Jan-06-04 | | Whitehat1963: Is this the famous surrealist artist? If so, he plays a mean game of chess against perhaps the greatest (or certainly one of the greatest) blindfold simul players of all time. Interesting. |
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Jan-07-04 | | Lawrence: 'Tis indeed. In the bar up the Costa Brava where Duchamp used to take on all comers they now hold an annual computer-chess competition. |
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Jul-15-04 | | Jesuitic Calvinist: Bravo Marcel! |
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Jul-15-04 | | uzeromay: I know i'm just pointing out the obvious here, but 16. Rxf2 Bxf2 will be followed by 17...Nxd3. |
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Jul-15-04 | | acirce: I'm not sure "surrealist" is an accurate label. |
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Jul-15-04 | | Jesuitic Calvinist: Yes, acirce - "dadaist" is perhaps more accurate, but then, Marcel didn't like to be labelled. |
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Oct-19-04
 | | Willem Wallekers: < 16. Rxf2 Bxf2 will be followed by 17...Nxd3.>
Or 16. Rxf2 Qg5 threatening Qxg2# and Nh3+ + Qxd2 ?
(17. Kf1 Bxf2 18. Qxf2 Bxg2+ 19. Ke1 Nxd3+) |
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Jan-18-05 | | Abaduba: <"dadaist" is perhaps more accurate>
How about "worthless"? I blame readymades for starting the trend in modern art where "creativity" becomes more important than having actually achieved something beautiful. Even so, Duchamp is definately a decent chess player. Too bad for him that they didn't let him take an Alekhine masterpiece and write his name on the score. I'm surprised he never thought of it. |
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Jan-18-05 | | aw1988: "Worthless" is not what I would call it, at all. |
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May-07-05 | | WorldChampeen: Surprisingly, one of the catalog houses sells two volumes of his games; I gather. Also, from what I know of Duchamp on Art; his was a questioning of Art or in other words "what is art?" I believe he is actually a forefather of Dada art; if that can be said, he helped inspire it. I can do without the "fountain" but in his art, not only do I see the roots of Dadaism; but it is easy to see how more recent artists were influenced by him. A good sumation here; http://www.angelfire.com/art2/rober.... Curiously, https://www.schachversand.de/detail... deals with that second volume of Duchamp's chess career. |
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May-18-07 | | Whitehat1963: Obviously, Duchamp had no fear of Koltanowski's "Knight Ascending a Chessboard." |
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Jul-28-08
 | | Domdaniel: I have declared <chessgames.com> a readymade work of art for Marcel's birthday. I might get around to drawing a moustache on it later. |
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Dec-01-09
 | | playground player: Was this game in one of Koltanowski's simultaneous blindfolded exhibitions? I wonder if Kolty was at a disadvantage when he could see the board. |
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Apr-02-10 | | Shams: <Whitehat1963> I wish I'd written that! |
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Oct-10-10 | | rapidcitychess: Great puns, but too bad the game is not of that quality. |
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Feb-22-11
 | | beenthere240: This was at the chess olympiad. marcel played board 3 for France. |
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Jul-28-11 | | DrMAL: Wow, Koltanowski was a really good player and Duchamp slaughters him here. Maybe East Indian Defense got it's name because black played facing North a lot? This game was interesting until white got greedy with 15.Nxf8?? Marcel spotted the strongest reply 15...Bd4+ his art is fabulous but his chess was obviously also great. Happy Birthday to him! |
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Nov-28-11
 | | Penguincw: Wow. A quick knockout. So. What's the follow up?
Hmm.16.♔g1 ♗xg2+ 17.♕xg2 ▢ 17...♘xg2 18.♔xg2 ♗xc3 19.bxc3 ♕xd3 with an easy win. Black is up a ♕ and two ♙s for a ♖ and ♘ however the ♘ on f8 is getting ready to fall. c3 and c4 are ready to fall. It's an easy win for black.
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Jul-19-13 | | hudapri: <Whitehat1963> :) |
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Jul-28-15 | | RookFile: Maybe white rushed the e5 break. I sort of like his game after 11. Qd2 and 12. Rae1. Black's b7 bishop seems to be misplaced. |
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Jun-21-17 | | Vyrak: Marcel Duchamp turned towards chess because he hated the way bourgeois pseudo-intellectuals perverted art. His dream was to kill art |
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Feb-04-18 | | gpbear: "I blame readymades for starting the trend in modern art where "creativity" becomes more important than having actually achieved something beautiful. Even so, Duchamp is definately a decent chess player." Oh, the irony of someone bemoaning the decline of western civilization while misspelling "definitely" like a third grader... |
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Feb-25-20 | | asiduodiego: A nice game. I think the funniest thing about this game is that, being an "Indian" line, one should expect a closed center, but in the end, the center is wide open both Black Fianchettos destroy White's defenses. Good game by Marcel. A nice tactical shot. |
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Nov-15-20 | | Jean Defuse: ...
The original scorecard from Duchamp’s scoring book: https://www.christies.com/media-lib... Source: ‘Finding the right move’ - Marcel Duchamp and his passion for chess: https://www.christies.com/features/... ... |
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