Hollywood Chess Trivia: Name Movie, Actors
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Hi everyone,
Time for some Hollywood chess trivia. Name the actors and the movie!
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Hollywood Chess Trivia: Name the Romantic Couple
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013Hi everyone,
It's not February, but chess and love can be the flavour of the season, any time. So, name the 'chess players' in the photo?
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Sexiest Chess Tournament Advert Ever - It's from 1945!
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012Hi everyone,
We are yet to come across a more funky and sexy chess tournament advert. Would you agree? We found this advert in GM Kevin Spraggett's old chess post.
The game's on ice: Advance publicity for the Pan-American Chess Congress has the authentic Hollywood touch. Players : Barbara Bates (left) and Daun Kennedy. Spectators : Julie London (left) and Jean Trent
PAN-AMERICAN CHESS CONGRESS
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA
JULY 28TH - AUGUST 12TH 1945
HOLLYWOOD STAGES COLORFUL PAN-AMERICAN CHESS CONGRESS:
Los Angeles, the home of Hollywood, the citadel of make-believe, became the first California city to hold a major chess event since the international tournament held at Pasadena in 1932. The Hollywood event quickly established itself as the outstanding American tournament of 1945 due to the united efforts of the California Chess Association, the Los Angeles Times, the Hollywood Athletic Club, and Mr. Chess of the Pacific Coast, Herman Steiner.
Chess-conscious movie stars such as Charlie Chaplin, Humphrey Bogart, Charles Boyer, Basil Rathbone, Myrna Loy, Linda Darnell, Maureen O'Sullivan and many others were largely responsible for the phenomenal growth of Steiner's Hollywood Chess Group and inspiration for a chess congress in the film city. Steiner worked zealously for six months lining up players from North and South America. With the attractive prizes offered by the Los Angeles Times ($1000, $750, $500, $350, $200) his task was an easy one. Few tournaments can boast such a fund.
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Hollywood Chess Trivia Quiz: Identify Players in the Photos!
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hi everyone,
Time for a quick Hollywood Chess Quiz. All you have to do is identify the people playing chess in both these photographs we found on the Internet.
Of course, the first photo has former world chess champion Gary Kasparov. So, you don't have to identify him! ;)
Image by © Fabian Cevallos/Sygma/Corbis © Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
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Flashback: Hollywood Touch to the Chess Board at Pan-American Chess Congress
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
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Hollywood touch was added to the final session of the The Times-sponsored Pan-American Chess Congress when screen stars became game pieces during the live match.
But, this story is from 1945!
The next morning, a story in the Los Angeles Times reported:
North America demonstrated its chess superiority yesterday when U.S. players defeated Latin America in a living game at Hollywood Athletic Club.
This spectacular match, played on a gigantic board filled with beautiful girls and handsome men, was one of the closing features in The Times sponsored Pan-American Chess Congress.
Linda Darnell, seated on a throne, announced the moves made by the masters in consultation.
She was called Queen of Ceremonies, and Mitzi Mayfair and Victoria Putnam, actresses, who actually moved the pieces, were heralds.
Samuel Reshevsky, winner of the Pan-American tournament, captained the black team
Herman Pilnik, Argentina, captained the whites…
Black mated the Latins in 32 moves. White had tried to resign but the large crowd wanted a mate–so black played queen takes queen mate.
The white queen was Rozanne Murray, Sam Goldwyn player, and her opponent was Barbara Hale, R.K.O. actress. The kings were Bill Williams, R.K.O. player, for black, and Lt. Pace Plagett, U.S.N.R., a chess fan who is duty at Terminal Island.
A similar photo was published on the Aug. 13, 1945, Los Angeles Times local news section front.
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