Podcast appearances and mentions of Nigel Short

GM Jesse Kraai, IM David Pruess, and IM Kostya Kavutskiy continue their series of ranking every World Chess Championship match ever in today's episode of Dojo Talks, the ChessDojo podcast. Featuring champions and challengers like Garry Kasparov, Nigel Short, Viswanathan Anand, Vladimir Kramnik, Peter Leko, Veselin Topalov, Boris Gelfand, Magnus Carlsen, Sergey Karjakin, Fabiano Caruana, Ian Nepomniachtchi, and Ding Liren. Watch Live - https://twitch.tv/chessdojo  Join the Training Program - https://chessdojo.club  Play Chess - https://go.chess.com/chessdojo  Merch - https://www.chessdojo.club/shop  Want to support the channel? Patreon - https://patreon.com/chessdojo  Donate - https://streamelements.com/chessdojo/tip  Find all of our chess book & supplies recommendations (& more!) on our Amazon storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/chessdojo Shopping through our link is a great way to support the Dojo. We earn a small affiliate % but at no cost to you. Website: https://chessdojo.club  Twitch: https://twitch.tv/chessdojo  Discord: https://discord.gg/sUUh8HD  Twitter: https://twitter.com/chessdojo  Patreon: https://patreon.com/chessdojo  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chessdojo  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chessdojo  Podcast: https://chessdojotalks.podbean.com  TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@/chessdojoclips  #chess #chesstraining   

Il Tenebrae Choir da Londra vala sco in dals megliers chors maschadads dal mund. Il favrer passà ha el dà in concert en la chapitala grischuna, a Cuira en la Baselgia Son Martin. Sut la direcziun da l'anteriur commember dals King's Singers, Nigel Short, ha il chor chantà ovras da Brahms, Bruckner e Bundi.  Organisà il concert ha l'uniun chant.gr. Dapli da quella ed era co che Flavio Bundi ha survegnì l'incumbensa da scriver duas novas chanzuns udis Vus en l'Artg musical. 

Jess Gillam and tenor Alessandro Fisher share the music they love.Alessandro Fisher is a former member of the BBC New Generation Artist scheme, and a Kathleen Ferrier award winner: a versatile performer equally at home in baroque and romantic opera, or song. His choices today include barbershop quartet, brass band music, and the voice of Fritz Wunderlich. Jess has chosen music by Coleman Hawkins and multi-BRIT Award winner Raye.Playlist: Schubert: An die Musik, D 547 - Fritz Wunderlich (tenor), Hubert Gisen (piano) Coleman Hawkins Quartet: Love Song from ‘Apache' Fucik: Florentiner March - Grimethorpe Colliery Band Schubert: Wandrer's Nachtlied, D 768 - Kian Soltani (cello), Aaron Pilsan (piano) Crossroads Barbershop Quartet: That Lucky Old Sun (just rolls around heaven all day) Paul Mealor: Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal - Tenebrae, Nigel Short (conductor) Alain Romans: Quel temps fait-il à Paris (M Hulot's Holiday) Raye: Worth It

durée : 00:13:44 - Le disque contemporain de la semaine du dimanche 21 janvier 2024 - Le disque contemporain de la semaine est celui de Bach & James Macmillan "Motets and Sacred Songs" avec à l'interprétation Tenebrae et Nigel Short.

It had been a very long time since I had spoken to a choral conductor and I think I made the perfect choice to interview. Nigel Short was a joy to chat with and what an interesting career journey he has had! We talked about the difficulties of recording sessions, I discovered how a skiing trip changed his career path completely, and we have a good chuckle over one particular word that has a very different meaning on either side of the Atlantic! If you would like to discover a whole lot more about conductors and conducting, why not subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/amiconthepodium, and, for a monthly fee starting from just £5 a month, you can access two new series of interviews, group Zoom meetings with other fans of the podcast and myself, a monthly bulletin about the podcast and my own career as well as articles, photos, videos and even conducting lessons from myself. If you listen via Apple podcasts, please do leave a rating and review - it really helps the podcast get noticed and attract more listeners. If you want to get involved on social media, you can via Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/amiconthepodium) or Twitter (@amiconthepodium). This interview was recorded on 11th November 2022 via Zoom.

An epic and spiritual adventure for choir, Joby Talbot's Path of Miracles captures the hope, the expectation and the moments of overwhelm (both positive and negative) of travellers on the ancient and still popular pilgrimage trail the Camino de Santiago (Way of St James). Simon Clark, scientist, author and singer joins me to share his passion for the piece and guide us on a journey of musical and maybe spiritual fulfilment! Listening time: podcast 24 mins, music 62' Music here on Youtube, Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon.   f you like to see your singers in action, there's a live concert video performance on Youtube here. Path of Miracles was commissioned and premiered by the choir Tenebrae and their conductor Nigel Short. Their recording and performances remain the 'benchmark' for this increasingly popular piece. You can buy the above recording as a cd or high-quality download here, direct from the choir. The text is a mix of ancient Latin and early European languages (often taken from religious writings or music) alongside an English text writen by the poet Robert Dickinson. The complete words are here (starting on Page 4). Simon Clark's The Wikicast is on all major podcast platforms and his science videos are on his Youtube channel. Simon also appears on Cacophony episode 134, unpicking some celestial science as we investigate The sound of the solar system?   What do you think? Let me know with a comment at Cacophonyonline.com. I ‘d love to hear from you! If you'd like to support Cacophony there are easy, great, ways: – send us a little something or make a regular payment at ko-fi.com – share this episode with someone you know – share the 100 second trailer – subscribe/ review and keep listening! Thanks for listening!          

