Author: Graham Laight
Date: 05:12:04 06/06/00
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I hadn't realised that the chess game shown in the film was actually a sensible game! I had assumed it was stupid because of what happened in the film: * the two players were playing chess * the head of "Spectre" (the organisation dedicated to controlling the world in James Bond films) called the white player on a secret communication device and asked him to go to his office immediately * IN RESPONSE to this, the white player makes a brilliant move which wins the game! In other words, a good chess player can beat a lesser player anytime with a single knockout move! In case you're interested, the reason the head of Spectre had called was that he wanted the chess player to describe the plan to acquire a Russian coding machine to somebody. Still - despite the silliness, it was a compelling film to watch! -g On June 05, 2000 at 14:03:34, Simon Finn wrote: >After 21 moves of the Spassky-Bronstein game from the 1960 Soviet championship, >the position was: > >[D]r3rnk1/ppp1qNp1/7p/2P1b3/3P1Q2/1B6/PP4PP/5RK1 w - - c0 "Spassky-Bronstein, >XXVII USSR Ch., Leningrad 1960"; > >The game concluded 22 Nxe5+ Kh7 23 Qe4+ 1-0 > >According to Cafferty in "Spassky's 100 Best Games": > >The fine finish of this game was adopted for use in the famous if implausible >opening scene of the James Bond film "From Russia with Love". Strangely enough >however, in the 'Kronsteen-McAdams game' the White pawns at Q4 and QB5 were >omitted. > >So the final position of Kronsteen-McAdams was: > >[D]r3rn2/ppp1q1pk/7p/4N3/4Q3/1B6/PP4PP/5RK1 b - - c0 "Kronsteen-McAdams, 'From >Russia with Love'"; > >and Black resigned because he has to choose between 23 ... Kh8 24 Rxf8+ and mate >in 3 or 23 ... g6 24 Rf7+ winning his queen. > >Simon
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