.000+00:00UPDATE.
Leonard Barden in The Guardian has also w...UPDATE.<br /><br />Leonard Barden in The Guardian has also written a good obituary, <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,1965858,00.html">here</a>. Worth a read, eg.<br /><br />He always insisted that he had no followers - "No one looks at chess like I did" . . .Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.com