We are joined this week by a legend of British chess, GM Jonathan Speelman! Jonathan is a three- time British champion, a two-time World Championship Candidate  an author, Chessbase.com columnist, and a trainer. He has been ranked as high as #4 in the world in 1989 and has worked as a second for GMs Viktor Korchnoi, Vishy Anand and Nigel Short. As you might imagine, such a wealth of chess experience gives Jonathan an endless array of stories and a great perspective on what differentiates top players. Jonathan considers questions such as these:  Why does he consider Ivanchuk the most talented player he has ever encountered?  Could Anand potentially have beaten Kasparov in 1993?  Could Jonathan have been World Champion?  Does he regret pursuing chess after studying mathematics at Oxford?  It was quite an honor to hear GM Speelman's modest reflections on a brilliant career. You can find timestamps for topics discussed below.  0:00- John shares his thoughts on Chess.com's Speed Chess Championship, which recently culminated with Hikaru Nakamura defeating Magnus Carlsen in the final.  Mentioned: GM Alireza Firouzja, GM Andrew Tang  08:00- GM Speelman has said that GM Vasyl Ivanchuk is “the most talented player he has ever encountered.” What differentiates Chucky?  Mentioned: Ivanchuk-Van Forest 2022 (featuring 26. Nd7!), More on the game from GM Speelman here, Info on “A Grimshaw” here, Novotny here, Karpov-Spassky 1974, Karpov-Korchnoi 1974, Karpov-Unzicker 1974 18:00- GM Speelman reflects on the experience of working on Korchnoi's, Short's and Anand's teams.  31:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Aimchess.com. Aimchess' algorithm reviews your games and gives you actionable advice on how to improve your game. Check it out for free, and if you choose to subscribe you can use the code Perpetual30 to save 30%. Or use this link for the same discount: https://aimchess.com/try?ref=benjohnson12 32:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Shopify! To try out their payment service for $1 a month, please visit the link: shopify.com/chess. 33:00- Patreon mailbag question: How did Jon discover a novelty via a Norwegian Newspaper to surprise GM Nigel Short in the Candidates? Mentioned: GM Jonathan Tisdall, GM John Nunn 40:00- What are Jonathan's recollections of his Candidates match vs. GM Jan Timman?  46:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. Check out their latest courses here: https://www.chessable.com/courses/all/new/ 47:00- Many chess greats, like Fischer, Kasparov, and Jonathan himself have grown up without a dad, does Jon think there is a reason for this? 48:00- What was Jon's approach to chess when he was climbing the ranks in his 20s?  1:00:00- Did Jon watch any of the Trent-Hambleton chessboxing match? 1:02:00- Jon shares stories about Larsen, Tal and Ljubomir Ljobojevic.  Mentioned: Speelman-Larsen 1978, Ljubojevic-Speelman 1980  1:11:00- Jon has always had poor vision. Has it impacted his chess?  1:13:00- What are Jon's Twitch streaming plans? 1:15:00- What are Jon's plans for his Chessbase Column? 1:20:00- Thanks so much to Jonathan for joining us! Here is how to keep up with him: LiChess Coaches Page: https://lichess.org/coach/Jon_Speelman Chessbase Column: https://en.chessbase.com/author/jon-speelman Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jonspeelman Jon's Game Collection is still available on Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Speelmans-Best-Games-Batsford-Chess-ebook/dp/B00PIWLT6O Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Christmas has long inspired composers to write works of great beauty, reflectiveness and drama, and the new album from acclaimed choir Tenebrae explores a diverse and wonderful range of them. Placing Benjamin Britten's A Ceremony of Carols at its heart, 'In Winter's House' begins its journey in Advent, embracing composers including Bob Chilcott, Joanna Marsh, Owain Park, Vaughan Williams, Sally Beamish, Elizabeth Poston and many more in a wonderful celebration of seasonal works. In the latest Gramophone podcast, Editor Martin Cullingford meets with Tenebrae's artistic director Nigel Short to talk about the recording. 

L'action Meta a perdu plus de la moitié de sa valeur en bourse depuis le début de l'année et vaut à présent moins que le pétrolier ExxonMobil. Pour « La Story », le podcast d'actualité des « Echos », Pierrick Fay et ses invités font le point sur une entreprise qui cumule bien des déboires.La Story est un podcast des « Echos » présenté par Pierrick Fay. Cet épisode a été enregistré en octobre 2022. Rédaction en chef : Clémence Lemaistre. Invités : Thomas Pontiroli (journaliste aux « Echos »), Hortense Goulard (correspondante des « Echos » en Californie) et Julien Pillot (enseignant chercheur à l'INSEEC). Réalisation : Willy Ganne. Chargée de production et d'édition : Michèle Warnet. Musique : Théo Boulenger. Identité graphique : Upian. Photo : r.classen/Shutterstock. Sons : Horizon Worlds Trailer, Horizon Safety Video, Nap Eyes « Mark Zuckerberg » (2020), OtterWorldly, Les Guignols, «Miserere mei, Deus» - Allegri - Tenebrae conducted by Nigel Short, Fafapunk, Meta, JUL «ça sent bon», «Ready player one». Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Jess's guest this week is the guitarist and composer Laura Snowden. They meet in the TCL studio for a listening party which revels in the beauty of John Tavener's choral music; unwraps a piece for guitar by the Australian composer and synesthete Phillip Houghton during which explores the range of sounds possible to obtain from the instrument; pauses in the sound world of Laurie Anderson, and follows Berlioz's musical journey into psychedelia. Playlist: John Tavener: The Lamb (Tenebrae, Nigel Short, conductor) Burt Bacharach/Hal David: I say a little prayer (Aretha Franklin) Lauryn Hill: Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (Lauryn Hill) Buxton/Ratcliffe/Kekaula: Good Luck (Basement Jaxx, Lisa Kekaula) Laurie Anderson: O Superman (Laurie Anderson) Trad (Bulgarian): Bučimiš (Avi Avital, mandolin, Itamar Doari, percussion) Phillip Houghton: Wave Radiance (Los Angeles Guitar Quartet) Hector Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14 - V Dream of a witches' Sabbath (Orchestre de Paris, Charles Munch, conductor)

The eleventh episode of the Chicken Chess Club by GMs Jan Gustafsson, Laurent Fressinet & Peter Heine Nielsen. https://linktr.ee/chickenchessclub The FIDE Candidates rumbles on and after 9 rounds, Ian Nepomniachtchi is the man to beat. He's a full point ahead of Fabiano Caruana with Ding Liren & Hikaru Nakamura trailing on 50%. There's a lot to discuss at the Candidates from Nepo's impressive performance to Rapport's risk-taking. "What are you going to fix in FIDE this week, Peter?" continues to provide few answers on what Peter will fix. This week Emil Sutovsky was challenged to a debate and there will now be an epic battle to find a suitable date. Nigel Short has resigned as VP of FIDE and has gone to war with (one of) the US Virgin Islands Federation. Dvorkovich has a new website and was recently interviewed for chess24 but have we learned anything new? We end on Chickens of the Week, with a special birthday chicken!

