The
Radio ChessBase broadcast is held on the Playchess.com
server every Friday at 17:00h German time (and in the German language)
by staff members André Schulz and IM Oliver Reeh. They discuss games
from topical tournament or speak to visitors. An audio feed, with the speakers
moving the pieces on the graphic chessboard, for all to see.
Last Friday Elisabeth Pähtz was on a visit to Hamburg. She is, quite
remarkably, the second world champion Germany has had in chess – seriously,
after Emanuel Lasker. Elli won the Junior World Championship (under 18) last
year in Heraklio, Crete. Here's
a report on that achievement and her career as a chess player.
Elisabeth is now a strapping 19 and trying to fit chess training into her
high-school curriculum. Unlike many young professionals she has not abandoned
her school attendance and takes her general academic education seriously.
Elli (right) chatting with ChessBase intern Anne
Receiving instructions on Fritz
Multimedia from Frederic Friedel
This is what the Playchess visitors see in the ChessBase Radio broadcast
The picture quality is quite spectacular. Normally the video feed appears
in a separate window next to the chessboard and chat, as in the picture above.
But you can "undock" the video window and maximise it. Then the image
looks like this:
The video stream is not inferior to a normal TV broadcast. That's André
Schulz, Elisabeth Pähtz and Oliver Reeh during the Radio ChessBase transmission.
This is really a new era in Internet chess reporting. The playchess audience
was delighted with Elli's very spontaneous and often cheeky commentary, especially
when she discussed her game against one of her biggest rivals Alexandra Kosteniuk.
If you want to get a feel for the video broadcast on Radio ChessBase you can
replay some excerpts on the Playchess server. First go to the room "Chess
Multimedia System" and there to Deutsch – Radio ChessBase.
Click on the "Games" tab and select the Elisabeth Paehtz clip.
Thanks Elli for the lovely ChessBase TV premiere!
