tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post8462759438572535092..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: Pop Quiz, HotshotTom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-67240439405626189342012-01-28T10:02:43.779+00:002012-01-28T10:02:43.779+00:00Ilkley Chsss - excellent. But shouldn't that b...Ilkley Chsss - excellent. But shouldn't that be Lady Gnome of Eye?ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-24756036551301770572012-01-26T12:32:36.099+00:002012-01-26T12:32:36.099+00:00He might well have been had he lived long enough. ...He might well have been had he lived long enough. But, of course, he died in 1974. I don't think that FIDE have ever handed out posthumous titles.....<br /><br />One stands to be corrected on that, as ever :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-43146184570694160802012-01-26T11:11:22.506+00:002012-01-26T11:11:22.506+00:00Never apologise.
As berger is a huge hero of mine...Never apologise.<br /><br />As berger is a huge hero of mine I thought I'd see if he had written anything about chess - and found this:<br /><br />http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/pointsofview/themes/beginnings/chess/index.html#berger1<br /><br />John Berger comments:<br /><br />‘Every game of chess, like a game of cards, begins anew, offering pristine open choices. Thus, such games differ from life, where the continuity of cause and effect is endless, and no-one can ever return to start again at a beginning. This partly explains the deep and universal appeal of these games.'<br /><br />Partly indeed. Further research threw up this:<br /><br />http://www.lkgart.co.uk/about.html<br /><br />'Lorraine Gill's work is owned by a growing list of influential international collectors and institutions: <br />Prince Philip of Liechtenstein <br />Tony Buzan, best-selling international author and speaker <br />Raymond Keene OBE, International Chess Grand Master, author and chess correspondent for the Times, International Herald Tribune and Spectator <br />Lord Christopher Portman <br />Dr Fay Brauer, International Senior Lecturer, Sydney University <br />John Berger, Art Critic <br />Steve Redgrave OBE, sportsman <br />Margaret McCall, producer BBC <br />Count Roderick Sangorski <br />Lady Granville of Eye'<br /><br />Berger and Raymondo? The horror, the horror!Ilkley Chesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07197935234388405402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-31601570248256432992012-01-26T09:21:45.623+00:002012-01-26T09:21:45.623+00:00Ahem. Bollocks. I thought Alexander had been giv...Ahem. Bollocks. I thought Alexander had been given an emeritus GM title. O'well. Best put out an apology.Morgan Danielshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04964054143509110236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-675851370871474402012-01-25T23:39:53.111+00:002012-01-25T23:39:53.111+00:00I was going to go for something random like Poluga...I was going to go for something random like Polugaevsky but it looks like I'm too late.Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-48494696799109049672012-01-25T18:31:44.683+00:002012-01-25T18:31:44.683+00:00Not fair, Benjamin (Joel not Walter) was a GM, Con...Not fair, Benjamin (Joel not Walter) was a GM, Conal Hugh was an IM.Ilkley Chesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07197935234388405402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-65560104040976193862012-01-25T17:53:16.647+00:002012-01-25T17:53:16.647+00:00Turner. Matthew Turner's surname appears on p8...Turner. Matthew Turner's surname appears on p87.<br />C.H.O'D Alexander, who wrote the chess column mentioned in the facsimile of the Sunday Times Magazine on p152 "was awarded the International Master title in 1950 and the International Master for Correspondence Chess title in 1970...Many knowledgeable chess people believe that Alexander had Grandmaster potential",but...rghnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-63835754265591684922012-01-25T17:44:23.792+00:002012-01-25T17:44:23.792+00:00Sneaky one Morgan, especially as he wasn't a G...Sneaky one Morgan, especially as he wasn't a GM! I had to skim the book three times before I spotted it. <br /> <br />It doesn't quite show up in the TV prog., but the clue is in the paper featured in Episode 4 at around 24 minutes. But do watch the rest of it first - it's a classic.Martin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17616856982265044441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-73894869130063729172012-01-25T16:59:31.136+00:002012-01-25T16:59:31.136+00:00Benjamin?Benjamin?Ilkley Chesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07197935234388405402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-73383134111826737392012-01-25T12:02:05.633+00:002012-01-25T12:02:05.633+00:001972. Boris or Bobby?
Apparently available here t...1972. Boris or Bobby?<br /><br />Apparently <a href="http://www.ubu.com/film/berger_seeing.html" rel="nofollow">available here to watch </a>.Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.com