I really love all the vids you,ve done about chess history .they are of high quality.I hope you go on doing this because your vids are really out of the ordinary. Good Luck.
Only one thing i guess you mixed up was the nationality of Arturo Pomar.
@keelasever Thanks very much for the correction- you are right. Pomar was born in Spain, and not Peruvian. I put the correction in the video description.
jessicafischerqueen! Is hard to not be drawn into the world they lived in the way your video are made - and is very much a nice treat to enter the chess worlds such as Rossolimo's. Nice to see him as more then just a win/loss rate or a set of games to be calculated. Thank you :)
@gabe10021 Thanks Gabe- that's my boyfriend Richard Dewoskin. I will indeed be "redoing" a lot of the older videos- but it will take us a long, long time. It takes around three months to do one of them now.
@gabe10021 The next chess history video will be a biography of Rashid Nezhmetdinov. Coming up after that are Harry Pillsbury, Sultan Khan, Mikhail Tal. Those are the projects I've been researching. It will likely take a full year to complete all of them.
if names are frequencies Rossolimo was predestined to be a chess artist just as Maradona, a football legend
excellent two-parter -fascinating subject and some wonderfully evocative images throughout - glad to've discovered you via KC (who's mentioned you several times in his videos)
@kingscrusher Thanks so much for your encouragement Tryfon! And for the wonderful video you made on one of Rossolimo's most spectacular and intriguing games.
*Sidenote* The music that starts at 3:25 also has a real NY "Taxi Driver" feel, like the music from the classic Robert DeNiro movie. I wonder if that was done on purpose? Since Rossolimo moonlited as a Taxi Driver. Also they refer to the "Mean Streets" of Greenwich Village. Another famous DeNiro movie. Possibly his one of; if not his first. I didn't notice this till I rewatched this video a second time.
Rossolimo was truely an artist on the chessboard. Some of his games are just mindblowing.
@Nola213 Yes- I was in fact thinking of Scorcese's films, and the music I used was by John Coltrane. In the middle of the segment, I superimposed Jack Kerouac reading from "On the Road" on top of the Coltrane.
@jessicafischerqueen Wow, excellent stuff. John Coltrane huh? I've heard the name of course, but never actually "listened" to his music. I'm sure I've heard it, but just didn't know it was him I was listening too. I'm a big music and film fan, but Coltrane was a good deal before my time, but I may give his music a real listen now. Well if you had Martin's films in mind when making that piece you sure captured it, because it popped right into my head.
Great Video! I love the old footage. Especially of old Manhatten.I used to work in the Greenwich Village, Soho, and Chelsea areas(I guess lower East side?) when I was a teenager.
I've never hear of Rossolimo before. So this is a nice little chess history lesson.
TY for posting! The USCF publication Chess Life (later Chess Life and Review) covered GM Rossolimo often. I recall he was one of a handful of active US GMs in the 1960s. As a teen playing chess in Arizona we would follow his published games. Later in life, on a business trip to Manhattan, I took time to visit the legendary Chess Studio Rossolimo. I believe it was shortly after his death, and a woman, I believe Mrs. Rossolimo was 'minding the store.' He was an important figure in US Chess.
I really love all the vids you,ve done about chess history .they are of high quality.I hope you go on doing this because your vids are really out of the ordinary. Good Luck.
Only one thing i guess you mixed up was the nationality of Arturo Pomar.
He is from Spain and not Peruvian.
keelasever 2 months ago
@keelasever Thanks very much for the correction- you are right. Pomar was born in Spain, and not Peruvian. I put the correction in the video description.
jessicafischerqueen 2 months ago
@jessicafischerqueen .i need to talk to you about this vid .may i have your mail?
or just have mine and write to me please. keelasever@gmail.com
keelasever 2 months ago
jessicafischerqueen! Is hard to not be drawn into the world they lived in the way your video are made - and is very much a nice treat to enter the chess worlds such as Rossolimo's. Nice to see him as more then just a win/loss rate or a set of games to be calculated. Thank you :)
Catsfaith 7 months ago
Brilliant again Jessica! Very moving. -Richard
quagapp 9 months ago
A captivating documentary Jessica, I think you have a gift for this. I'm looking forward to your new work, especially Pillsbury. Thank you.
