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Topic: Prokofiev & chess  (Read 1382 times)

Offline steveie986

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Prokofiev & chess
on: December 29, 2005, 06:13:50 AM
A fascinating account from Prokofiev's personal diary about the time he beat Jose Raoul Capablanca, the Cuban world chess champion, in a simultaneous game:

https://www.sprkfv.net/journal/three02/thegame.html

Does anyone know of any other composers who were chess enthusiasts (besides Francois-Andre Philidor)?
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Offline stormx

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Re: Prokofiev & chess
Reply #1 on: December 29, 2005, 03:03:05 PM
I am a beginner piano student  :-\ :-\, but a very good chess player  :) :).

I really enjoyed the article.

Thanks !!!
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Offline franzliszt2

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Re: Prokofiev & chess
Reply #2 on: December 30, 2005, 08:59:13 PM
Horowitz was amzing at chess apparently. There's photos of many musicians playign chess, such as the cellist rospapovich, and othere great musicians
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