Thank for uploading this! I cant get enough of it. The production values of this show are great. I find it very educational to hear them talking through the moves. Makes me wish that modern chess coverage didn't show engine evaluation all the time or have the fake excited commentary of a football game. I have been popping these videos on and watching in bed and they are a very relaxing way to drift off to sleep. Thanks again.
I had the privilege to play 6X US Champion GM Walter Browne (1949-2015) in 2 simuls ..before this game was played! I also saw him at several tournaments over the years. RIP
I played him as well, in a simul in Sydney, in the lead-up to the Fischer-Spassky match. As with Nunn, he offered me a draw, since he had blundered a minor piece a few moves back. I wish I could say this foreshadowed a brilliant chess career on my part, but unfortunately that was not the case :)
lol - I actually played in the Master Game when I was a kid! Couldn’t beat George Botterill a whole piece up - still haven’t fully recovered from the disappointment:))- delighted to hear they might be bringing it back - brings back so many good memories😀
@@julianhodgson1961 Julian, am I hallucinating or is Walter's analysis bizarre at 2 points? Most of his moves are engine approved, even back then, but at 6:42 and 19:13 those are not viable moves
@@optimalbrand you are hallucinating I’m afraid - he wanted to play f4 first and only then Nc4 after the knight on e5 moved away - he was suggesting Be3 only if Nunn had captured with the Queen on d4 which he actually thought was a better move.
John Nunn taught me more about chess than any other writer. Well known for his tactical analytic skills, he was also a very aggressive player with white - I still use some of his opening lines..
@@nuwandaltondid you know that in the last several years of life, Fischer read extensively about history and governments around the world? He wanted to increase his knowledge in those areas because he had devoted his entire life to chess. He spoke more than one language, had a good sense of humor, was very articulate, always demonstrated good sportsmanship over the board - win, lose, or draw, demanded high standards regarding proper lighting and noise reduction at chess tournaments. He made numerous lasting contributions to chess. In the 1990s, he patented a modified chess timing system that added a time increment after each move, now a standard practice in top tournament and match play. He also invented Fischerandom, a new variant of chess known today as "Chess960". Finally, he lefts us with the following quote, “Nothing eases suffering like human touch.” And you have the audacity to say he was uncivilized?
great memories coming up, I was very young and a chess fan, I loved the program, the only time chess got televised, after that we had to wait for Kasparov - Short WC PCA
I met Walter Browne in Fresno at a tournament at St. Agnus, Central California Open or something like that. I got a pic of him holding my 1-year old. Bahaha! So awkward! 😅💚 RIP.
Love these guys! These are my kind of chess players who show how a simple game of chess should be played. Magnus Carlson thinking 32 moves ahead…blaaaah get real. One question though, when did Archie Bunker teach (meat head) how to play chess? I don’t remember that episode! Lol
Browne says it’s a little unsound… doesn’t mean it will lead to an automatic win . A GM like Nunn would understand that whatever he gives up in structural integrity he gains in dynamic possibility.
John Nunn beat several top grandmasters in the 1980s with the Benoni. The only player who it proved impossible to play against was Kasparov, who destroyed it
When no one said the words 'like and subscribe'
The Master Game was must watch TV for me as a child. Loved the format. Loved the chess. Still do.
It's what I figured.
Thank for uploading this! I cant get enough of it. The production values of this show are great. I find it very educational to hear them talking through the moves. Makes me wish that modern chess coverage didn't show engine evaluation all the time or have the fake excited commentary of a football game. I have been popping these videos on and watching in bed and they are a very relaxing way to drift off to sleep. Thanks again.
I had the privilege to play 6X US Champion GM Walter Browne (1949-2015) in 2 simuls ..before this game was played! I also saw him at several tournaments over the years. RIP
I played him as well, in a simul in Sydney, in the lead-up to the Fischer-Spassky match. As with Nunn, he offered me a draw, since he had blundered a minor piece a few moves back. I wish I could say this foreshadowed a brilliant chess career on my part, but unfortunately that was not the case :)
I didn't realize Browne was so strong, 6 times as you say. Those voice-overs are classic gold.
It's so interesting to recognize how GMs focus on and thinking. I like chess of the 70 80th and 90th , the old days with no engine .
Happy birthday Dr Nunn! 🎉
Thx for the memories, I remember watching this on BBC2 when I was a kid
lol - I actually played in the Master Game when I was a kid! Couldn’t beat George Botterill a whole piece up - still haven’t fully recovered from the disappointment:))- delighted to hear they might be bringing it back - brings back so many good memories😀
@@julianhodgson1961 Julian, am I hallucinating or is Walter's analysis bizarre at 2 points? Most of his moves are engine approved, even back then, but at 6:42 and 19:13 those are not viable moves
@@optimalbrand you are hallucinating I’m afraid - he wanted to play f4 first and only then Nc4 after the knight on e5 moved away - he was suggesting Be3 only if Nunn had captured with the Queen on d4 which he actually thought was a better move.
@@julianhodgson1961 ah lol thanks for clarifying
Word on the street they're bringing Chess Masters back. Thank you for posting this old videos.
Yes they are on BBC and iPlayer. All series 6 and 7 can be seen on the BBC Chess channel. The ones I am uploading are from the lost series 5
@@robclark4626 Hopefully they'll keep the original theme music
Couldn't find it on iplayer myself
"Now I'm going to sacrifice my queen for a pawn for absolutely no reason." "Hmm... that's what I figured."
