When the grandmasters were dignified and sophisticated gentlemen, with character and personality. And when computers had not yet alienated and ultimately destroyed human chess. Wistfully I enjoy looking back at those humane times through these videos.
Nice to run into another old man chess player such as myself! Thanks for posting that Brown vs Nunn game recently! Unlike these youngsters we had to rely on Fred Reinfeld, MCO and books from various long passed world champions for our chess education:).
Ha ha ! You mean the "Target Book Of Chess". by Mr Reinfeld. I still have a copy of that ! My first chess book (which my Mum found, covered in cobwebs, in our loft !) was the "Easy Stages" book by E.G.R. Cordingly. 😀
4:56 - Ol' Bob forgot that they're supposed to be recording their thoughts in "real time" and use the present tense, and someone in the recording booth nudged him and reminded him to use the present tense.
I wonder, since Byrne knew he must take chances, when he moves the Q to the a5 met by qd2, why not bring the Knight to b4? Obviously can be defended by Rc1, but then NXd3. Forking the R and King, leading to taking the Q. Am I missing something, I mean obviously I am, but since you have to take chances, go for it. Thanks for the video, excellent.
Nb4 is met by 0-0, and then the d3 pawn is defended, and the b4 knight is pinned and doesn't have any jumps with check to break the pin. Of course there are other ways for black to break the pin, but he hasn't achieved anything, and probably he just hurt his position with that Nb4 playing for cheap tricks move
When the grandmasters were dignified and sophisticated gentlemen, with character and personality. And when computers had not yet alienated and ultimately destroyed human chess. Wistfully I enjoy looking back at those humane times through these videos.
I really liked that format when the players repeated some of their thoughts. For me it was so live in those days. Thanks for the upload!
Nice to run into another old man chess player such as myself! Thanks for posting that Brown vs Nunn game recently! Unlike these youngsters we had to rely on Fred Reinfeld, MCO and books from various long passed world champions for our chess education:).
Ha ha ! You mean the "Target Book Of Chess". by Mr Reinfeld. I still have a copy of that ! My first chess book (which my Mum found, covered in cobwebs, in our loft !) was the "Easy Stages" book by E.G.R. Cordingly. 😀
Many thanks for the video. I admire chess from the old days .
Wonderful window back to the 70s/80s.
4:56 - Ol' Bob forgot that they're supposed to be recording their thoughts in "real time" and use the present tense, and someone in the recording booth nudged him and reminded him to use the present tense.
Byrne really loved draws in this series..
I only know him from his losses to Fischer
@@Kuribohdudalala Almost everyone lost to Fischer.
Mr Korchnoi might not have very pleased to see him accepting one here after only 14 moves !
It all feels so slow, smooth and civilized.
I was a youngster in those days, can relate to it:)
You're killing it Clark, great post!!
This game's cautious symmetry featured zero pawn breaks. Open it up guys!! I like f4 at one point.
LOL, how is this not two friends offering a GM draw? These days the internet would be in an uproar... Here is another draw between these two:
[Event "San Juan"]
[Site "San Juan"]
[Date "1969.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Schmid, Lothar"]
[Black "Byrne, Robert E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B69"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1969.10.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "PUR"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.10"]
1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O Bd7 9. f4 Be7 10. Nf3 b5 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Qxd6 Be7 13. Qd2 b4 14. Ne2
Ra7 15. Ned4 Qb6 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Bd3 O-O 18. Ne5 Bb5 19. Kb1 Rc8 20. Qe2 Bd6
21. Rhf1 Bxe5 22. fxe5 Be8 1/2-1/2
Imagine if we'd had this when Robert Byrne played the young Bobby Fischer!
I wonder, since Byrne knew he must take chances, when he moves the Q to the a5 met by qd2, why not bring the Knight to b4? Obviously can be defended by Rc1, but then NXd3. Forking the R and King, leading to taking the Q. Am I missing something, I mean obviously I am, but since you have to take chances, go for it. Thanks for the video, excellent.
Nb4 is met by 0-0, and then the d3 pawn is defended, and the b4 knight is pinned and doesn't have any jumps with check to break the pin. Of course there are other ways for black to break the pin, but he hasn't achieved anything, and probably he just hurt his position with that Nb4 playing for cheap tricks move
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damn. wont have that half hour back in my life. damned dry
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Go and watch Andrea show her ass then.