AnRiabhach 9 months ago
Fantastic video! I love the images, the music, cutting and editing, and both the information and narration is simply great! Thank you all so much ;-)
skinnyjohnsen 10 months ago
this video is a piece of art, too ! very well done
EikeKehrel 10 months ago
Superb music. Thank you!
drob281159 10 months ago
Hi Jessica,
who's voice is on the documentary? I think it is very well done as well as the Rubinstein ones.
I regret the first ones were not put together this way with a voice over to narrate the biography, maybe you could redo them ?
Regards,
gabe10021 10 months ago
@gabe10021 Thanks Gabe- that's my boyfriend Richard Dewoskin. I will indeed be "redoing" a lot of the older videos- but it will take us a long, long time. It takes around three months to do one of them now.
jessicafischerqueen 10 months ago
@jessicafischerqueen yeah he narrates very well, and it is very well written.
I'm disappointed to hear that I'd have to wait another 3 months ;-)
what is the next video? when ?
gabe10021 10 months ago
@gabe10021 The next chess history video will be a biography of Rashid Nezhmetdinov. Coming up after that are Harry Pillsbury, Sultan Khan, Mikhail Tal. Those are the projects I've been researching. It will likely take a full year to complete all of them.
jessicafischerqueen 10 months ago
@jessicafischerqueen I can't wait! let me know if you need help!
gabe10021 10 months ago
if names are frequencies Rossolimo was predestined to be a chess artist just as Maradona, a football legend
excellent two-parter -fascinating subject and some wonderfully evocative images throughout - glad to've discovered you via KC (who's mentioned you several times in his videos)
AlanWattParrot 10 months ago
Thanks for share such a wonderful piece of chess history.
vhzulu 10 months ago
Thank you very much, this is wonderful. Chess is such a beautiful game...
SylvXIII 10 months ago
Amazing video!
kingscrusher 10 months ago 9
@kingscrusher Thanks so much for your encouragement Tryfon! And for the wonderful video you made on one of Rossolimo's most spectacular and intriguing games.
jessicafischerqueen 10 months ago
thanx for the video.
Nicely put together.
MisterBoneman 10 months ago
as always: Top quality stuff! Thank you so much for doing this!
Ruxistico 11 months ago
Terrific video, thanks.
number94 11 months ago
*Sidenote* The music that starts at 3:25 also has a real NY "Taxi Driver" feel, like the music from the classic Robert DeNiro movie. I wonder if that was done on purpose? Since Rossolimo moonlited as a Taxi Driver. Also they refer to the "Mean Streets" of Greenwich Village. Another famous DeNiro movie. Possibly his one of; if not his first. I didn't notice this till I rewatched this video a second time.
Rossolimo was truely an artist on the chessboard. Some of his games are just mindblowing.
Nola213 11 months ago
@Nola213 Yes- I was in fact thinking of Scorcese's films, and the music I used was by John Coltrane. In the middle of the segment, I superimposed Jack Kerouac reading from "On the Road" on top of the Coltrane.
jessicafischerqueen 11 months ago
@jessicafischerqueen Wow, excellent stuff. John Coltrane huh? I've heard the name of course, but never actually "listened" to his music. I'm sure I've heard it, but just didn't know it was him I was listening too. I'm a big music and film fan, but Coltrane was a good deal before my time, but I may give his music a real listen now. Well if you had Martin's films in mind when making that piece you sure captured it, because it popped right into my head.
Nola213 11 months ago
Great Video! I love the old footage. Especially of old Manhatten.I used to work in the Greenwich Village, Soho, and Chelsea areas(I guess lower East side?) when I was a teenager.
I've never hear of Rossolimo before. So this is a nice little chess history lesson.
Again very well done as always JFQ.
Nola213 11 months ago
TY for posting! The USCF publication Chess Life (later Chess Life and Review) covered GM Rossolimo often. I recall he was one of a handful of active US GMs in the 1960s. As a teen playing chess in Arizona we would follow his published games. Later in life, on a business trip to Manhattan, I took time to visit the legendary Chess Studio Rossolimo. I believe it was shortly after his death, and a woman, I believe Mrs. Rossolimo was 'minding the store.' He was an important figure in US Chess.
Mathview 11 months ago