Sunday chess video for a musical evening
Chess news and chess trivia blog (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2010
Time for one of our super and cool chess videos. This one's really got it all - chess and music.
Dutch artist Guido van der Werve filmed a scene at the Marshall Chess Club in which he plays a game of chess with grandmaster Leonid Yudasin.
For this video that explores the parallels between chess and piano, van der Werve, a member of the Marshall Chess Club himself, and a trained composer of classical music, built a chess table that functions as a mechanical piano.
The composition is written for chess, 9 string players, of two first violins, two second violins, two violas, two cellos and one bass.
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posted by Chess Blog Admin @ 11:45 AM
4 Comments:
At November 14, 2010 at 11:51 AM ,
Saira Fernando, Madrid said...
Out of this world. FANTASTIC ABSOLUTELY.
At November 15, 2010 at 5:42 AM ,
Sebastian Wolff, New York said...
This is too good. Wonder if a full recording can be found somewhere. It is just too good.
At November 15, 2010 at 8:59 AM ,
Anonymous said...
What a video. I never thought chess could be interpreted like this. Thanks Chess Queen.
At November 15, 2010 at 9:44 AM ,
Anonymous said...
Fantastic.
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