Just the other day, I was thinking that I hadn't posted about Chess in a while. I made through to Press Conference, and then life got in the way. Actually, the Hidden Mickey Wiki project got in the way. But then there was the knee surgery, and the passing of my father-in-law, and the new show at Vanguard. So there's a lot that could be said to be "getting in the way" of posting my Chess notes.
But those are just excuses. I've been procrastinating and I should really get back to it.
And then I come across this on one of the blogs I read:
This is a painting called, "The Game Of Chess", and the artist is Lucas van Leyden.
Looks like it's in the Endgame. I'm not sure whether the player at the right is male or female ... or whether that's meant to be ambiguous. One of the onlookers is clearly unhappy with their choice, and is reaching for a difference piece. The player at the left reeks with confidence, and doesn't seem to care that someone else is trying to help his opponent.
In the musical, the brash American Freddie Trumper is like the player on the left -- seemingly not caring about the game, which appears to be beneath him. And the meek player on the right does remind me a little bit of Anatoly. But the kibbitzer doesn't really fit in with the analogy; I doubt that Molokov would ever dare telling Anatoly what moves to make.
Press Conference is coming soon. It's one of my favorites, and it's one of the songs that did not appear on the double album soundtrack.