What an absolute joy to see TMG again!
The early 1980’s loved voice overs. This is like watching Lynch’s Dune. 😂
"That's what I figured"
A “that’s what I figured” comment. That’s what I figured.
No way. I was like I need to comment that.
Then I see this lmao
.. I figured that.
@@jules2900 A "A "that's what I figured" comment. That's what I figured" reply. That's what I figured.
@@AmateurSurgeonThe3rd ghm! this is a pleasant surprise
John Nunn taught me more about chess than any other writer. Well known for his tactical analytic skills, he was also a very aggressive player with white - I still use some of his opening lines..
Classic video. Thanks for the post!
Thank you,Thank you for these I love these old master game videos the good ol days bless you sir.
I used to watch these on a black and white tv. 😂
Now I see it in colour black’s pieces are all different colours. Same true for white. 😮
Thumbnail is obviously a Matt Berry character.
What a great format
A wonderful way to promote chess.
A real pity that Fischer wasn't playing at this point.
His absence left a vacuum that was never properly filled.
The silver lining being chess had a civilised World Champion again.
Fischer played a match in 1992!
@@JohnSmith-un9jm You're very generous to call that masquerade a match...
@@nuwandaltondid you know that in the last several years of life, Fischer read extensively about history and governments around the world? He wanted to increase his knowledge in those areas because he had devoted his entire life to chess. He spoke more than one language, had a good sense of humor, was very articulate, always demonstrated good sportsmanship over the board - win, lose, or draw, demanded high standards regarding proper lighting and noise reduction at chess tournaments. He made numerous lasting contributions to chess. In the 1990s, he patented a modified chess timing system that added a time increment after each move, now a standard practice in top tournament and match play. He also invented Fischerandom, a new variant of chess known today as "Chess960".
Finally, he lefts us with the following quote, “Nothing eases suffering like human touch.”
And you have the audacity to say he was uncivilized?
@@gooddognigel9992 Neo-nazis are deemed uncivilised in my book. So are people celebrating 9/11.
This video was a "pleasant surprise". Loved it
Leather jacket, moustache, long hair - fantastic look to play!
he was of course the inspiration for the Benny Watts character in the QG series.
Some of Matt Berry's best work.
great memories coming up,
I was very young and a chess fan,
I loved the program,
the only time chess got televised,
after that we had to wait for Kasparov - Short WC PCA
I recall Yasser Seirawan being hugely entertaining in this show,
thank you
The king of "...oi figured"
WHAT IS THE STOCKFISH EVALUATION WHEN THEY AGREED TO A DRAW ?
+1.2 for white. So Nunn was very accurate in his assessment of being slightly worse.
@@CowardEdd thank you.
@CowardEdd is incorrect, the SF eval when the draw is offered is 0.0
Being a GM and having a doctorate is insane
Wow! thanks! forgot about this series! Have you got the series Chess Masterpieces?
"That's what I figured" xD
They add their voices and edited the video after finishing the game. That’s funny
Everything in beige except for Bill Hartston's wonderful trousers.
at 20:53 Walter said if 30.Qf4 then Re4 but white can just take the rook because the bishop on g6 is pinned by the rook on g3.
Why they dont have engine evaluation bar? That would be more convenient.XD.
Has anyone else noticed that John Nunn seems to be saying "prawn" for "pawn".
hmm... that's what I figured.
I didn't know Meat Head from All in the Family played chess
Browne had a very strong New York accent. I think he spent a lot of time in California and Australia - I wonder where the accent came from?
He mostly grew up in Brooklyn.
@@johnteixeira8974 That would explain it.. Ironically, his speech patterns are not too different from Bobby Fischer.
I met Walter Browne in Fresno at a tournament at St. Agnus, Central California Open or something like that. I got a pic of him holding my 1-year old. Bahaha! So awkward! 😅💚 RIP.
Love these guys! These are my kind of chess players who show how a simple game of chess should be played. Magnus Carlson thinking 32 moves ahead…blaaaah get real. One question though, when did Archie Bunker teach (meat head) how to play chess? I don’t remember that episode! Lol
"1.e4. 60% of the time, it work everytime."
6:42 why would he play Nc4? And at 19:13 Be3? SF says what looks clear, losing moves
What is SF ?
@@michaelblankenau6598 stockfish
I wish there was a convenient, low-cost way to splice in a modern and fresh looking chess board over the horrible low-tech graphic.
Big Bad Walter Browne
I didn't know that Burt Reynolds where also a chess player.
You and he were friends, weren't you?
Draw?!?!?!
A wahveh agwessive squawe
Nunn plays the Benoni? Without even watching the finish, that's unsound as Browne himself says in the video and I predict a loss.
Browne says it’s a little unsound… doesn’t mean it will lead to an automatic win . A GM like Nunn would understand that whatever he gives up in structural integrity he gains in dynamic possibility.
John Nunn beat several top grandmasters in the 1980s with the Benoni. The only player who it proved impossible to play against was Kasparov, who destroyed it
@@rantdmc OMG, that/those Kasparov v Nunn game(s) were nuclear war OTB.
@@markhathaway9456 absolutely
"That's what I figid" lol
Lol explains his every move then a random draw offer without explanation. How anticlimactic.
what a shame was expecting to see a fight to the finish! They should ban draws on tv chess!
Hilarious
Take, take and take
AHAHAHAHAHA!