Australian Chess ... 1974 style!

Two other mostly chess-related blogs that I read from time-to-time, Shaun Press' ChessExpress & Amiel Rosario's Closet Grandmaster, both made mention recently of the 1974 Australian Chess Championships held in Cooma in rural NSW. As a result, I took a look at the tournament book (a wonderful reference of events of the past that is sadly missing in today's internet-based world) and rediscovered a wonderful tidbit that was one of the reasons I purchased the book in the first place. The photo below, complete with wonderful caption, appears on page 73:

I had not seen Lloyd for a number of years, both because of my move to Melbourne a few years ago, as well as the fact that I have played far less chess than I did when I was in Sydney, and it was good to see him drop into the Sydney International Open recently.

It also reminded me of an old hip-hop favourite ... Memory Lane by Nas, from one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all-time, 1994s Illmatic. I don't think there was ever an official film clip made for the song, but the wonders of YouTube have produced this pretty good home-made effort, which is well worth a watch (or at least a listen to the song):