Bobby Fischer, Joe Glazer & union activism
The Ballad of Bobby Fischer
By pure chance this morning I learned of the existence of ‘The Ballad of Bobby Fischer‘, written by … Read the rest
Category: Vintage
Today’s winning camper’s TAIL!
Campers, Tails & Sex in 1969
The incomparable Cassandra Goeke. Photo by Jonathan Leder INSTAGRAM INTERVIEW Don’t you even try to deny that a … Read the rest
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
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 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.
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