Miserere mei, Deus - Allegri - Tenebrae conducted by Nigel Short 15/10/18 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jlio4/message

The second-EVER episode of the Chicken Chess Club by GMs Jan Gustafsson, Laurent Fressinet & Peter Heine Nielsen. https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFE3Q0xhdTA1eGczSU1VQVgyQmZwRTdkNXN3d3xBQ3Jtc0tsWklEenFlQ1hvRlVoMmhIYkRlZ3QxNmJUbndzMUdkaWhuMFpqWUpkVEE5VG5ZRzh5SjRzUHdVV1I4eW5qVndHWm1IUlo5WmJpaDU5SFlqb3VxUTREQ01OQmhiZzZoMmdKcVFLN0ZxeVRYTXpFVEdVbw&q=https%3A%2F%2Flinktr.ee%2Fchickenchessclub&v=g08NQ7xNNhs (https://linktr.ee/chickenchessclub) First this week, they cover the Champions Chess Tour in Oslo - Magnus Carlsen's 1. f3, Giri vs Magnus & Praggnanandhaa's strong start. They move on to discussing whether Magnus will defend his World Championship title. Fabiano Caruana, Sam Shankland & others are playing in the American Cup - who is following it most closely? Does talent exist? Our incredibly popular FIDE/politics segment continues. The new chess.com World Championship, Nigel Short, Alexandra Kosteniuk's statement, Arkady Dvorkovich, and Joel Lautier are the topics this week. Tales from the Training Camps is Jan's big new idea - a fascinating deep dive into the intricacies of whether a French restaurant really is a French restaurant. Laurent is unimpressed. Finally, we end with our Chicken of the week. You'll never guess TWO of them! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g08NQ7xNNhs&t=0s (0:00) Intro & small talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g08NQ7xNNhs&t=175s (02:55) CCT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g08NQ7xNNhs&t=1148s (19:08) Magnus & the next WC match https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g08NQ7xNNhs&t=1593s (26:33) The American Cup & talent in chess https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g08NQ7xNNhs&t=2158s (35:58) FIDE & chess politics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g08NQ7xNNhs&t=3102s (51:42) Tales from the training camps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g08NQ7xNNhs&t=3699s (01:01:39) Chickens of the week

In Episode 202, I converse with Grandmaster James Plaskett, Former British Chess Champion, a strong player, author and  Who Wants to be a Millioniare? winner, live from the 2022 National After-School Association Convention in Las Vegas. He recently published a new book Bread and The Circus about his experience playing on the show. We speak about his development as a chess player with fellow British top players Nigel Short, Michael Adams and Nigel Davies, the Plaskett's Puzzle, coincidences versus divine providence, chess players in game shows, the giant octopus, and more. 

Vicepræsident for det internationale skakforbund, Nigel Short, tweetede forleden, da den norske verdensmester Magnus Carlsen spillede: “Oh wow! Magnus Carlsen got testicles!”. Og det har givet nyt liv til den evige diskussion om, hvorvidt mænd er bedre til skak end kvinder. Men hvis der ikke er hold i den påstand, hvorfor er der så aldrig en kvinde, der har vundet verdensmesterskaberne i skak? Det søger Babylon svar på i dag – og så afdækker vi, hvilke forhold kvindelige skakspillere spiller under.(02.50)Skakmesteren Magnus Carlsens egen træner Peter Heine Nielsen blev provokeret af Nigel Shorts tweet og svarede ”det er en oplagt provokation, det er en bevidst vulgarisering”. Vi får Peter til at uddybe sit tweet og problematikken i skakverdenen.(12.27)Og så taler vi med en tidligere, kvindelige skakmester, der flere gange har oplevet sexistiske og nedladende kommentarer. Hun giver os et indblik i den kultur, man som kvindelig skakspiller møder.(33.45)Uwe Max har politianmeldt kunsteren Jens Haaning, der tog pengene og løb. Vi taler med Uwe, der gerne vil have vished om, hvorvidt Haaning har gjort noget ulovligt, eller om kan Uwe egentlig gøre ham kunsten efter.(44.08)Vi slutter udsendelsen af i selskab med journalist Asger Juhl, der i sin tid kaldte Uwe Max for et vanvidsmenneske. Asger får lov til at igangsætte vanvidsmenneskestaffeten 2.0, der den forrige sæson er strandet hos Linse Kessler, der har for travlt til at være med.Gæster:Peter Heine Nielsen, skaktræner og træner af den norske verdensmester Magnus CarlsenEllen Sofia Kalkulides, skakspiller og vinder af det danske mesterskab i skak for kvinder 2020Uwe Max Jensen, kunstnerAsger Juhl, journalistVært:Ida GaunøTilrettelæggere:Kirstine MossinIda GaunøRedaktør:Toke With

Gemeinsam mit Max Mutzke spielt dir Philipp Musik vor, die dich umarmt. Diese Musikstücke hast Du in der Folge gehört: "Suite in B-Flat Major, Hww 43" - Khatia Buniatishvili // "Water under Bridges" - Gregory Porter // "Remembrance" - English Orchestra & Nigel Short & Tenebrae & James Sherlock // "Solo Concerto, No.3 in D Moll, BWV 974" - James Rhodes // "Wenn ich mal nicht mehr da bin" - Max Mutzke // Und bei Ideen oder Wünschen, zu welchem Thema Philipp unbedingt eine Playlist zusammenschustern muss, schreib ihm gerne eine Mail: playlist@ndr.de.

Part - 1: Nigel Short, a grandmaster and vice president of the Fédération Internationale des Echecs (FIDE), stops by the WTJX studio while on his Caribbean tour to discuss the controversy surrounding the integrity of the United States Virgin Islands Chess Federation (USVICF). Guests include John Dempsey, former executive director of Chess Scotland and 2016 & 2018 USVI Olympic team player, and Colin Heim and Caleb Koziarski, two of the founding members of the Frederiksted Chess Club. They discuss their grievances with the USVICF and what they hope to accomplish with the newly formed United States Virgin Islands Chess Association (USVICA).

