Originally posted by ChessPraxis ... I enjoy this one everytime I see it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ_7UZriJrw
Thanks, it was a thriller! I couldn't see all the moves very clearly but listening to the comments and to see how fast the players made their decisions was fascinating.
Originally posted by lolof Thanks, it was a thriller! I couldn't see all the moves very clearly but listening to the comments and to see how fast the players made their decisions was fascinating.
This must have been around 1992. I wonder how much time was left on Henley's clock?
Originally posted by sonhouse This must have been around 1992. I wonder how much time was left on Henley's clock?
Nov. 17, 1992
The clocks have a 5 min dial on them meaning one revolution of the hand = 5 mins. Henley had just seconds left, if you look, his flag isn't down yet, but it was hanging.
Originally posted by lolof Thanks, it was a thriller! I couldn't see all the moves very clearly but listening to the comments and to see how fast the players made their decisions was fascinating.
I liked the commentary. It was brief ,explained the game pretty well, didn't distract or go too deep or technical.
I think it would have been totally pathetic for Polgar to have won on time when she clearly had a lost final position. That would not be a victory to crow about and have the game score framed to put on your wall or anything. This is my attitude towards the blitz games I play on RHP. If I lose on time but have a won position I still consider it a moral victory.
Great entertainment at the end. I still prefer The Master Game format with the players adding their own commentary. There's quite a few of those uploaded to YouTube. Here we have RHPs very own RJ Hinds playing the white pieces versus a Russian GM.
Originally posted by homedepotov I think it would have been totally pathetic for Polgar to have won on time when she clearly had a lost final position. That would not be a victory to crow about and have the game score framed to put on your wall or anything. This is my attitude towards the blitz games I play on RHP. If I lose on time but have a won position I still consider it a moral victory.
A win is a win. A loss is a loss. Maybe you have a better position because you took too much time. Just saying. A win by Polgar would have been excellent and a tribute to her ability to think chess and to move quickly. Anyway, I could not stand to take that much time the guy did in the opening. But it worked for him, barely.
Originally posted by thaughbaer Great entertainment at the end. I still prefer The Master Game format with the players adding their own commentary. There's quite a few of those uploaded to YouTube. Here we have RHPs very own RJ Hinds playing the white pieces versus a Russian GM.