James Capel Speed Chess Challenge 1988 - Dr John Nunn v Dr Jonathan Mestel

Shown once on British television in London only in 1988

[@misterkefir]

just a fantastic material love historical chess videos. Cheers!

[@misterkefir]

good quality, too much appreciated, indeed.

[@virtuafighter3]

I looked this game up on the database it is Philadelphia Open 1986, not '87 just in case you were trying to locate this. Komodo 11 gives black -1.66 for Ng8 rather than Ne8, after about 3 mins thinking.

[@ligidobastian9245]

2 geniuses in and out of the chessboard

[@virtuafighter3]

Good video, great historical value too. Two experts here. I think Dr Mestel was the British Chess Champion at the time in 1988 ?

[@planahath]

In August 1988 at Blackpool, Dr Mestel won his third British Championship. Not sure when this TV show was filmed.

[@nuwandalton]

Mestel is a bridge champion, too.

[@mardenhill]

would you have the scores of any of the other games played in this speed chess tournament?

[@mardenhill]

@@robclark4626 no hurries, but they’ll definitely be appreciated. i’m trying to collect all the scores and make a complete tournament pgn from them.

[@bbbrown3408]

even in those days we have the total memorization crap

[@1046C]

Even Paul Morphy did it

[@fwr9574]

@RaniaIsAwesome You do realise that the presenter was himself a grandmaster?