This episode we hear about a mysterious match that took place on the Internet Chess Club. We're studying the game between Nigel Short (username: Ural) and (possibly?) Bobby Fischer. Before you listen, study the first 24 moves of the following game: (30) Guest2563 - Ural (2439) [A03] ICC, 04.03.2001. The annotation can be found here: https://en.chessbase.com/portals/4/files/games/iccf1.htm Resources: Game analysis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B9p2PrsKWY Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/mv0vz5/solving_the_fischer_chess_games_in_2001_gm_nigel/ Support the show: Sign up for the newsletter: https://audiblechess.substack.com/welcome Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/davidzok Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/audiblechess --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audiblechess/message

St Johns Smith Square Holy Week Festival 2021 begins on Sunday 28 March - Palm Sunday. Vocal group Tenebrae under the direction of Nigel Short features in pre-recorded and live streams as well as Amici Voices, violinistLana Trotovšek, Bojan Čičić, and organist Steven Devine. For more information visit the St John's Smith Square website. 

Topschach Benny - unter diesem Namen ist Benjamin Aldag in der Schachszene bekannt. Der Inhaber des B-Trainerscheins und des Titels "AIM" arbeitet im bayerischen Gilching für den Schach-Fachhändler Topschach. "Schlau macht Schach nicht", so behauptet Aldag, "aber Schach macht Spaß". Und was sagt er zu Schachbüchern? "Schachbücher sind ein fast food Artikel geworden", so seine Meinung. Die er natürlich auch aus Händlerperspektive begründet. Wie es Benny geschafft hat, die Stars der Szene kennenzulernen, und was er mit Niclas Huschenbeth, Nigel Short und Judit Polgar zu tun hat - das und mehr erfahren wir in der 52. Schachgeflüster-Episode. Viel Spaß beim Zuhören!

In Milestone Episode 125, I have the absolute honor of conversing with Grandmaster Nigel David Short, an English chess grandmaster, columnist, coach, commentator and, since October 2018, Vice-President of FIDE. Short earned the Grandmaster title at the age of 19, and was ranked third in the world by FIDE from January 1988 to July 1989. In 2002, he beat Former World Champion Anatoly Karpov in a match, qualifying him to play in the World Champion against Garry Kasparov in 2003. We speak about his experiences playing tournaments in 129 countries, FIDE's support for the resume to OTB chesss, his upbringing as a chess player, the influence of the 1972 Fischer-Spassky match, his relationship with Mickey Adams and other top British players, his matches against Karpov and Kasparov, his favorite tournament victory, a preview to his upcoming book, the theory of the Advanced Caro Kann, ideas for time management, mental preparation, a book recommendation, fixed vs growth mindset, his tenure as FIDE Vice President and more.

As chess fans may have heard, legendary GM Lubomir “Lubosh” Kavalek passed away this week at the age of 77. GM Kavalek was a fierce, attacking player, who at his rating peak, was a top 10 player in the world. He was two-time winner of the Czechoslovak National Championship, and after emigrating from Czechoslovakia, he went on to become US National Champion three times as well. Unfortunately, I never got the chance to interview GM Kavalek, but Fred Wilson has given me permission to share with you all a long audio interview that he did with GM Kavalek. The interview took place on September 10, 2003. In this conversation, they cover many of the highlights of GM Kavalek’s illustrious career as a player, trainer, and author. They discuss Kavalek’s beginnings in chess, and his work helping with the World Championship matches of Bobby Fischer (against Spassky in 1972), and assisting GM Nigel Short against Kasparov in 1993. In listening to this interview, I was struck by the wit and personality of GM Kavalek.  You can read on for brief timestamps, but of course you should listen to the entire interview with this chess legend!    02:45- GM Lubomir Kavalek discusses his beginnings in the chess world,, and his experiences with some of the other great Czech and US players of his generation.    17:00- What chess books influenced Lubosh?   23:30- He talks about working as the second of Nigel Short in the 1990s.    53:00-  Question from Alex Baburin. Did chess help him adapt when he immigrated to Virginia?    58:00- What was his most pleasant and worst tournament?    1:02:15- What are his thoughts on quick draws?   1:10:00- How to optimize one’s time in preparation for a tournament?    1:11:00- Are there any plans for a book about his best games?   1:22:00- What was it like to play against Bobby Fischer?    1:24:00- What was GM Kavalek’s role in working with Fischer in the 1972 World Championship Match against GM Boris Spassky?    If you enjoy this interview, you could consider becoming a Perpetual Chess Patreon subscriber in order to access the entire audio archive of Fred Wilson’s great interviews. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode we finish Nigel Short vs Jan Timman (moves 21-34), but only after a couple exciting announcements: a name change for the podcast and a new website in the works!Study the game, then listen and see how well you can visualise the moves "blindfold". This episode includes quizzes throughout, so take your time (hit pause if you need to) and find out just how well you’re visualizing the board. You'll find the complete game annotation here: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1124533.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dzok )

This episode we cover the first 20 moves of Nigel Short vs Jan Timman, otherwise known as “A Long Walk off a Short Peer”. Study the game, then listen and see how well you can visualise the moves "blindfold". This episode includes a few mini quizzes throughout, so take your time (hit pause if you need to) and find out just how well you’re visualizing the board. You'll find the complete game annotation here: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1124533.If you'd like to choose a game for us to listen to, or if you have an idea you think would make this podcast better, send me an email: blindfoldchesspodcast@gmail.com. If you find what I’m doing useful, consider supporting the show: buymeacoff.ee/dzok I hope it helps improve your chess!Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dzok )

Auf vollem Brett lässt Nigel Short seinen König zum Gegner eilen, damit die Dame mattsetzen kann. Sehenswert! Viel Spaß

Op 7 juli 1720 was de begrafenis van Maria Barbara Bach, de vrouw van J.S. die volkomen onverwacht ‘uit de tijd’ ging. Volgens de Duitse musicologe Helga Thoene zijn de Sonates en Partitas voor solo-viool door Bach gecomponeerd als een monument voor zijn overleden vrouw – klinkende rouwverwerking. Een bijzondere theorie, met bijzondere gevolgen. Johann Sebastian Bach Cantate BWV.4, “Christ lag in Todesbanden”; koraal, “Christ lag in Todesbanden” The Monteverdi Choir & The English Baroque Soloists olv John Eliot Gardiner Soli Deo Gloria SDG128 5’33’’ Johann Sebastian Bach Partita voor viool nr.2, BWV.1004 – deel V, “Chaconne” (Arr.) Tenebrae olv Nigel Short Gordon Nikolitch, viool LO 0728 13’08’’

DR VokalEnsemblet er din meditationsguide i en koncert, hvor der lægges op sindsro, eftertænksomhed og ikke mindst meditation mens lyden fra koret og lydfladerne sætter kirkens besøgende i den rette meditative stemning. Musik af blandt andre: Eriks Esenwalds, John Tavener, Eric Whitacre, Edward Elgar, Arvo Pärt. Hildegard von Bingen, Ligeti. DR VokalEnsemblet. Nigel Short dirigent. (Vor Frue Kirke, Kbh. 12. oktober 2019). Ensemble MidtVest spiller Per Nørgård. Vært: Benedikte Granvig.www.dr.dk/p2koncerten (Sendt første gang 16. oktober 2019).

