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Chess on TV and in Films

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There is an episode of Columbo where Chess is featured. Can anyone think of any other TV Dramas or films where it does?

Were the positions shown ridiculous? Did a, supposed, strong player fall for a mate in 1?
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This episode of Mission Impossible is epic too:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1ah6e ... f-chess_tv
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I once saw on tv a couple of supposed 'masters' were playing chess
in the field during the Serbian military conflict. A closer look showed
the board was the wrong way around, ie, rotated 45 degrees. Maybe
they were doing it for a joke.
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To this day Hollywood retarded producers and directors if they ever put someone playing chess, even masters, the hero of the movie just take a look and discover a mate in two moves just like that....

Two moves mate regards
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Fernando wrote:To this day Hollywood retarded producers and directors if they ever put someone playing chess, even masters, the hero of the movie just take a look and discover a mate in two moves just like that....

Two moves mate regards
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Fern you are being generous in your old age. In many they discover a mate in 1!
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Harvey Williamson wrote:
Fernando wrote:To this day Hollywood retarded producers and directors if they ever put someone playing chess, even masters, the hero of the movie just take a look and discover a mate in two moves just like that....

Two moves mate regards
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Fern you are being generous in your old age. In many they discover a mate in 1!
Did you say OLD AGE?
I consider myself AS young as the next old man of my age....

from the asylum regards
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There is a good book on the subject, "Chess in the Movies" by Bob Basalla. it needs an update, as it was published in 2005. i think he also covered TV.
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vonderlasa wrote:There is a good book on the subject, "Chess in the Movies" by Bob Basalla. it needs an update, as it was published in 2005. i think he also covered TV.
It is in Amazon, but at 125 bucks...!!!!
a shame....

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Harvey Williamson wrote:There is an episode of Columbo where Chess is featured. Can anyone think of any other TV Dramas or films where it does?
I actually remember that one. I reckon you are thinking of this episode, The Most Dangerous Match (terrible quality but... there it is)

A short clip from Quincy ME- The Cutting Edge.

Found this Chess and television at chess.com
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There was the American NBC series Frasier, which was created as a spin-off of Cheers, which was the continuing the story of psychiatrist Frasier Crane.

There was an episode in season 3 where he could not beat his father in chess:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyQCIbW50Vo

Plot summary:
"In this classic episode, Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) can't seem to understand why his father Martin (John Mahoney) can beat him in game after game of chess, despite the fact that Frasier is experienced in the game and believes he is much more intelligent than his father. Martin, though, has an answer: he developed his analytical and strategic skills in decades as a police detective."

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0582363/

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Watchman wrote:
Harvey Williamson wrote:There is an episode of Columbo where Chess is featured. Can anyone think of any other TV Dramas or films where it does?
I actually remember that one. I reckon you are thinking of this episode, The Most Dangerous Match (terrible quality but... there it is)

A short clip from Quincy ME- The Cutting Edge.

Found this Chess and television at chess.com
Thanks Rob, interesting!
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Watched Captain America: Civil War last night and in one scene there is a chess board all setup you see it briefly twice and yes the board is rotated incorrectly yet again.

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We’ve done the (insert hobby or interest) in films and television thread on other forums, and it’s always a popular topic.

Columbo and Frasier are 2 of my favorite shows and I enjoyed these episodes immensely – thanks for sharing!

Here’s a snippet from the original series of Star Trek when only mainframes played chess:

Let’s go back to the future for Court Martial.

Celluloid Checkmate Regards,
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Cyberchess wrote:We’ve done the (insert hobby or interest) in films and television thread on other forums, and it’s always a popular topic.

Columbo and Frasier are 2 of my favorite shows and I enjoyed these episodes immensely – thanks for sharing!

Here’s a snippet from the original series of Star Trek when only mainframes played chess:

Let’s go back to the future for Court Martial.

Celluloid Checkmate Regards,
John
No matter what and who, in these chess snippets always there is a mate in two or even one that was not seen by a GM or computer.
Of course the héroe see it at once.
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This one from a 70's cult scifi series in the UK Blakes 7

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yN_MJMLMeA[/youtube]
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