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Elementary! Chess in Sherlock Holmes

  • 17 months ago · Quote · #1

    corwin69

    All,

    Classic chess duel in the new Game of Shadows movie.  The best part of the movie for sure as chaos swirls around them, they don't even move the pieces on the board speaking them aloud for several turns. 

    Does anyone know if it was from a classic game? 

     

    Thanks,

    Dave

  • 17 months ago · Quote · #2

    AndyClifton

  • 17 months ago · Quote · #3

    corrijean

    Haven't seen the movie yet. Can you give us the notation? Was it the same as the game listed here?

    http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/holmes.html

  • 17 months ago · Quote · #4

    NM smalugu

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  • 17 months ago · Quote · #5

    NM smalugu

    It does not seem to the same game. They didn't show the position and the moves did not register any sequence. 
    There were few piece captures and one moriarity QxNP and the end was sherlock holmes mating with B discovered check mate. Next time I see the movie, I will try to track down the moves. 

    The clock was awesome, never seen that before. And they were talking in old notation but the new algebraic one. 

  • 17 months ago · Quote · #6

    corrijean

    When I do get to see the movie, I'll definitely keep an eye out for the scene.

  • 17 months ago · Quote · #7

    windows96

    And who plays the king? God?

  • 17 months ago · Quote · #8

    windows96

    "god helps those who helps themselves"

  • 11 months ago · Quote · #9

    SFN

    I wrote a blog about the chess scene and you can read it here.

    http://blog.chess.com/SFN/sherlock-holmesa-game-of-shadows

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