i saw it many times .. and like dr.Max Euwe best ....he has subtle humor.
like when he talks about Aljechin's 2 siamese cats in the playing room during their WC-match ... : "lovely animals" LOLL
and Jan Timman (not in this docu.) said he became NM. with only "judgement and planning/ oordeel en plan" by dr. Euwe as his only education.
i have the book, but never read it, i should
@ ElKitch ... thanks for making this available for non-Dutch
Perhaps as a blog, but even there its gone in a day..
It was one of the first documentaries on chess that I saw when I started playing ~2yrs ago. A couple things I like about it:
- its interesting both to beginners and stronger players
- since Im Dutch its nice to see and hear people talk in the days before I was born. They use old fashioned words and it was just another time with other habits.
- Hearing Max Euwe talk about the match is unique (and in the cafe I spend alot of time in makes it extra special!)
- The documentary has a nice build up. Different topics, but connected.
- I like the conversations. Its a loose interview where the interviewed people can steer the subject themselves too.
- Its amazing to hear stories about players that I only heard the name of: Petrosian, Nimzowitch (still have to read his book), Alehkine..
yes, all those reasons for me too! I loved hearing Euwe talk, so matter of fact, without any pretension. I loved seeing Timman's calm smile so much of the time. I loved their easy laugh, Andersson's giggles, the great long stretch where they're learning from ven Leens Dijkstra, and kn owing that Andersson goes on to become a great correspondence player later in his life. Fantastic.