[lang_nl]Rowson wint 2e Capo d’Orso[/lang_nl][lang_en]Rowson wins 2nd Capo d’Orso[/lang_en]

14 Responses to “[lang_nl]Rowson wint 2e Capo d’Orso[/lang_nl][lang_en]Rowson wins 2nd Capo d’Orso[/lang_en]”

1. Ben on May 25th, 2008 10.54
   

   Rowsons voorsprong kwam meer in gevaar …
   Wellicht ertussen?
2. Jean-Michel on May 25th, 2008 16.40
   

   Anybody get everything Rowson said?

   I missed some stutff about:

   - what was that about family tournament - family members not allowed? some of that was garbled for me.

   - what was that about the tournament being a victim of its own success? I also missed some of that.

   Thanks to anybody who can clear it up for me!
3. Ben on May 25th, 2008 21.14
   

   Ik bedoelde natuurlijk om het woord ‘niet’ tussen de eerste zin te plaatsen…
4. peter on May 25th, 2008 21.56
   

   [lang_en]By the way, (for everyone who hasn’t had enough of Rowson yet ) I gladly refer to a lecture he gave last year at an international congress about thinking, held in Norkkoping, Sweden. It’s called What is it like to be a chess grandmaster?[/lang_en][lang_nl]Trouwens, (voor wie nog niet ‘genoeg Rowson’ heeft gehad ) ik verwijs graag naar zijn lezing die hij vorig jaar gaf tijdens een internationale conferentie over ‘denken’ in Norkkoping, Zweden. Het heet What is it like to be a chess grandmaster?[/lang_nl]
5. Janis Nisii on May 26th, 2008 8.18
   

   @Jean Michel
   I have your same listening comprehensin problems. I’ve transcribed what I could hear, hoping a genuine UK reader (or maybe Jonathan himself?) will correct my mistakes.
   “This is a great pleasure, thank you very much for your long applause, and thank you for being a part of these [all] warm days.
   Playing this tournament has always been a pleasure because is one of the friendliest and most intimate tournaments that I’ve played.
   [I told Yuri] that this year I probably wouldn’t be able to play and Yuri said that he was very disappointed because this tournament is like building a sense of family and we’re sad when family members couldn’t come, and after that I thought I had to be here. Because although it’s clearly chess what brings us together, what I love about tourney like this is that chess is not the only thing that we enjoy and share. And I believe it calls upon me the chance to thank the resort’s Stefano and Alessandra, the arbiters and I think a few others, but certainly Yuri who has organized, you know, spent some months of his life making this tournament happen, making it a great success and adding that touch of personal grabbing taste that makes the warm vibrant and [???] event that it is. So thank you Yuri.
   One last think, the only problem of this tournament is the danger of being a victim of his own success and therefore, although I very much hope I’ll be back next year and I’m sure many of you will be back next year, and I hope this tournament will go on according to these friendly standards in future years.”
6. Janis Nisii on May 26th, 2008 8.27
   

   Congrats, Peter! This video is excellent and it efficiently captures most of this event’s athmosphere. Great job!
7. peter on May 26th, 2008 10.28
   

   Thanks. Due to some technical problems in Sardinia, the video was presented with a wrong aspect ratio. It’s good now (widescreen)!
8. Janis Nisii on May 26th, 2008 11.34
   

   Well done, Peter, I was actually wondering why it wasn’t widescreen.
   Btw, a special thank for the De Andre’ song. He’s one of the best and most missed Italian singer-songwriters.

   [ehm just noticed Jonathan at the beginning says "...and thank Sardinia for at least some warm days". I must be deaf]
9. Jonathan Rowson on May 26th, 2008 19.04
   

   Hi Peter, just saw the video again and it’s a really good job- you are setting high standards for a new art form!
   Anybody wondering about the content of the speech should keep in mind that when speaking publically in italy, you have to pause after every 3-4 sentences for the translation, and Peter has to edit that out so the pace and tempo of the recordings might sometimes mean that some of the implicit/contextual meaning is lost.
   For my part, I probably shouldn’t have said that line about the tournament being a victim of its own success, becuase it gives a negative impression- what I reallly meant to say is that everybody who goes there wants to go back, and usually wants to bring their friends and family too! (so sooner of later the tournament will have to find a way to accommodate the new demand.)
   Keep up the good work!
   Jonathan.
10. Antonio on May 26th, 2008 23.11
    

    Thank you Peter. Your video is fantastic!!!!! What else?
    ciao
11. Alessio on May 28th, 2008 15.15
    

    Hi Peter,
    congratulation 4 the video, nice images and beautifull music, it bring my mind back there…………….c u next year
12. Accissimo on May 28th, 2008 15.49
    

    Ciao Peter,bel video complimenti,ma a mio parere hai fatto una piccola svista,cosi per usare un termine scacchistico,infatti nel tuo video non hai immortalato la vera perla del torneo,anche se non lo giocava………………..
    Ciao Janis !!!!!!
13. Yuri Garrett on May 30th, 2008 16.57
    

    Peter,
    although an organizer is always proud of whatever relates to his “creature”, I must admit that I am simply moved every time I come across your video (and I do so very often, as I show it to all my friends!). I am so glad that our little Sardinian tournament has inspired one of your best videos ever that I cannot but publicly invite you back in 2009…

    More so, I should recommend all serious organizers to take real interest in Peter’s excellent work: he is really the best value for your money - guaranteed!

    Lastly, I don’t know if this is really an improvement on what Janis already picked up, but here is my understanding of Jonathan’s speech:

    “This is a great pleasure, thank you very much for your warm applause, and thank you Sardinia for at least some warm days.
    As always this tournament is a pleasure because it is one of the friendliest and most intimate tournaments that I play in.
    Earlier this year I thought that I probably wouldn’t be able to play and Yuri said that he was very disappointed because this tournament was about building a sense of family and he was sad when family members couldn’t come, and after that I thought I had to play.
    Because although it’s clear that chess is what brings us together, what’s lovely about a tournament like this is that chess is not the only thing that we enjoy and share. And I believe it calls upon me to take this chance to thank the resort - Stefano and Alessandra- the arbiters and I think a few others, but certainly Yuri who has organized, you know, spent several months of his life making this tournament happen, making it a great success and adding that touch of personal gravitas that makes the warm vibrant and colourful event that it is. So thank you Yuri.
    One last thing: the only problem of this tournament is that there is a danger of being a victim of his own success and therefore, although I very much hope I’ll be back next year and I’m sure many of you will be back next year, and I hope this tournament will go from strength to strength and that everyone wil go on supporting it in the future years.”

    Arrivederci a Porto Mannu 2009!
14. peter on May 30th, 2008 17.31
    

    OK, I guess it’s my turn then. Thank you Yuri, Stefano, and all the others that have contributed to a warm, personal and at the same time very professionally organized 2. Festival Capo d’Orso. I guess recommending this tournament to all chess fans is something I already did… And normally speaking I’d be glad to return to Sardinia next year!

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