Chess Show on BBC Radio
Photo by Michael Brennan Lennox Lewis for new BBC Radio 4 chess chat showBy Tom Eames Wednesday, Dec 18 2013, 10:49am EST Lennox Lewis will be among public figures taking part in a new BBC Radio 4 chess series....
BBC Extreme Amazing Super-Chess!
Finally, someone asked the question, “What if Chess didn’t have to be boring?” Enter MegaChessatron. Thank you, BBC Comedy, for changing the way we think about pawns, kings and unicorns. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Bobby Fischer documentary wins award
Bobby Fischer documentary wins award A film about troubled US chess genius Bobby Fischer has been named best cinema documentary at the Grierson Trust’s British Documentary Awards. Bobby Fischer Against the World looked at the rise and fall of...
Brain function begins faltering as early as 45
Brain function begins faltering as early as 45A study published in the British Medical Journal suggests the brain’s abilities begin to decline as early as age 45.Samantha StainburnJanuary 6, 2012 17:55 A study published in the British Medical Journal...
Why Chess and Economics don’t mix
Why Chess and Economics don’t mix A Havard Professor (Grandmaster Ken Rogoff) on his chess addiction and why he had to give up the game Every year Harvard Economics Professor Ken Rogoff says he recieves an unsolicited letter from...
Genius and Madman
Storyville: Bobby Fischer, Genius and Madman James Walton reviews Bobby Fischer, Genius and Madman (BBC Four), the latest instalment of Storyville documentary series, which profiles chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer.By James Walton10:30PM GMT 30 Nov 2011 In July 1972, one...
Chess girls
Susan Polgar Inspires “Chess Girls” http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b011vhdc Chess Grandmaster Susan Polgar’s life is portrayed in the new BBC radio documentary “Chess Girls.” Written by Melanie Hess Susan Polgar’s parents defied the government in communist Hungary to school their daughter in...