Bolsonaro’s tweets deleted Our South America reporter Angelica Mari tells us about the daily pot banging protests against the Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, but it’s now not only the people trying to silence him. Social Media platforms have removed some of his posts as they have been, according to them, spreading misinformation about the coronavirus. Internet and journalistic freedoms restricted The Index on Censorship, the global freedom of expression organisation has been charting restrictions on the internet and on journalists, via an interactive map online. Rachael Jolley is editor-in-chief at Index and joins us on the programme. Ubongo – remote learning the African way As many schools around the world close their doors, more and more learning is shifting from the classroom to the home. 17 million households in twelve countries across sub-Saharan Africa are now benefitting from Ubongo – the TV, radio, online and mobile learning platform. Iman Lipumba of Ubongo explains how it works. Culture in Quarantine; sacred music at Easter Twenty musicians in the famous Tenebrae vocal ensemble have recorded an Easter recital for television, despite socially isolating all over the world. Quite a challenge for the singers, their conductor Nigel Short and the production company Livewire Pictures. Jan Younghusband BBC Music Head of Music TV Commissioning explains how it all happened. (Image: Index on Censorship. Credit: IndexOnCensorship.org/Google Maps ) The programme is presented by Gareth Mitchell with expert comment from Ghislaine Boddington. Producer: Ania Lichtarowicz

Editor Martin Cullingford is joined by sopranos Julia Doyle and Grace Davidson to talk about their new recording of music for Tenebrae, Couperin's Leçons de Ténèbres and Gesualdo's Tenebrae Responsories for Maundy Thursday. The album, featuring the choir Tenebrae under the direction of Nigel Short, is available now on Signum Classics.

Heidi Thomas is a screenwriter and playwright best known for Call the Midwife. The BBC TV series, which began in 2012, was originally a six part adaptation of a trilogy of memoirs by Jennifer Worth, recalling her experiences as a midwife in the East End of London. It was an immediate hit, with 10 million viewers a week, becoming one of BBC One’s most popular dramas and a fixture in the Christmas schedules. Born in 1962, Heidi Thomas grew up as the eldest of three children in the leafy suburbs of Liverpool. Her father ran a drain cleaning business while her mother looked after the children, including Heidi’s youngest brother David, who was born with Down’s Syndrome. Heidi studied English at Liverpool University, supporting herself by selling ladies’ underwear at a department store. During a bout of viral hepatitis, which left her unable to apply for jobs when she graduated, she entered a competition for new plays and won a prize for her debut, All Flesh is Grass. During the production,of her next play, Shamrocks and Crocodiles, she met the actor Stephen McGann. They went on to marry, and many years later Stephen was cast as the GP in Call the Midwife. After nearly a decade in the theatre, Heidi made the leap into television, first writing on existing series such as Soldier, Soldier and Doctor Finlay. Her other screenwriting credits include Lilies, based on her grandmother’s recollections, and adaptations of classic novels including Elizabeth Gaskell’s Cranford, Noel Streatfeild’s Ballet Shoes and Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. DISC ONE: You Belong to Me by The Duprees DISC TWO: Penny Lane by The Beatles DISC THREE: Gentle on my Mind by Dean Martin DISC FOUR: Who Will Sing Me Lullabies? by Kate Rusby DISC FIVE: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face by Roberta Flack DISC SIX: Finishing The Hat by Josh Groban DISC SEVEN: Agnus Dei from Requiem, op. 48, conducted by Nigel Short and performed by London Symphony Orchestra Chamber Ensemble and Tenebrae DISC EIGHT: Both Sides, Now by Joni Mitchell BOOK CHOICE: London Labour and the London Poor by Henry Mayhew LUXURY ITEM: A hot water bottle CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Both Sides, Now by Joni Mitchell Presenter: Lauren Laverne Producer: Sarah Taylor

