Chess on t.v

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Dave

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Just seen an article in the times from Saturday.
BBC2 have commissioned an 8 part series called chess masters.The format is yet to be announced.The article also talks about the series from the late 70's.What I didn't know was all games were played behind closed doors and then replicated with the comments for the t.v.The final between Karpov and Miles was never broadcast because of a technicians strike!
One amusing anecdote from the series.The Dutch grandmaster Jan Hein Donner(who?) said "I will allow the checkmate because it makes good television"In reality he had missed it!

Cryptic

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@venda said
Just seen an article in the times from Saturday.
BBC2 have commissioned an 8 part series called chess masters.The format is yet to be announced.The article also talks about the series from the late 70's.What I didn't know was all games were played behind closed doors and then replicated with the comments for the t.v.The final between Karpov and Miles was never broadcast becau ...[text shortened]... who?) said "I will allow the checkmate because it makes good television"In reality he had missed it!
Please let us know if they post it on you tube one day. I can't imagine any network airing it over here, since chess masters in America have roughly the same status as gypsy violinists.

Dave

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@mchill
A chap I am playing in Utah says he can watch BBC on something called BYU TV
I'll post when it starts in the UK but I think it will be a while yet

e4

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Here is vid of the old Msster Game series.

The players played a normal game. Then recreated it with comments.

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@greenpawn34 said
Here is vid of the old Msster Game series.

The players played a normal game. Then recreated it with comments.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdCsFyboVLQ
Greenpawn - Many Thanks for posting this. Pretty interesting. Did you notice the Sutton - Coldfield wind up clock at :26? I used to have one. Those were wonderful, it lasted with me for 15 years before we were required to use electronic clocks.

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Hi mchill

I actually had two. One for normal chess and one for 5 minute.
I picked up a Russian wind up clock in a charity quite a while ago.
The digital clocks are OK if you can find a 10 year kid to set it up for you.

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