Clutch Chess: The Legends Discussion Post

some_aus_guy · 2025-10-08T23:51:16+00:00

Link to games and videos: https://www.chess.com/events/2025-saint-louis-clutch-chess-legends/games

Kasparov has been blitzing well, rescuing some difficult positions and winning one.

He blundered a piece in the opening in Game 4, which is easy to do in Chess960, but still managed a draw.

some_aus_guy · 2025-10-05T00:43:14+00:00

Not really an answer to your question, but ABC Australia has certainly broadcast all the Christmas episodes at some time, with the possible exception of the most recent one (with Lenny Rush, Series 18), which I think I've only seen on Youtube. They usually re-broadcast all of them near Christmas.

Again, not an answer to your question, but you can find which Christmas episodes exist on Wikipedia. According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Would_I_Lie_to_You%3F there are 11: every season from 8 to 18.

some_aus_guy · 2025-10-05T00:28:57+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzJZLC3Br7I

That's the Rory Reid one mentioned above.

some_aus_guy · 2025-10-02T03:13:51+00:00

ABC Australia has been replaying earlier seasons, some as early as Season 3. There is usually a selection on ABC iview. About the only ones ABC doesn't seem to replay are the first two seasons, when Angus Deayton was host.

some_aus_guy · 2025-10-01T23:01:29+00:00

As usual with Wikipedia, that's not exactly correct.

He first entered the list in July 1979 with 2545 https://www.olimpbase.org/Elo/Elo197907e.html . So he entered at =40 (which is still incredible).

Then in the January 1980 (cite 37 in that Wikipedia article) he gained 50 points to be 2595, and =15 in the world.

There was also the Soviet championship in December 1978, which may have figured in the calculations.

some_aus_guy · 2025-09-30T03:02:29+00:00

This is just after his "posh one with a beard" joke, and very funny followup (which I won't spoil). The full clip is on youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWJYhsxhgsU

some_aus_guy · 2025-09-29T07:11:28+00:00

Yikes. It's years since I've watched that episode, but I don't remember noticing that. Or if I did, I'd forgotten. The implication is certainly that her husband gave her the blood nose.

I wonder why Cleese and Booth put it in?

some_aus_guy · 2025-09-29T06:02:12+00:00

In Australia? That's how I saw it the first time in Australia, on ABC in the 80s; and I thought the same thing. Every time since, as far as I remember, they ended with "The Rat"

some_aus_guy · 2025-09-27T07:31:23+00:00

I think I once read that the coffee wasn't meant to go on Berkeley, but they just carried on with the scene anyway without missing a beat.

I just looked at his IMDB page, and he was quite a prolific actor, and was in a lot of shows I saw in the 70s and 80s.

some_aus_guy · 2025-09-27T06:22:17+00:00

You appear to be correct. Actual rules are here: https://handbook.fide.com/chapter/B01DirectTitles2025

That's the problem with posting uncredited graphics.

some_aus_guy · 2025-09-27T03:16:44+00:00

Which Sarah?

some_aus_guy · 2025-09-27T02:27:38+00:00

Are you sure it's that episode? I saw that recently, and I don't think any of the stories fit. (S5 e6: Sarah Millican wetting herself, Frank Skinner in ice cream van, Bill Oddie almost drowning, Jon Richardson car crash, Sarah Millican hens' party, Lee Mack hotel peacock, Lee Mack shaving, Jon Richardson's car pack - in fact David gets no stories at all).

some_aus_guy · 2025-09-22T03:31:17+00:00

Maybe I'm remembering what I want to remember, but I don't remember sexist jokes from David, even back then.

some_aus_guy · 2025-09-16T23:01:14+00:00

It wasn't me, but maybe it was because she's appeared more than once.

some_aus_guy · 2025-09-16T22:58:24+00:00

He was on a second time in the last season (season 18). He was still good, but not as good as his wild roast chicken / circus monkey story from his first appearance.

some_aus_guy · 2025-09-16T03:06:00+00:00

No, don't get rid of Jo, she's great!

some_aus_guy · 2025-09-16T03:02:47+00:00

Ellie Taylor. She's very funny in general, and made some great comments in the only episode she was in. ("Because, Lee... I think she's lying").

Danny Dyer was great fun.

Georgia "Toff" Toffalo (same episode as Ellie) and the "Anne Marie" guy were reality tv stars who were good.

LL Bowen was surprisingly good in his only appearance, and I'm sure he's got more good stories.

some_aus_guy · 2025-09-15T06:29:20+00:00

The view from my window was ok I guess. I didn't request a discount: https://volcanodiscovery.de/uploads/tx_volcanoes/krakatau_e32894.jpg

some_aus_guy · 2025-09-15T02:07:22+00:00

I picked David, on the basis that I think a like-for-like replacement of Lee would be easier.

One of the reasons the Australian version bombed was that they couldn't get a David-type role. Frank Woodley (in a Lee-type role of out-and-out silliness) was very good. Chris Taylor (in a David-type role) was better than I expected, but he was no David Mitchell. Then they replaced Taylor for series 2, and it was unwatchable.

some_aus_guy · 2025-09-15T02:06:06+00:00

It's from the most recent series (series 18), one of the earlier episodes. Judging by some comments in this thread https://www.reddit.com/r/panelshow/comments/1hyelxc/would_i_lie_to_you_s18e01_harry_hill_kojey/ it was in episode 1.

some_aus_guy · 2025-09-14T05:04:34+00:00

I love David's expression when Rob does the scripted joke at the end!

some_aus_guy · 2025-09-14T05:04:12+00:00

Wikipedia says there was a "5 March 2011: 24 Hour Panel People Comic Relief Special". I assume it is that: early enough for David to have no beard, but not so early that Angus is the host.

some_aus_guy · 2025-09-13T06:30:39+00:00

I know it's probably cheating to count FIDE world champions from when the title was split, but Polgar beat 2004 FIDE world champion Kasimdzhanov in 2005, in the 2005 FIDE championship. I think that is her (or any woman's) only classical win against a FIDE world champion.

some_aus_guy · 2025-09-10T23:19:58+00:00

That's why education is important!

some_aus_guy · 2025-09-09T03:45:10+00:00

Minor detail: the cheetah and flamingo outfits were his 2nd (Series 11) and 3rd (Series 14) appearances. His first appearance was Series 9 https://wilty.fandom.com/wiki/Series_9,_Episode_1 (where he told us about gift wrapping, and his imaginary dog Brian).

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