Douglas Griffin is a chess author/blogger, translator, and an indispensable source of historical chess perspective  on “chess twitter”. He is particularly interested and knowledgeable about chess in the Soviet Union. Doug is also a strong player. As a teen, he was one of Scotland’s stronger junior players. His FIDE rating reached about 2270, before his family, his work and his strong interest in chess history overtook his interest in tournament participation. While Doug may not be as well-known as some of the Grandmasters and personalities that have been on the show, our talk was one I looked forward to, and sure enough, it was highly informative and inspiring.. For more information about Doug, you can check out his blog, and his twitter page. Please keep reading for timestamps and many fun links and resources.  0:00- Intro and discussion of Doug’s intro to the chess world. Mentioned in this segment, GMs Anatoly Karpov, Tony Miles, VIktor Korchnoi. The BBC show, The Master Game 6:00-How did Doug improve in chess and develop an interest in Soviet-era chess and the Russian language? He owes a debt of gratitude to his former teacher IM Danny Kopec, among others. 9:00- Doug transitions to telling some stories about some of the chess greats he encountered early in their careers. Players mentioned are those he saw at the Lloyds Bank London 1984- GM Vishy Anand, Ivanchuk, Spassky, Nigel Short. You can read a bit more about the Lloyds Bank tournament in this Chessbase article by Priyadarshan Banjan Read Doug’s blog post about the Troon 1984 tournament he mentions and about GM Lev Psakhis in his blog post here.   14:30- How did Doug learn Russian, and where does he get all of the original sources for his blog? Magazines mentioned:  Shakhmatny Bulletin , Chess in the U.S.S.R. and “64”  Doug bought a lot of his Soviet chess magazine’s from Kimmo Välkesalmi's website. Translator named in this segment: Ken Neat 25:00- Friend/supporter of the podcast, John Hartmann of Chess Life Online (and author of CLO’s Throwback Thursday)  writes in to ask whether Doug has any plans of turning his material into a book and/or launching a Patreon page.  Mentioned in this segment; Ilan Rubin of Elk and Ruby. . 31:45- We discuss an excerpt of  Doug’s most recent blog post, which unearthed a great and prescient quote from former World Champion GM Mikhail Botvinnik regarding an ascendant Bobby Fischer. Read Doug’s blog post here. 38:00- Are there any Soviet periodicals or books that Doug is especially excited to translate? Mentioned in this segment:, IM John Donaldson and  IM Nikolay Minev’s books about The Life and Games of Akiba Rubinstein, GM Razuvaev and Murahveri’s Russian language Rubinstein biography.   Nikolai Krylenko is also mentioned 43:00- Chris Wainscott writes in to ask if Doug has favorite lesser-known Soviet chess players. Doug mentions Andor Lilienthal, Isaac Boleslavsky, Semyon Furman, Ratmir Kholmov, Grigory Levenfish (about whom Doug is writing a book) Books mentioned by GM Genna Sosonko: Russian Silhoettes, The Reliable Past, Smart Chip from St. Petersburg and other tales of a bygone chess era Also mentioned GMs John Shaw and Jacob Aagard, co-founders of Quality Chess 53:00- Doug and I wax nostalgic about The Chess Informant and he discusses some exciting upcoming projects on which he will work with their publishers. 56:30- Doug names of a few of his favorite chess books amongst those that have been published in the English language. They are: Botvinnik’s Best Games, Smyslov’s Best Games, The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal , Anatoly Karpov: My 300 Best Games , Kasparov on Kasparov, Leonid Stein: Master of RIsk Strategy 1:00- Doug reflects a bit on what helped him become a strong chess player. He credits reading voraciously and being blessed with a good memory. 1:05- On the heels of GM Neil McDonald’s story of meeting legendary GM David Bronstein, Doug shares his own story . Also mentioned in this segment: Jon Speelman, Julian Hodgson, Paul Motwani, Colin McNab, Jonath Rowson, Bojan Kurajica 1:09-  Reluctantly, we discuss non-chess related stuff. Doug discusses his day job and his affinity for hiking and photography. Check out his landscape photography site here. The Dutch online photo archive Doug mentions is here. 1:13- Goodbye! A friendly reminder to read Doug’s blog here, follow him on twitter here, You can email him here.

Sean Rafferty presents the best live music and interviews from across the week. In Tune celebrates the launch of the Proms 2019 with performances from announced artists, including the wacky electronic duo Crewdson & Cevanne (with their 'sonic bonnet'!) Nigel Short and his choir Tenebrae pay tribute to Notre Dame after the devastating fire that destroyed much of the cathedral in Holy Week. Plus conductor John Wilson and singer Simon Butteriss chat to Sean about the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment's new production of Gilbert and Sullivan's Trial by Jury, performed on period instruments.

James Macmillan and Tenebrae’s Nigel Short discuss the Holy Week Festival, faith and how it supports Macmillan’s work as a composer, and how Tenebrae chorus creates its distinctive sound. Including excerpts from Macmillan’s Seven Last Words (Naxos) and Schoenberg’s Friede auf Erden (Signum). More information about the festival can be found at [sjss.org.uk](http://sjss.org.uk).

Panelen spårar en identitetskris hos en aktuell violinist och blir arg på mild polsk körmusik. Hör också en ylande Ennio Morricone i vår intervju med den Sverigeaktuelle 90-årige filmmusiklegendaren.   Veckans skivor: DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Symfoni nr 4 och 11 av Dmitrij Sjostakovitj Bostons symfoniorkester Andris Nelsons, dirigent Deutsche Grammophon Betyg: 4 LUKASZEWSKI: DAYLIGHT DECLINES Körmusik av Pawel Lukaszewski Tenebrae, ensemble Nigel Short, dirigent Signum Classics SIGCD521 Betyg: 3 BACH: SONATAS AND PARTITAS CHRISTIAN TETZLAFF Violinsonater och partitor av Johann Sebastian Bach Christian Tetzlaff, violin Ondine ODE 1299-2D Betyg: 3 GOUNOD - LISZT  Musik av Charles Gounod och Franz Liszt Paris kammarorkester Accentus, kör Laurence Equilbey, dirigent Naive V 5441 Betyg: 3 Referensen: Sjostakovitj fjärde symfoni nu och då Vi jämför Andris Nelsons aktuella inspelning av Sjostakovitj fjärde symfoni med självaste premiärinspelningen från 1962 under ledning av den ryske dirigenten Kirill Kondrasjin. Musikrevyn möter: Ennio Morricone Till Sverige och Stockholm idag (söndag 27 januari) kommer den legendariska filmmusikkompositören Ennio Morricone. Han ligger bakom några av historiens mest monumentala filmmotiv till klassiker som Den onde, den gode, den fule, De omutbara, The Mission, För en handfull dollar och Once Upon A Time In America. År 2010 fick Ennio Morricone Polarpriset och 2015 vann han äntligen sin Oscar för filmmusiken till Quentin Tarantinos film The Hateful Eight. Nu är Morricone ute på sin sista turné i livet, som 90 år fyllda. För Berit Nygren berättar han om sin långa karriär och friheten i att slippa skriva filmmusik.        

Summer substitute Macauley Peterson takes another turn on the mic, this time close to home with a sort of guided oral history by ChessBase co-founder Frederic Friedel. Frederic tells stories of meeting Garry Kasparov, Nigel Short, Viswanathan Anand and many others for the first time, and later hosting them at his home in a suburb of Hamburg. There may be something in the water there because it seems like practically every World Champion and challenger since Kasparov has spent time with the Friedels over the past 35 years. You'll learn how ChessBase came to be, how Vladimir Kramnik felt about an early version of Fritz, what endgame kept Peter Leko up at night, which Leonard Barden book Frederic keeps in arms reach, and much more.  Check out bonus material and support Perpetual Chess using this special link at the ChessBase shop.

