Thinking so hard that it almost hurts...

Love the intensity on the face of the player.

Good Shot. Miles is dead.

Nice shot, Baldur!

cool shot of a situation. schach matt?! no.
But this one you could crop closer or do you want the person in the background and the names to show the chess championship? Yes I think so.

Thanks to all of you for your ratings and comments.

To P.G. Casas: I know.

To Robert: Yes I do.

Regards, Baldur

LOL! Very nice expression on the player, nice mustache too. You can definately tell it´s taken a while ago. Nice image, I love these old BW photos of yours, what more do you have in your closet?

Very good shot given the circumstances. I'm pretty familiar with chess competitions, and you've got something valuable here. Browne isn't such a famous player, but his expression here is well caught. I would just wish to see his eyes a bit more. <p> The lighting and composition are good too, which isn't a minor achievement in these turnament halls. I would be really interested to see a picture of Miles, his opponent here, if you have any. Miles was many times the champion of U.K, and he's at the same time one of the most extravagant players around and also a player whose face really speaks volumes. Well done. Regards.

To Larus: You´ll see.

To Marc: I knew that about Miles but I´m not sure I have any of him, maybe one and maybe not good enough, I´ll take a look.

Regards, Baldur

Very very good picture

Excellent picture that really drove me into the game. I looked at the pic, and my first reaction was: Browne is taking a bashing. Actually you've answered that question, and Browne apparently won:)

The glass is a bit distracting and my next reaction was to look at the chess board to see the situation!

Thanks for the pic and well done!

Blaise

Excellent shot!

Very nice photo! To Marc: In the U.S., Walter Browne was a very famous player and was generally considered the best player in the U.S. in the late 1970's. Of course, on an international level, the USSR dominated chess.

Otto, Blaise, balaji, Vlad P and Tom, thanks for your kind comments. To Tom: You´re right and I was told by my father (whos was a chess player in those days) that W.S. Brown is still doing good! USSR dominated chess until 1972.

Such an intense look, well captured Baldur.

Congrats, Baldur.

Just fantastic shot ! I love the texture of the image and of course, the intensity too. Just fabulous !!

It seems to me that the DOF is just about perfect here. We see enough of the background to have a general feeling for the hall and a little better sense of Miles, but the full focus is on Browne and his expression of anguished concentration. A winning gambit, this one!

For me this is a typical sports photo, but it conveys the excitement of the game very well, on that part it's well done.

Peta, Zacarias, Sivakumar, Jim and Amason, thanks for your comments.

Brownes Expression says it all, this is a wonderful candid portrait, it really shows the concentration on his face, good use of dof and the tonal range is excellent, well done Baldur.

Great shot. Love his expression! Although it's been said above, great DOF, composition works extremely well. Great tonal range. I wouldn't have paid any attention to the glass if it hadn't been mentioned above, and even so, I don't find it overly distracting.

Richard and Christian, thanks for your comments. There is one thing I forgot to mention in the beginning. This image has never been showned before, until I posted it here on PN.

A true classic Baldur. That expression on the face of GM Browne is so loaded with tension and meaning. That's usually my face after about three moves. :) An excellent shot, given the challenges you faced here. Well done.

I agree, this is a classic!

Just a wonderfully recorded moment. Great find.

I am not sure about the chess - history :o)). But you captured the expression on a players face perfectly. I almost see the smoke rising from his head. very original and well handicrafted Image. A perfect example a photographer makes an Image, and not a computer.

Good Pic, Thanks for telling us the outcome:-)

Andy, Arnab, Ringo, Fred and Michael: I appreciate your kind and helpful comments. Many thanks!

Thanks to all of you for rating "Search..."

I think you catpured a great instant here, Baldur. The framing and composition is rather standard but pleasant and all the observer attention goes into the subjects. The player who is thinking has a strong expression as other may have noted, but at a second examination also the player who holds his hands against the arms and patiently waits for the mvoe is typical and cotnributes to the atmopshere. I'd say good work overall!

Riccardo, thank you very much for your visit and thoughts. Perhaps I will post the chess here later ?

Maybe this is not the right field for this but I do not think it will hurt anybody.

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. h3 Bh5 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. O-O Bd6 9. Be2 O-O 10. e4 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nd4 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Ng6 14. Rd1 Qc8 15. Bg5 Be5 16. Qe3 Nh5 17. Qf3 Nf6 18. Qe3 Nh5 19. Qf3 Nf6 20. Nf5 Qe6 21. h4! h6 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Nd5 Bxb2? 24. Rab1 Be5 25. h5 c6 26.hxg6 fxg6 27. Nde7+ Kh7 28. Nxg6 Qxg6 29. Rxb7 Rfd8 30. Rxd8 Rxd8 31. Rxa7 Qg5 32. g3 c5 33. Re7 Bf6 34. Rc7 Qc1+ 35. Kg2 Be5 36. Qg4! Qc3 37. Rc6 Bf6 38. Nd6 Qd4 39. Qf5+ Kg8 40. Qe6+ Kh7 41. Qf5+ Kg8 42. Nb7 Rf8 43. Nxc5 Be7 44. Ne6! Rxf5 45. Nxd4 Ra5 46. Rc8+ Kf7 47. Rc7 The deathblow. - White simply threats 48. Rxe7 so black gave up.