There are sports that
are followed across the world from Europe to Asia to America to Africa, the one
that tops the list is undoubtedly football. Athletic events, in particular, the
100m and marathon too have massive following across the world. Lawn tennis is also
catching up as an international sport. Chess
is another game that is followed with much enthusiasm across the world, what is
exciting about the game of minds is that it needs concentration and involvement
with the heightened nuances. Like any evolved art the audience is expected to
have elevated themselves before entering the framework of this subtle game, and
that 
makes it compelling. Next few weeks the world over, from a small town in
Spain to the café in New York, the connoisseurs and ordinary people are going
to have their eyes riveted on every move at Chennai.
makes it compelling. Next few weeks the world over, from a small town in
Spain to the café in New York, the connoisseurs and ordinary people are going
to have their eyes riveted on every move at Chennai.
The painting herein is by
Friedrich Moritz August Retzsch on Goethe´s Faust.
Those who have seen The Seventh Seal
(written and directed by Ingmar Bergman the Swedish director), where the protagonist plays with Death, will recall the
haunting effect it had. A movie I have
seen many times, it is Bergman at his best (indeed i have seen all his movies!)
