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Thursday, July 26, 2012

Vintage Chess Video - Chicago Coffee House Chess Talents!

Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012


Hi everyone,


We found this very nice vintage collection of portraits put up as a chess video collage by Matthias Pfau. We don't have the details and would appreciate if someone sent us all the names. However, enjoy the video. Do you play chess in Chicago?





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3 comments:

  1. alexis cochran, nzJuly 27, 2012 at 7:50 AM

    very interesting - many are chess players unseen

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  2. AnonymousJuly 31, 2012 at 11:39 PM

    what a nice tribute to so many unknown players of the game. The music fits right in.. very nice

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  3. Matthias PfauAugust 1, 2012 at 10:11 AM

    All of the players depicted in the video are amateurs and only two of them received any chess related media coverage in the past. They are the recently deceased Ron Washington, and Tom Murhpy. The fact that all of them are real characters caught in a contemplative moment makes the images work. Their chess qualifications don't matter for the purpose of the video. They hang out in Chicago at the North Ave beach and a Starbucks nearby. My sole intent was to capture the mood of the venues and people that is all. Thanks for noticing the video.
    cheers
    Matthias

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