The game has, in fact, already begun... I realise that the game was just a studio mock-up of the actual game played earlier away from the cameras, but it always makes me laugh. I loved watching this back in the day with my late father on a weekday evening. A time before computer analysis took over chess at the top level and feel and intuition was more important. There are so many characters in these series as well. Loved the different accents. Quinteros always reminds me of the Mexican bandit in The Magnificent Seven! Thanks for posting.
Watching with one's late father - totally get you - 10 year old me fell in love with this. I think it had something to do with both presenters being so softly spoken. Chess just seemed so calm and logical
@richardhamblin7886 Yes, the presenters seem to believe shouting at your audience is the norm now. Chess is a quiet, thoughtful game, not a football match. Tania Sachdev, please note.
@@richardhelliwell1210 It is also mainly a male game, which is incorporated in this time of a general matriarchization. (Hence the shouting.) But worse is the computerization that has already killed the game. In the video we see the times of true chess that will never come back, along with the personalities that no longer exist at all today (unless you hear again from, say, Ljubojevic).
somehow I get as much out of these simple formats as out of expert coverage on St Louis or whatever. What a formidable player Nigel was/is..also Miles comes across well
Check out Tony Miles on Wikipedia. Interesting read. Short said that "Tony was insanely jealous of my success, and his inability to accept that he was no longer the UK's number one was an indication of, if not a trigger for, his descent into madness."
Short published a disgusting and immature piece of writing as "obituary" after Miles' death. It shows how limited and awry (if existent at all) is the personal and social development of high-level chess players -- Having met Tony Miles, by the way, the only thing I can say is that he was a wonderful person.
Felt there was a bit of rudeness towards Miles at the end - in both Nigel's comments and the presenter...maybe you can forgive a nerdy 15yr old but the bridesmaid comment was rude I thought
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The game has, in fact, already begun... I realise that the game was just a studio mock-up of the actual game played earlier away from the cameras, but it always makes me laugh. I loved watching this back in the day with my late father on a weekday evening. A time before computer analysis took over chess at the top level and feel and intuition was more important. There are so many characters in these series as well. Loved the different accents. Quinteros always reminds me of the Mexican bandit in The Magnificent Seven! Thanks for posting.
Watching with one's late father - totally get you - 10 year old me fell in love with this. I think it had something to do with both presenters being so softly spoken. Chess just seemed so calm and logical
@richardhamblin7886 Yes, the presenters seem to believe shouting at your audience is the norm now. Chess is a quiet, thoughtful game, not a football match. Tania Sachdev, please note.
@@richardhelliwell1210 It is also mainly a male game, which is incorporated in this time of a general matriarchization. (Hence the shouting.)
But worse is the computerization that has already killed the game.
In the video we see the times of true chess that will never come back, along with the personalities that no longer exist at all today (unless you hear again from, say, Ljubojevic).
I echo those feelings !@@germanchris4440
@@germanchris4440was Ljubo good at yelling?
Love these!
Wah , I was not even aware that such a tv program exists.
British television in the 70s and 80s was brilliant. Sadly disappeared. Like everything else.
are you wario?
28:30 and on the BBC the 15 year old Nigel Short toasts to his victory with a glass of champers! Good old days!
The calculation is the difference along with a feel for strategy,these players are a whole different level,very talented.
The soundtrack to this is fire.
Classic eighties !
It's a disco version of Ennio Morricone's Come Maddalena.
As mentioned before I wish chess was back on TV🙏
The BBC are reviving it www.chess.com/news/view/bbc-to-broadcast-new-show-chess-masters
shame this isn't still a programme
stay tuned www.chess.com/news/view/bbc-to-broadcast-new-show-chess-masters
somehow I get as much out of these simple formats as out of expert coverage on St Louis or whatever. What a formidable player Nigel was/is..also Miles comes across well
Check out Tony Miles on Wikipedia. Interesting read. Short said that "Tony was insanely jealous of my success, and his inability to accept that he was no longer the UK's number one was an indication of, if not a trigger for, his descent into madness."
They despised each other.
Short published a disgusting and immature piece of writing as "obituary" after Miles' death. It shows how limited and awry (if existent at all) is the personal and social development of high-level chess players -- Having met Tony Miles, by the way, the only thing I can say is that he was a wonderful person.
great show, any chance uploading the previous series as well?
Felt there was a bit of rudeness towards Miles at the end - in both Nigel's comments and the presenter...maybe you can forgive a nerdy 15yr old but the bridesmaid comment was rude I thought
Yes by Jeremy James - it seemed thoughtless.
Old tv programs were far superior to modern day crap we have today.