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Jun
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Boris Ignatovich - Chess Tournament (1935)
Mar
17
Designer: gray318 title: The Chess Machine author: Robert Lohr publisher: Penguin Press HC, The, 2007 (via Book Covers)
Mar
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Mar
15
Arturo Pérez-Reverte. La tavola fiamminga
Un quadro antico, l’enigma di una partita a scacchi, una sfida mortale tra la logica e il caos.
Julia è una giovane restauratrice che fa una scoperta incredibile. Restaruando “La partita a scacchi”, un dipinto di Pieter Van Huys del 1471, attraverso una scansione a Raggi X, scopre infatti che dietro un dipinto fiammingo si nasconde una frase latina: «Quis necavit equitem», “Chi ha ucciso il cavaliere?”. Il mistero nasce dal fatto che la frase è stata nascosta dal pittore stesso, convinto così di nascondere quel suo interrogativo.Forse “equitem” si riferisce al nobile ritratto, o forse al pezzo degli scacchi, il Cavallo: potrebbe quindi suonare come “chi ha mangiato il Cavallo?”. Il dipinto, infatti, mostra chiaramente una partita a scacchi fra due uomini (si veda riquadro sotto).
Julia decide così di rivolgersi a César, colui che ha fatto da padre alla ragazza, e a Munoz, un provetto scacchista che “non vuole vincere” per cercare di risolvere quello che solo all’apparenza è un problema secondario. Stanno avvenendo strane morti, infatti, fra i proprietari del quadro e fra chi ne viene a contatto. Forse, scoprendo chi ha ucciso il cavaliere nel 1471, si scoprirà l’assassino attuale.
Mar
7
Estimated value: 10.000-15.000 US$
Chess set
Each piece is designed by Hartwig to reflect the moves that it can make in the game. This Bauhaus product is a fine example of collaboration between the different workshops: Heinz Nosselt produced the corresponding chess table in the joinery workshop, while Joost Schmidt designed the accompanying promotional leaflet and posters. This example is from the developmental period of the Bauhaus chess set. It is the penultimate version to the one produced in Dessau.
Consisting of 32 pearwood pieces stained natural or black
complete with beechwood box with hinged cover
stamped to the inside of the lid, “HARTWIG BAUHAUS WEIMAR GES.GESCH”
3 x 5 x 5 in. (7.5 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm)
Mar
7
Bauhaus Werbekarte für Schachspiele. Die Spielsteine sind Ihren Funktionen entsprechend gestaltet. Bauhaus Hartwig Schach. Bauhaus - Joost Schmidt (via Antiquariat Weinek - Kunst Foto Buch - Salzburg)
Mar
5
(Henri Robert) Marcel Duchamp was born on July 28, 1887 in Blainville, Cervon in Normandy. As early as 1902 Marcel Duchamp was painting in the garden of the family home. A pioneer of Dadaism and Surrealism, Duchamp was equally passionate about chess. In 1923 he concentrated on playing and his strength became near master class. He played in the French Championships and also in the Olympiads 1928-1933. In 1925 he had his chances to become the French chess champion of France. He started well in the tournament, but blundered in a winning position against the eventual victor Robert Crepeaux, and then, perhaps deflated, lost to Casier. Duchamp ended up sixth. (via The chess games of Marcel Duchamp)
Mar
5
Marcel Duchamp 1950. by Jacqueline Matisse Monnier
Marcel Duchamp was so enamoured of chess that in the 1920s his professional involvement in the game caused many to conclude that he had ceased artistic activities altogether. As a member of the French team, he played in the 1928 chess Olympiad. (via ChessBase.com - Chess News)
