One of the unique features of the Gibtelecom Chess Festival is thenewly-commissioned commentary facilities at the Caleta Hotel.
Every afternoon GM Stuart Conquest comments on the live games from 15:00 (GMT+1) for up to six hours. These are unmissable – in every sense of that word. If you have not been able to tune in to his live broadcasts, you can still hear them at your leisure. They have all been stored online and can still be watched at …
http://www.livestream.com/gibraltarchess
Yesterday afternoon (29 January) was very special indeed. You can watch five hours of commentary at…
http://www.livestream.com/gibraltarchess/video?clipId=pla_d6324b0d-b536-42d3-b516-10f95567d224
If you move to a point around 1:26 hours into the video, Boris Spassky made an unscheduled visit to the commentary room. Seeing him in the audience, Stuart Conquest persuaded him to come alongside to talk “for a few minutes” – which turned into nearly three hours!
At first Boris is off-camera (we weren’t expecting him) but around 1:42 you can Boris talking about the games. After that we have nearly three hours’ video film of the legendary ex-world champion.
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John Saunders– Press Office
Gibtelecom Chess Festival
http://www.gibraltarchesscongress.com
Spassky is great.