And so the World New Chess Championship begins.
May 3, 2013 3:34 AM   Subscribe

How to play chess properly, as explained by the BBC. Written and performed by John Luke Roberts. Directed by Steve Dawson.
posted by Wonton Cruelty (15 comments total) 28 users marked this as a favorite
 
I love this. Thank you so much. I've never been very good at chess but this has really opened up the game for me.
posted by shibori at 3:43 AM on May 3, 2013


MEGACHESSATRON
posted by Pallas Athena at 3:46 AM on May 3, 2013 [1 favorite]


You're very welcome, shibori. It's funny how all it takes is a one little video to shed light on all those confusing rules.
posted by Wonton Cruelty at 4:12 AM on May 3, 2013 [1 favorite]


I do think that chess really benefits from insightful commentary like this. Its very easy to watch a game and not have a clue on whats going on, but videos like this really bring the game to life.
posted by Cannon Fodder at 4:33 AM on May 3, 2013 [2 favorites]


Could have done with slightly less urine.
posted by fontor at 4:59 AM on May 3, 2013 [1 favorite]


Could have done with slightly less urine.

I don't think it was real.
posted by scottatdrake at 5:52 AM on May 3, 2013


Nice video for new players, experienced players might prefer a more detailed coverage of dealing with schisms within their churches though.
posted by ElliotH at 6:35 AM on May 3, 2013 [2 favorites]


STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN GAMBIT
posted by little mouth at 6:37 AM on May 3, 2013


Could have done with slightly less urine.

Urine trouble when the piss knocks over your king.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 7:14 AM on May 3, 2013


I so wish I could show this to my son.

But, eh, he's only seven so he'll have to wait a few years.
posted by alms at 7:15 AM on May 3, 2013


This is what happens when you break from FIDE.
posted by etc. at 7:36 AM on May 3, 2013 [1 favorite]


Seven is the perfect age, alms.
posted by seanmpuckett at 9:32 AM on May 3, 2013 [1 favorite]


They didn't even go out of book. Feh.

(This was actually wonderful)
posted by poe at 10:49 AM on May 3, 2013


I have seen that before, but I always forget how funny the uncertain bishop and knight are as they huddle together in doubt. Chess in this fashion (less the pissing on the board) is not entirely unfamiliar to players of Knightmare Chess, or its French progenitor, TempĂȘte sur l'Echequier, a card game played simultaneously with chess, and affecting the rules of chess in odd ways. Typical cards: Earthquake (the board gets turned sideways and play continues, but the pawns continue to advance away from the controlling player), Under Elf Hill (one of your pieces vanishes from the board for a turn and reappears anywhere else), Heir (one of your pawns is designated an Heir, and if your king is checkmated, the King can be captured and the pawn is promoted to king). I played many many hundreds of games of this in the nineties and it was so unpredictable that in one endgame I was down to king and a knight while my opponent had a king and three queens on the board, and I still held him to a stalemate.
posted by ricochet biscuit at 10:54 AM on May 3, 2013


Awesome. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
When I was really little, my father set down to teach me how to play chess. He won the first game, because I didn't know the rules you see, and since then I have won every game we've played. I bet we've played 5000 times, and I always win. I am so going to share this with him, and see if he can't kick my ass around the room some.
posted by QueerAngel28 at 11:11 AM on May 3, 2013


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