Great British Chess Triumphs (2 DVDs)

Great British Chess Triumphs

All chess fans will enjoy the incredible archive footage found on these DVDs – for decades feared lost – of British wins by Nigel Short, Tony Miles and Jon Speelman against two of the greatest world champions. The DVDs feature the players own remarks and has an overall commentary by GM Ray Keene.

DVD One: Miles beats Karpov (1983) Miles beats Karpov in a brilliant cliffhanger but was then deprived of his moment of glory when BBC technicians went on strike and refused to screen the game. Now located, the long lost footage of this incredible win was in archives in Berlin, and for the first time this historic Black win by Miles is presented to the chess playing public. Speelman beats Kasparov (1989)

DVD Two: Short beats Kasparov I (1987) Short beats Kasparov II (1987)

Running time: 2 hours +