A prisoner of war camp in Nazi Germany is a rather unlikely setting for a comedy sitcom and perhaps it would be hard to get…
CIPC #240: Lewis S5 E3, The mind has mountains
If you read this blog, there is a good chance you like dissecting chess positions that occur in movies or television series. But maybe you…
CIPC #239: Ava Max, Kings & Queens
Perhaps I have been indoctrinated by Pepsi, but to me Ava Max sounds like some kind of soda. Or perhaps like some obscure British sports…
CIPC #238: The untouchables S4 E3, The chess game
The untouchables were originally a special team of incorruptible agents tasked with fighting organised crime in Chicago. It then became the title of an autobiographically…
CIPC #237: Peep show S3 E3, Shrooming
Peep show is a critically acclaimed sitcom that cemented David Mitchell and Robert Webb as one of the great comedic duos in British television. It…
CIPC #236: Killer7
I don’t know a whole lot about video games, but even I can tell from a very short bit of gameplay footage that Killer7 is…
CIPC #235: The Addams family S1 E34, Winning of Morticia Addams
Today, we will talk about a group of weirdos with strange customs, largely shunned by society but quite happy on their own. No, not chess…
CIPC #234: Lewis S4 E3, Your sudden death question
After well over four years of weekly blog posts, it’s becoming harder and harder to come with real novelties. But today, I have found it.…
CIPC #233: Lewis S2 E3, Life born of fire
The last time we met Lewis, he was assisting inspector Morse in his final days. It turns out that he afterwards became an inspector himself…
CIPC #232: Chanel ad
All too rare are examples of the happy few, the names that everybody knows, the a-list celebrities, that show up at the chessboard. Consequently, the…