Picking up on the theme of FIDE politics from the last episode, ChessBase Editor-in-Chief Macauley Peterson also spoke with IM Malcolm Pein while attending the first stop on the Grand Chess Tour in Leuven, Belgium. Macauley and Malcolm discuss the GCT 2018, which is continuing with more rapid and blitz in Paris, before turning to issues related to the FIDE election.  Malcolm weighs in on the FIDE / Agon proposed "broadcast policy," the upcoming World Championship in London, why he joined the Makropoulos team, the impact of the pending RCF nomination of Arkady Dvorkovich, whether the election will be free and fair, and of course his old friend Nigel Short.  While you listen, swing by the ChessBase shop, using this special link through which any orders will help support Perpetual Chess.

Perpetual Chess makes a "zwischenzug" over to Europe where Macauley Peterson, Editor-in-Chief of ChessBase.com, is filling in for Ben this week. Macauley caught up with Grandmaster Nigel Short in Leuven, Belgium, at the close of the first tournament of the Grand Chess Tour 2018, the "Your Next Move Rapid and Blitz" tournament, where Short was a commentator.  The former World Championship challenger is still an active player, but in May he launched a bid to succeed Kirsan Ilyumzhinov as President of FIDE, the World Chess Federation. Shortly before the interview, news broke that in addition to FIDE's current Deputy President Georgios Makropoulos, who declared his candidacy in April, a new candidate from Russia was entering the race: Arkady Dvorkovich, a prominent figure in Russian chess circles who currently serves as Chairman of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the FIFA 2018 World Cup, and has deep Kremlin ties, as a former Deputy Prime Minister.  Short explains why he's in the race, what's wrong with FIDE, and how he intends to fix it.   If you're interested in browsing the vast ChessBase shop, use this special link to help support Perpetual Chess.

Tenebrae conductor Nigel Short tells Gramophone why the music written for Holy Week has such extraordinary power

One of the most famous king walk games in chess came from the encounter between Nigel Short and Jan Timman in 1991. How would Short reply when Timman opts for the atypical Alekhine's Defense? Could an enemy queen scare the king off his path? What conditions would be necessary for the king walk to be a success during an atypical phase of the game?

Nyårspanelen utvärderade skivåret som gått och lyfte också fram några av sina personliga favoriter. Programledaren Johan Korssell presenterade även resultatet av omröstningen av 2016 års skiva. På 1:a plats med 23 poäng: SJOSTAKOVITJ OCH GLAZUNOV Violinkonserter Nicola Benedetti, violin Bournemouth symfoniorkester Kirill Karabits, dirigent Decca 4788758ÅRETS SKIVA 2016 SE RESULTATET OCH RÖSTA SJÄLV! (Länk till totalfemmorna)  Följande favoritskivor spelades ur i programmet, i tur och ordning: ALBAN BERG LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (Årtiondets skiva)Violinkonserter Isabelle Faust, violin Orchestra Mozart, Bologna Harmonia Mundi HMC 902105 AMANDA MAIER (Johannas första val) Violinkonsert, Pianokvartett, Svenska melodier och danser Gregory Maytan, violin, Ann-Sofi Klingberg, piano, m.fl. Helsingborgs symfoniorkester Andreas Stoehr, dirigent dB Productions dBCD 174 MARIE JAËLL (Evabritts första val) Portraits volym 3 Chantal Santon-Jeffery m.fl Belgiska radions filharmoniker Hervé Niquet, dirigent Edizione Singulares ES 1022DMITRI SJOSTAKOVITJ (Alexanders första val) Symfoni nr 5 d-moll Berlins symfoniorkester Kurt Sanderling, dirigent Eterna 0300750BC DOMENICO SCARLATTI (Johannas andra val) Klaversonater Jevgenij Sudbin, piano Bis BIS 2138 GERALD FINZI (gick bort för 60 år sedan) Kammarmusik Kölns kammarsolister MDG 903 1894-6 ANTON BRUCKNER (Evabritts andra val) Symfoni nr 8 c-moll Hamburgs filharmoniker Simone Young, dirigent Oehms OC 026-11ANTON BRUCKNER - JOHANNES BRAHMS (en av årets totalfemmor)Motetter Tenebrae-ensemblen Nigel Short, dirigent Signum SIGCD 430HARTMANN WEINBERG SJOSTAKOVITJ (Alexanders andra val) Wartime consolations Linus Roth, violin Württembergs kammarorkester, Heilbrunn Ruben Gazarian, dirigent Challenge CC 72680 EDWARD ELGAR (Johans val) Gerontius dröm Janet Baker m.fl Londons filharmoniska kör Londons filharmoniker Adrian Boult, dirigent Ica Classics ICAD 5140 (DVD) EINOJUHANI RAUTAVAARA (en av årets totalfemmor) Rubáiyát, Balada, Canto V, 4 Rasputin-sånger Gerald Finley, baryton, m.fl. Helsingfors filharmoniker John Storgårds, dirigent Ondine ODE 1274-2 NEGLECTED WORKS FOR PIANO (Johanna och Evabritts gemensamma favorit samt Evabritts tredje val) Musik av Amy Beach, Ruth Almén, Germaine Tailleferre m.fl Bengt Forsberg, piano dB dBCD 170 FRANZ SCHUBERT (Johannas tredje val) Stråkkvartett nr 14 d-moll (arr) Patricia Kopachinskaja, violin Saint Pauls kammarorkester Alpha Classics ALPHA 265 Här börjar 3 i topp mot Årets skiva:  FRANZ SCHUBERT (En av årets totalfemmor) Stråkkvintett, Sånger Ebène-kvartetten Gautier Capucon, cello Matthias Goerne, baryton, m.fl Erato 0825646487615PETER TJAJKOVSKIJ SERGEJ PROKOFJEV (en av årets totalfemmor)Pianokonserter Beatrice Rana, piano Cecilia-akademins orkester, Rom Antonio Pappano, dirigent Warner Classics 08225646009091 HANS ABRAHAMSEN (en av årets totalfemmor) Let me tell you Barbara Hannigan, sopran Bayerska radions symfoniorkester Andris Nelsons, dirigent Winter & Winter 910 232-2 DMITRI SJOSTAKOVITJ ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV (en av årets totalfemmor) Violinkonserter Nicola Benedetti, violin Bournemouths symfoniorkester Kirill Karabits, dirigent Decca 4788758 ÅRETS SKIVA 2016 RESULTATET! CD-revyns panel har lagt sina röster, 3 poäng till den bästa, 2 respektive 1 poäng till de skivor som hamnar på andra och tredje plats av dessa fyra  äkta toppnoteringar från året som gått: Första plats med 23 poäng: SJOSTAKOVITJ OCH GLAZUNOV Violinkonserter Nicola Benedetti, violin Bournemouth symfoniorkester Kirill Karabits, dirigent Decca 4788758Andra plats med 13 poäng: HANS ABRAHAMSEN Let me tell you Barbara Hannigan, sopran Bayerska radions symfoniorkester Andris Nelsons, dirigent Winter & Winter 910 232-2 På delad tredje plats med vardera 12 poäng:FRANZ SCHUBERT Stråkkvintett C-dur samt sånger Ebène-kvartetten m.fl. Matthias Goerne, baryton Erato 0825646487615PROKOFJEV TJAJKOVSKIJ Pianokonsert nr 2 Pianokonsert nr 1 Beatrice Rana, piano Santa Cecilia-akademins orkester Antonio Pappano, dirigent Warner Classics 0825646009091 CD-revyn önskar GOTT NYTT ÅR!Nu byter vi namn till MUSIKREVYN I P2 Programmet tar ett kortare jullov och är åter på plats under nytt namnMUSIKREVYN I P2 söndag 22 januari kl 12.03.

