Chess as Art and Art as Chess

“For me, art and chess are closely related. Both are the forms in which the self finds beauty and expression”. (Vladimir Kramnik).

And so off to the Chelsea Arts Club we went. A small but hardy band, we ventured into the depths of Fulham. We put up a good fight but sadly went down 3-1 in the end.

Izzie  Thomas (W)  1 – 0 Doctor Kirby (B, again…)

Mike Radcliffe  0 – 1 Mister Widdicombe

Lino Mannocci  1 – 0 Mister Trivedi

John Leighton  1 – 0  Mister Osserian

Here’s the score sheet:

cac-scoresheet

The artists creating their works:

A charming room
A charming room
Games underway
Doctor Kirby putting in a shift on Board 1
Doctor Kirby putting in a shift on Board 1

Here are the games:

And finally, the most important bit of the evening:

Great food
Great food