(288) Writer Not Fighter! Artist or Combatant!? Singer or S(e)argent!?
In Playing to Win , I wrote of Kasparov´s televised victory over Karpov in the final game from their 1985 Moscow match which made Gary World Champion. “ Games like this show that what the board game may offer is a unique blend of science, sport and art. And if we have the pleasure of watching the moves come in live, rather than playing through them afterwards, we will also sense an unmistakable element of theatre.” On the morning of February 6th 2018 I was listening to episodes of the Radio/TV show Just A Minute . I then took a shower and found myself musing on some remarks made to me the previous year on my lack of committed professionalism. But I responded that I was not really a chess pro. I even said out loud whilst showering, "I´m a writer, not a chessplayer!" This I cribbed from a song of Gilbert O´Sullivan´s from the 1970s, although It had never been released as a single and I had not heard the track in many years: " I'm A Writer, Not A Fighter " I...