As I was watching LTC Sheller's second video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c_ARQgyOjE I noticed something interesting - the chess board.
The board is obvious in the video, so it makes sense that Sheller wanted the viewers to see it.
After looking at it, I did a bit of research. The pieces on the board represent move represent move #6 (or is it 3?) - Bb5 during the world famous chess match Capablanca vs Marshall: https://en.chessbase.com/post/learn-to-play-the-marshall-attack
I stared at it for a bit thinking, where have I seen this before? The answer is Q#531: https://qalerts.app/?q=%23%23531 It's the same exact match (edit) as in #531, just not as far along in the game.
This is where I am stumped. Any chess insight is welcome. What does it mean, if anything at all. Input welcome.
Thank you fren.
How do you embed something, fren? I'm sure a lot of pedes would like to know, including myself.
Thanks, fren. I always forget about the sidebar. You get so used to seeing it that it becomes invisible.
Not the same chessboard set up.
Same match.
Good catch fren. I sat there listening to him and thinking, hmmm that's strange sitting in the middle of no where, but have a chess board in front of him.
It's a good job you thought more about it than me, so will we get a missile fired "Fox 3" as a FF?
Or could it be referring to JA?
I'm open to all interpretations. Not sure what it means. That said, for anyone that plays chess, this is an historic match. It may be symbolic just from a strategy standpoint. Then again...there are no coincidences.
More details. Another thread.
First point, Scheller's position is not from the 1918 Manhattan Masters tournament. Also, that tournament had other players than Capablanca and Marshall and was not a two-player match. Next, Capablanca-Marshall 1918 began with king pawns, but Scheller with queen pawns, big difference. So there is no tie to Q's reference or that line of thinking.
But there is a big big tie to Carlsen-Karjakin 2016 championship game 1, where this position does appear! Three days after Trump was elected, Carlsen chose this opening on move 2, which is called the Trompowsky. Postgame chatter could talk about nothing but the idea that the World Champion was acknowledging Trump's victory that week, but Carlsen said it was not an explicit reference. Few believed him. The joke was that if she had won then Carlsen would've played Queen's Gambit Accepted.
Very interesting. Thank you for the perspective.
Look again. White bishop is diagonal from black knight. I'm a little dyslexic, so I fight things like this, but I think the black backfield is reversed, but that could also be the camera.
It's not the exact same board setup. Clear as day. The Board set up in the video is no more than 3-4 mives from start of game. The Q post board image is easily 15+ moves into the game. Not the same chess board or piece orientation. Look for yourselves. There are 11 black pieces on the YouTube video and only 8 black pieces in the Q post.
You're right. My mind i playing tricks on me. Sheller and the actual match play are the same. Q's post is the same game, just moves farther in. It's still the same match.
I'm not convinced of that. The opening represented by Sheller's board is a generic opening that could easily apply to any chess game - beginner or advanced. I think the bigger message is that Sheller is an adept chess player, i.e. has thought thru the future moves of his actions. As far as I can tell, this is not being tied directly back to the Q post, IMHO.
Very possibly. Then again, we aren't playing 5D chess. Q is.