Endgames of the World Champions Vol. 2 - from Steinitz to Spassky
Enjoy Capablanca's fine technique, Tal's magic, Lasker's fighting spirit, Petrosian's defensive skills, Smyslov's feeling for harmony, and Alekhine's and Spassky's flair for the attack.
The graphic below shows four chess scenes from films of the 1960s. But which scene is from which movie?
Four chess scenes from famous movies
To make things easier, here's a list of the four films pictured above.
This is the second James Bond film after Dr. No (1962), which launched just a year later due to the success of its predecessor. Right from the start of "From Russia with Love", we are delighted with a beautiful chess scene, using a game originally played by Boris Spassky and David Bronstein at the USSR Championships in 1960. Spassky played the Kings Gambit.
But which of the four film stills is from this Bond movie? – number 1, 2, 3 or 4? Take your pick and see what other readers think.
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Another movie from 1963. This one is made in France though. The original French title is Le Feu Follet. This drama film was an inspiration for the movie The Royal Tennenbaums (2001) by famous director and writer Wes Anderson.
But which of the four film stills is from this drama movie? – number 1, 2, 3 or 4? Take your pick and see what other readers think.
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The British-American film is based on the similar named novel by Jean Anouilh.
Henry II was played by Richard Burton, who was nominated for the Academy Awards seven times, and Thomas Becket by Peter O'Toole, most famous for his role as T.E. Lawrence from Lawrence of Arabia (1962), were starring in the two-and-a-half hour long Thomas Becket movie.
But which of the four film stills is from this historical movie? – number 1, 2, 3 or 4? Take your pick and see what other readers think.
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Steve Mcqueen, as Thomas Crown and Faye Dunaway, as Vicki Anderson have a famous chess playing scene in this film, while flirting silently with each other. The flirting led to a 55-second-long, non-stop kissing scene, probably a world record back then.
The neo-noir film from 1968 has been remade in 1999, starring Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo. Russo?
Interestingly, The Russo Brothers, who aren't related with Rene Russo, announced to produce a remake of the Thomas Crown Affair in 2019. The Brothers are responsible for three of the greatest box office hits ever made, being The Avengers (2012), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame(2019).
If they don't include a chess scene in this remake, I will be very disappointed.
But which of the four film stills is from this heist movie? – number 1, 2, 3 or 4? Take your pick and see what other readers think.
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