Hey Everyone, this has probably been asked before (did a quick search but didn't find anything): Let us know the best chess films or documentaries that you've watched. Let's keep it SFW so NO chess porn links, please. (I guess that's all that will get recommended now that I've tried to outlaw such filth). X
I enjoyed a Dutch documentary from 1979 called "The Love for Wood". It can be viewed on YouTube (turn on the English subtitles though). It's a window into a different era; a time before computer prep, with analog clocks ticking away, and players smoking cigarettes at the board.
Been there...Done that. Back in the time when Chess pieces were made of Wood ,and Men were made of Iron...well... Iron buttocks which could help one endure those long classic games. :]
@cakeovic yes, I bookmarked that doc just earlier today. But thank you anyway.
@Abyssinia ... Iron buttocks? Wouldn't they rust? Now, I'm sure they would and I've been pondering over this for almost 14hrs now.
Iron men with Iron buttocks on Wooden ships playing Chess at Sea with Wooden pieces. I guess they applied some sort of rust inhibitor...such as some grease, or Perhaps a coat of paint. :]
searching for bobby fischer is a good movie
I did a google search for "chess movies" and got results for a bunch of chess movies and doc's. I found a documentary called "game over" about Kasparov vs Deep Blue, and an interesting movie called the "Seventh Seal"...Planning on watching those. :]
@Abyssinia ... Thank you, my friend. I've seen Game Over... Cannot get the image of Kasporov's hairy back and arms out my mind (I think it's that doc where they show his physical pre-match workouts!) I'll see if I can buy or download Seventh Seal. I wasn't being lazy asking. I know I can just Google 'chess films' but then you miss out on at least some kind of interaction and the views of people you'll more likely respect.
@Jayden1 ... That's with Ben Kingsley, isn't it? I watched it years ago but may have a re-watch as I've forgotten most things from those heady days when romance was real and life was lived.
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