Rare Fischer interview in Canada 1962
Bob Quintrell baits Bobby Fischer
An old interview (1962) by Vancouver based host (CBC) Bob Quintrell, with a 19 year old Bobby Fischer. All … Read the rest
Category: Vintage
What do you know about FIDE?
FIDE Presidents since the beginning
Fide was founded in Paris in 1924 — 7 years from now will mark 100-years! Surprisingly, there have been only … Read the rest
The mating game
The Mating Game
(The Thomas Crown Affair; 1968) Probably the most seductive chess scene in any Hollywood film to date. Featuring Steve McQueen … Read the rest
Saturday potpourri
Vintage Curves, potpourri and other nonsense
Today’s mixture of irreverence and beauty, tempered with the absurd and/or the hilarious. This blog’s ‘potpourri’ articles are amongst … Read the rest
A Chess Dispute revisited.
Chess in Cinema
At first sight Robert W. Paul (1869-1943) seems like an improbable candidate to have become one of cinema’s greatest pioneers, but it … Read the rest
The making of ‘El jugador de Ajedrez’
The making of the chess film
Following up on Monday’s blog entry on Luis Oliveros’ ‘El jugador de Ajedrez’, today I present some YouTube material … Read the rest
Today’s chess video…
From the era of the silent film !
‘The Double-Incarnation of William Sheep’ (1913)
How many silent films that have chess as a principal theme
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… Today’s winning Vintage TAIL!
Kristine Hanson, Play mate of the month, September 1974
Born in 1951 in the USA, this woman has BRAINS. Besides degrees in Communications … Read the rest
Today’s winning camper’s TAIL!
The lovely Cassandra Goeke. Photo by Jonathan Leder INSTAGRAM
(Amy Hood with Jonathan Leder in 2014.Photo by Augustin Doublet )
Jonathan Leder is … Read the rest
Today’s winning VINTAGE TAIL!
Rita Lee
Born in Wisconsin (USA) in 1953, of a strict catholic family, Rita became playmate of the month (PMOM) of November 1977.
Historic Castro photos on eBay!
If you are interested in picking up the two photos below of Castro playing chess on a Cuban plane sometime in 1964 then this is
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Today’s winning VINTAGE!
Model Carolyn Evans. Worked in the late ’60’s and ’70s.