VidAngel's court defeat explained by Peter Midgley, BYU Copyright Licensing Office. Owen Schaefer at National University of Singapore on China's embrace of gene editing. Pennsylvania State University and US Navy meteorologist David Titley links climate change and national security. Sam Payne of BYUradio's The Apple Seed. Euclid Analytics CEO Brent Franson on AmazonGo and the future of shopping. Tenebrae conductor Nigel Short on elite choral singing.

Nigel Short, founder of Tenebrae, a virtuosic choir that enjoys a reputation as one of the world’s finest vocal ensembles, joins Westminster Choir Conductor Joe Miller to reflect on his career – first as a singer and later a conductor - and his approach to creative programing and audience engagement.

We are on the course at Aintree in Liverpool ahead of the world’s most famous horse race, The Grand National. We speak to the Leighton Aspel who is looking to become the first ever jockey to win the race three years in a row. He is riding last years winner Many Clouds, who is hoping to become the first horse since Red Rum to win the Grand National in consecutive years. The Man Who Taught Tricks to Neymar Andrew Henderson has not only got the skills to be a four time freestyle football world champion, he's even taught Barcelona and Brazil star Neymar a thing or two! For Andrew it's been a long road to freestyle fame, as a teenager he was told he might never walk again following a broken leg. We hear from Andrew and Liv Cooke, one of the leading female professionals, about a sport that is still developing. Bikes, Bumps and Broken Bones This weekend sees the start of the British Superbike Championships. These specially modified production motorbikes are loud, fast and dangerous. A new documentary charting the thrills and spills of the sport has just been released, we speak to director Mark Sloper and one of its stars, racer James Ellison. Palios to Return to the FA? Could Nicola Palios follow her husband by becoming the Chair of the English Football Association? We ask her about her ambitions and she tells us why it was probably a good thing that a man was elected in the recent FIFA presidential elections. What are the Odds?! We are on the famous Aintree course hearing from Leighton Aspell, the man who is aiming to become the first jockey to win the Grand National three times in a row. His ride, Many Clouds is looking to become the first horse since Red Rum to win consecutive Nationals. Green Tee The Masters are taking place in Augusta this weekend and one of golf's most prestigious tournaments comes with a rather unique prize... The converted green jacket! So what's it like to put on one of sport’s most famous pieces of apparel? South Africa's Trevor Immelman did just that in 2008 and reveals all. Sporting Witness… heads back to the 1998, the Chess Olympiad, held at a new chess complex in a remote corner of southern Russia costing tens of millions of dollars. Chess City was the brainchild of Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the controversial chess-obsessed president of the republic of Kalmykia, who is also president of FIDE, the International Chess Federation. The British grandmaster, Nigel Short, played at the tournament. Photo: A bookmaker takes bets on the Grand National at Aintree racecourse in Liverpool, England. Credit: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images

Two musical giants of the Romantic era, Brahms and Bruckner were often seen as being aesthetically and ideologically opposed. So it's fascinating to compare their choral works on a beautifully sung new disc from Tenebrae and its conductor Nigel Short. Hear clips from the recording and find out more about the music with editor Oliver Condy and reviews editor Rebecca Franks in this podcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Exclusive interview with Nigel Short, artistic director of the world renowned choir, Tenebrae and former member of the King's Singers. Hear him speak about the idea of passion and precision as well as his fun upbringing as a seven-year-old "professional" singer! Recorded in-person in Philadelphia pre-concert.      Connect with Ryan on Twitter / Facebook / LinkedIn / Website ***** Leave a Rating and Review ***** Never miss and episode! Subscribe on iTunes (iOS)/ Stitcher (Android)

Sara Kalic sits down with award-winning conductor, and director of Tenebrae, Nigel Short. They talk concerts, choirs and choral music, plus a discussion of upcoming new releases on Signum with world-renowned choir, Tenebrae . More details: www.signumrecords.com/catalogue/Tenebrae.html. Recorded at Floating Earth in London. Engineer & Editor - George Collins ; Producer - Matt Buchanan

Chris Bowlby looks at the 22-year old Norwegian chess player Magnus Carlsen. He has the highest rating in the world ever and has been called the Mozart of chess.He is currently in London playing the tournament that will determine which top player gets to challenge the reigning world champion, Vishy Anand, for that title. Carlsen has been amazing the world of chess since he was a child. He became a Grandmaster after just four years of playing, when he was thirteen. He also achieved a draw against chess legend Gary Kasparov at that age. His talent and achievements later caught the attention of the fashion world, and he was asked to model for denim brand G-Star Raw, giving the image of chess a make-over in the process. He is said to have a photographic memory, but uses it to remember sports results and trivia more than chess openings. An instinctive and fast player, he also has extraordinary staying power and can change a game five hours in, when his opponents start to flag. Can this chess wunderkind now become world champion? And what is he actually like? Lesley Curwen talks to those who know him best, from his dad and his first coach, to famous chess players like Nigel Short.Producer: Arlene Gregorius.

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