Chess (and me!) on the TV.

Ch4. 8pm Friday 19 August, 'The Hobbyman'

I thought I'd only have a bit part at the start but unknown to me I
was asked to sum up on the 2nd day (hopefully they cut that bit out.)

I was a real mess, hungover, not shaved, wearing sloppy clothes,
(I think I may not have had my teeth in, I cannot remember.) and I
just gibbered the first thing that came into my mind.

I was only there on day two to record the moves, and I even managed to screw that up.

I fear I may have undone all the good publicity 'Queens Gambit' did
and knocked chess back to dark ages. Good fun though.

@greenpawn34 said
Ch4. 8pm Friday 19 August, 'The Hobbyman'

I thought I'd only have a bit part at the start but unknown to me I
was asked to sum up on the 2nd day (hopefully they cut that bit out.)

I was a real mess, hungover, not shaved, wearing sloppy clothes,
(I think I may not have had my teeth in, I cannot remember.) and I
just gibbered the first thing that came into my min ...[text shortened]... e all the good publicity 'Queens Gambit' did
and knocked chess back to dark ages. Good fun though.

@greenpawn34

I'll be watching. Highlights to YouTube perhaps?

@russ said
@greenpawn34

I'll be watching. Highlights to YouTube perhaps?

I;ve still not watched 'Queens Gambit, I got into a spot of bother about my joke about it...
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..from another site but nothing I could not handle. Apparently she is everyone;s darling.

My job was to welcome them to the Edinburgh Club, introduce them to their trainers,
I ducked out of being one of them. Keith Ruxton and Andrew Green were marvellous.
They had another person training them, do not know who it was.

And that was it. Had no idea about the me doing summing it.

For those that don't know I was there during filming.

Apparently Greenpawn got drunk for real and right after he said "Rook takes Pawn Bitch!"

He passed out right into a table crushing it.

I hope they put that on the show 🤔

I hope theykeep that bit in as well.

A load of us had not seen each other for ages, CH4 had tested us daily
for three days before filming and just one hour before filming.
At the end someone said as we are covid free lets all go to a pub....

Good. I had a about 5 seconds.
I was with the crew for three days but hit the cutting room floor.
I really am relieved as I was being nerdy....all I needed was a facefull of plukes.
My red plastic chess clock was on the screen longer than me!

I would have liked more on the club. The chess could not compete with the beer.brewing.

@greenpawn34

I enjoyed the bit when you opened the door! Brutal cuts from 3 days effort.

No doubt you were wearing an RHP T and sipping coffee from an RHP mug in all the cut footage??? 🙂

(I'm pleased the chess segment was first though. I didn't have to sit through bird watching.)

Hi Russ,

Me opening the door took 3 takes as I kept looking at the camera.

LoL 😄

@greenpawn34 said
Me opening the door took 3 takes as I kept looking at the camera.