That's a nice find!
The only thing missing is my ability to understand the commentary and their little chat at the end.
That's a nice find!
The only thing missing is my ability to understand the commentary and their little chat at the end.
I understand a little, Afrikaans is quite similar to Dutch. What surpriesed me, is that Botvinnik spoke a little Dutch too.
Don't you also think h5 was a great move?
Botvinnik spoke German. They gave each other the moves in German, too
btw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSRnob2v3Cg is part 1 of 2
The commentator explains the moves in Dutch, sometimes hinting Euwe a little bit as Cystem already noticed (like Hauchard/Geller)
Is it still considered blindfold if they're listening to continuous commentary? I don't know the language, but I got the impression the comments were running along the lines of
Whoa, Nellie!!! That last move was tricky. Targets the Knight and threatens a discovered attack from the Bishop on g7 ! Let's see if Krinklenadz notices.
Botvinnik-Euwe 10 min Blindfold Blitz, live on TV.