Dominic Lawson conducts a series of interviews over a game of chess.
John Healy – 16th November In this episode he talks to the writer and former homeless alcoholic John Healy. How did chess help Healy give up the booze? And why does he believe that the world of chess is harsher than life on street. [Listen in pop-out player]
[Event "Across the Board, Series 1, Episode 1"]
[Date "2013.12.30"]
[White "Healy, John"]
[Black "Lawson, Dominic"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bf4 g6 4.e3 Bg7 5.Be2 Nbd7 6.Bg3 O-O 7.h3 Qe8 8.O-O e5 9.dxe5 dxe5 10.Nc3 h6 11.Rb1 c6 12.Qd2 b5 13.a3 a5 14.Qd6 Nh5? 15.Qxc6 Ra6 16.Qxb5 Nxg3 17.fxg3 e4 18.Nd4 Kh7 19. Nd5 1/2-1/2
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Natan Sharansky – 17th November In this episode he plays the former Soviet dissident and Israeli politician Natan Sharansky. [Listen in pop-out player]
[Event "Across the Board, Series 1, Episode 5"]
[Date "2014.01.03"]
[White "Sharansky, Natan"]
[Black "Lawson, Dominic"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 Nbd7 4. Nf3 c5 5. e3 e6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. dxc5 Nxc5 9. Bf4 a6 10. Ne5 Nfd7 11. Nd3 Bf6 12. Bd6 Be7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nf4 b5 15. a3 Nb6 16. Bf3 Bb7 17. Qd4 Rfd8 18. Qb4 Nc4 19. Rfd1 a5 20. Qxb5 Ba6 21. Qc6 Rac8 22. Nfxd5 exd5 23. Ncxd5 Qf8 24. Nc7 Bb7 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Qb5 Bxf3 27. Qxc4 Bb7 28. h3 Qd6 29. Nb5 Qc6 30. f3 Ne6 31. Qxc6 Bxc6 32. Nc3 Rd2 33. Rc1 f5 34. Rd1 Rxd1+ 35. Nxd1 Nc5 36. b4 axb4 37. axb4 Na6 38. c3 Ba4 39. Nb2 Bb3 40. Kf2 Kf7 41. Ke2 Ke6 42. Kd3 Ke5 43. f4+ Kd6 44. Kd4 Bc2 45. b5 Nc7 46. Nc4+ Kd7 47. Ne5+ Kd6 48. Nf7+ Ke7 49. b6 Ne6+ 50. Kc4 Be4 51. Ne5 Bxg2 52. Kb5 Nd8 53. c4 Nb7 54. c5 Nxc5 55. Kxc5 Kd8 56. h4 Kc8 57. Nf7 g6 58. Nd6 Kb8 59. Kd4 Bc6 60. Ke5 Bd7 61. Kf6 1-0
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Magnus Carlsen – 18th November Today, Dominic takes on the world’s greatest chess player, Magnus Carlsen – and asks whether it wouldn’t be better for Magnus to put his extraordinary intelligence to another use. [Listen in pop-out player]
[Event "Across the Board, Series 2, Episode 1"]
[Date "2014.10.27"]
[White "Lawson, Dominic"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. c4 (4. g3 d5 5. d4 c5 6. e3 Nc6 7. Bg2 cxd4
8. exd4 Bf5 9. c3 Qd7 10. Ne2 Bh6 11. O-O) 4... d5 $1 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nc3 Qa5
7. g3 Nc6 8. Bg2 Be6 9. Nf3 (9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. Nf3 {was probably better but
Black has lots of activity}) 9... O-O-O $1 10. O-O h5 11. h4 g5 12. a3 $1 {
White begins an attack of his own which gave Magnus pause} Ne5 $1 {Once the
Nf3 is exchanged Black’s pawnstorm is doubly dangerous} 13. b4 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3
Qe5 15. Kg2 ({After} 15. Qa4 Kb8 16. Rac1 c6 $1 17. b5 c5 18. b6 a6 {White has
no more play}) 15... g4 (15... gxh4) 16. Be4 f5 17. Bd3 f4 18. Rc1 Bd6 19. Qe1
Rhe8 {The world champion has arranged his pieces in a fearsome formaton} 20.
Nb5 Kb8 21. Nxd6 Rxd6 22. Rc5 Bd5+ 23. Kh2 b6 $1 24. Rc3 Bb7 $1 25. Qc1 fxg3+
26. fxg3 Qxe2+ $1 27. Bxe2 Rxe2+ 28. Kg1 Rg2+ 29. Kh1 Rdxd2 0-1
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Rausing – 19th November Today Dominic takes on one of Britain’s leading philanthropists, Sigrid Rausing, who plays chess every day with her husband. [Listen in pop-out player]
[Event "Across the Board, Series 2, Episode 3"]
[Date "2014.10.29"]
[White "Lawson, Dominic"]
[Black "Rausing, Sigrid"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. Nf3 d6 2. e4 e5 3. d4 Bg4 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Nxe5 Be6 7. f4 Nf6
8. Bd3 Nc6 9. Nxc6+ bxc6 10. Nd2 Bd6 11. e5 Bb4 12. exf6 gxf6 13. c3 Bd6 14.
Ne4 Bf5 15. Nxd6 Bxd3 16. Nxf7+ Ke7 17. Nxh8 Rxh8 18. Be3 Re8 19. O-O-O Rd8 20.
Rhe1 Kf7 21. Bc5 Rd5 22. b4 {22.b4 Bc4 was missing from the transcript, but
makes sense given White follows up with Rxd5, and the mating net at the game’s
conclusion.} Bc4 23. Rxd5 Bxd5 24. f5 Kg7 25. Bxa7 Bxg2 26. Rg1 Kf7 27. Rxg2 h5
28. Bc5 h4 29. a4 h3 30. Rg6 Ke8 31. a5 Kd8 32. a6 Kc8 33. a7 Kb7 34. Rg8 Ka6
35. c4 Kb7 36. a8=Q# 1-0
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Piers Morgan – 20th November In this programme Dominic Lawson talks to the outspoken journalist and broadcaster Piers Morgan. The game turns out to be a brutal affair. [Listen to the show on BBC iPlayer Radio]
[Event "Across the Board, Series 3, Episode 5"]
[Date "2015.05.08"]
[White "Lawson, Dominic"]
[Black "Morgan, Piers"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nxe5 Bg7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e5 O-O 6. exf6 Qxf6 7. Be2 d6 8.
O-O Nc6 9. Nc3 Be6 10. b3 b6 11. Bb2 d5 12. Re1 d4 13. Nb5 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5
15. Bxd4 Qd5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nxc7 Qc6 18. Nxa8 Qxa8 19. Bf3 Qd8 20. d4 Qd6
21. c4 b5 22. c5 Qe7 23. d5 Qf6 24. dxe6 fxe6 25. Qd7+ Kh8 26. Rad1 g5 27. Rxe6
Qb2 28. Rh6 Qc2 29. Qd4+ Kg8 30. Bd5+ Rf7 31. Re1 Qxf2+ 32. Qxf2 Kf8 33. Qxf7#
1-0
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