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kepler
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Chess on US TV Strange but true: game 6 of Kasparov-DJ will be broadcast nationally live on ESPN2 from 3:30-7:00 ET today (Feb 7).
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lhunter
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Thanks Kepler for the heads up! Would have missed it otherwise. This doesn't happen very often, (especially on TV)so it will be interesting to watch.
lhunter
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lhunter
11 ( +1 | -1 )
Is chess a sport? I guess ESPN has resolved this quandry, which has been the subject of previous forum threads.
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buddy2
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thanks kepler. I only wish i'd known about it earlier. i could have made an announcement at my chess club. on reason chess isn't noticed, because it gets ZERO publicity. Didn't Marx say TV was the opiate of the masses. Or was it rap music. Not sure. Hmmm.
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gambitnut
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Kepler Is that 12:30 or 3:30 here in Portland? Is this a new change? I looked at the guide on my TV and it listed other shows as coming up on ESPN2. Are you sure about this?
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gambitnut
kepler
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Could someone post the moves after 5. ESPN has not been doing a good job of reporting and the realtime sites are swamped. (Alternatively, if you have a site that does moves, hey...)
bartlebie
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Nc3 a6
Be2 e5
Nb3 Be7
00 00
Kh1 Bd7
Be3 Bc6
Bf3 Nbd7
a4 b6
Somehow, my wishes are with Garry. Unusual, normally I'm not a kind of 'fan' besides the love I feel for the famous and best soccer team ever: 1.FC Köln.
Go Garry go.
kepler
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It helps that GK is a worthwhile guy to root for. It would be a little different if he were a pr1ck...
bartlebie
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I hope you are able to follow the game at the moment. Here are the moves after 12. a4 b6
13. Qd3 Bb7
14. h3
I watch the game via
www.spiegel.de/static/flash/schach/english2003/indexengl.htm
kepler
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gambitnut, where are you posting from? I'm out right on the Beaverton-Hillsboro line.
kepler
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Yes, I am now watching on www.x3dworld.com/Entertainment/chessMVM/DGT/Flash/broadcast.html although there is a lag.
gambitnut
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I'm in southeast Portland If you are looking for a place to play OTB chess, I often play on saturdays art the Greek Orthodox Church at 32nd and Glisan. The chess is in the back of the building from 11am to 6 pm.
By the way, I applied several days ago to be a Wild Attacker and haven't heard back yet, is there a waiting list?
kepler
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No, Anish is probably backlogged. I'll post to him.
Do you play over at the Portland Chess Club?
gambitnut
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No I was a member and I've been over there a few times but the bathroom isn't wheelchair accessible.
gambitnut
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kepler
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16 ...Qc7
17. g3 Rfd8
18. Kh2 Rde8
19. Re2 Qc4
20. Qxc4 Rxc4
21. Nd2 Rc7
22. Bg2 Rec8
gambitnut
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I'm really enjoying watching this on ESPN2! It's great to see chess on tv, ESPN even! Yasser Seriwan and Maurice Ashley are giving great analysis and even Jeremy Schaap seems to know something about chess!
kepler
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He knew e4 c5 was a Sicilian, anyway. ;-)
Schaap (like his dad) is a fellow Cornell alum, so it's good to see him doing this. Of course, I'd prefer it if the hockey game against Dartmouth were on ESPN2 afterwards! ;-)
gambitnut
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It sure took him a long time! I wonder if he will tell us what he was thinking after the game.
kepler
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According to X3D, Kasparov offered a draw after 26... Rxc3 !?
There is a thought that maybe he is ill.
gambitnut
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What??!!? He has way too much play to offer a draw. It sounds like it was the computer's team, not the computer who declined. They must think they can still win. I wonder why.
kepler
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28. f4
is an attack on the e pawn; in combination with Ba3 white is suddenly looking alive.
GK has 37 minutes for his next 13 moves.
gambitnut
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It's a draw!! What was wrong with Kasparov? Why did the computer's team offer a draw so fast after declining one?
kepler
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But now he needs no time, because they agree to a draw despite a very interesting position.
Wusses. :-(
calmrolfe
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What is he playing at ? !! Gary was holding all the shots....why offer a draw ? There was only ever going to be one winner from that position, the game was there for Black's taking.
Cal
honololou
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the draw is a disappointment… but to see chess live on television in the USA… well, I have
agents out in the field right now checking to see if hell has
indeed frozen over.
wait… a pig just flew by my window.
gambitnut
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honololou Let me know when your agents get back. That would explain it! I hope this trend continues even more in the future.
gambitnut
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honololou Let me know when your agents get back. That would explain it! I hope this trend continues even more in the future.