Chess in Pictures

13/05/2016

Queen of Katwe

Queen of Katwe is an upcoming biographical drama film directed by Mira Nair from a screenplay by William Wheeler. Starring David Oyelowo and Lupita Nyong'o, the film depicts the life of Phiona Mutesi, a Ugandan chess prodigy who becomes a Woman Candidate Master after her performances at World Chess Olympiads. The film is produced by Walt Disney Pictures and ESPN Films, and set for a limited release in North America on September 23, 2016, followed by a general theatrical release on September 30.

Cast
David Oyelowo as Robert Katende
Lupita Nyong'o as Harriet Mutesi
Madina Nalwanga as Phiona Mutesi
Ntare Mwine as Tendo
Maurice Kirya
Charity Rose Pimer

Production
Principal photography began in March 2015 and wrapped in July of that year. The film was shot entirely in South Africa and Uganda.

26/04/2016

13/01/2016

11/01/2016

David Bowie and Catherine Deneuve playing chess on the set of the movie The Hunger, 1982.

(Photographer?)

08/12/2015

"Bobby Fischer" by Scott Laumann
2012

09/11/2015

Thirty years ago today! Hard to believe, but it was that long ago when I won the World Championship against Anatoly Karpov. November 9, 1985 at the Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow. Karpov resigned game 24 at 9:54pm Moscow time. The "worst times ahead" I refer to in that old voiceover was the rematch in 86 and then yet another Karpov match in 1987, when my comments were recorded. Of course there was yet another "K-K" match, the fifth and last, in 1990. I'll see about posting the full video of my ceremony and speech later. Today is a day to remember and celebrate with friends. Thank you everyone!

PS I like to tell the story of how I was congratulated that day by the wife of former world champion Tigran Petrosian, Rona. I was expecting more kind words, but Rona said to me, "Garry, I feel sorry for you." What?! Sorry for me, now, the day I became the youngest world champion in history? "I feel sorry for you," she went on, "because the happiest day of your life is over." Wow! I couldn't believe it. I could imagine, after all, well, maybe she is right. But her words also gave me a new challenge in my life: to prove her wrong! If you always have new challenges, the happiest day of your life is never over.

Garry Kasparov

22/09/2015

Photography director Bahman Salah was born in Iran in 1994 and studied fine arts in Iraq. You can find out more about him http://bit.ly/1Pm0U20 - Spraggett on Chess
Trailer: http://on.fb.me/1gIi0Lt

22/09/2015

Photography director Bahman Salah was born in Iran in 1994 and studied fine arts in Iraq. You can find out more about him http://bit.ly/1Pm0U20 - Spraggett on Chess

02/09/2015

Armenia
KM #69 100 DRAM
10.8000g., Copper-Nickel, 29.5mm
Subject: ###II Chess Olympiad in Yerevan
Obv: Eagle and Lion support arms
Rev: Stylized stork and chessboard in inner circle
Date: 1996
Unc 7.00
BU 9.00

02/09/2015

Yugoslavia
KM #145 5 DINARA
Copper-Nickel-Zinc
Subject: 1990 Chess Olympiad
Obv: State Emblem Whithin Flat Botton Circle
Rev: Logo
Date: 1990 Proof
Mintage: 20000

21/08/2015

Watch Bobby Fischer Enact His Own Mental Chess Match In Exclusive 'Pawn Sacrifice' Featurette

Bobby Fischer is one of the 20th century's most celebrated sportsmen. The brash American chess prodigy became an international superstar, cemented in a Cold War confrontation with Soviet champion Boris Spassky that doubled as a political ploy between the sparring nations. In a new "Pawn Sacrifice" featurette exclusive to The Huffington Post, the upcoming film's stars -- including Tobey Maguire, who portrays Fischer -- and director Edward Zwick ("Legends of the Fall," "Blood Diamond") highlight their approach to the grandmaster's story of arrogance, paranoia and turmoil.

Written by Steven Knight ("Dirty Pretty Things," "The Hundred-Foot Journey"), "Pawn Sacrifice" opens Sept. 16. It also stars Peter Sarsgaard, Liev Schreiber, Lily Rabe and Michael Stuhlbarg.

12/08/2015

The World Chess Championship is a juicy battle, rife with passion, power and money. Boris Gelfand has spent his entire life getting ready for this moment; he was raised to become a champion since the age of six. His father devoted all his life to cultivating Boris' talent while obsessively documenting the process. The photo albums tell the father's story as much as that of the son, revealing a simple truth about a man living his own dreams through his son under the Soviet regime. Can any child, given fine Soviet education, become a genius? And is becoming a genius worth the price?

Album 61
Israel 2013, Documentary, 70 min
Directed by Halil Efrat
Produced by Lee Yardeni and Aviram Buhris
Cinematography by Vitali Karivich
Sound Design by Aviv Aldema
Original Music by Lemez Lovas and Yaniv Fridel

http://bit.ly/1KgOCnf

General Information Israel 2013, Documentary, 70 min Director: Halil Efrat Production: Lee Yardeni and Aviram Buhris A wonderful display of the documentary d...