Join us for a night of live commentary next Tuesday 23rd at 6:45pm as our First team plays Wood Green. Come to the Mindsports Centre and share your moves and ideas and see for yourself how a GM makes decisions in real time!
First Some Definitions…
Chess Kibitzer
An onlooker of a chess game. One who especially volunteers advice.
Kibitz in Chess
To kibitz is to offer advice and commentary when they’re not asked for.
What is happening? …next Tuesday Hammer 1 play Wood Green in a match that is our biggest challenge of the season. It is not just a chess match, it is a clash of culture, ethics and approach to life. The Hammer way that is pure and crystal clear against the Wood Green way of professionalism and greed. Essentially it is Bilbao vs Real… home grown vs mercenaries… David vs Goliath… Skywalker vs Vader….. Enough of the trash talk you get the idea.
We are utilising the DGT board to transmit the moves to our two analysts Gaston and Jim (our superior version of Thierry Henry and Roy Keane) in the T Markham room and onto the demo board… They will provide live analysis of the board one match… Definitely a GM clash.
The rest of us will be kibitzing chucking ideas at the dynamic duo and demo board and engaging in good natured Hammer banter… There may be prizes for the most correct move guessers…. Who knows.
All I can say is it will a lot of fun and hugely educational.. you will get to see how a GM thinks.. so get along.
Many years ago I watched GMs Julian Hodgson (once a Hammer) and David Norwood do this at the Timman vs Speelman WCC final at Sadlers Wells Theatre..it was educational and real fun. I say this because GM Speelman maybe playing Board one for Wood Green!
So Hammers it is free and time to get involved and become a fully qualified kibitzer..wear ur Hammer shirts and let’s have some fun.
John aka Lord Clueless
Hammer Chair