Oct-23-04
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| Knight13: I never noticed this guy until <refutor> told me that "A Fish" is probably "Andrew Fish." I got this guy when I searched A Fish. Who is this guy anyway? |
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| Oct-23-04 |
| mack: There's a lot to be said for Andrew Martin - in fact he holds the record for the greatest number of participants taken on in a simul. 320+ if I remember correctly. |
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Dec-14-04
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| AdrianP: Presumably the first game (1949) is not the same A Martin as all the rest. |
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| Nov-06-05 |
| Chesschufty: I played in his world record 320+ so I know you're right. He is based in Sandhurst-England and has written many books and presented DVD's-I think he is also a commentator for Chessbase. His world record was recently beaten by Susan Polgar. |
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| Nov-06-05 |
| cade: His record was beaten but Martin questions the legitimacy of that event. |
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| Nov-06-05 |
| GBKnight: Some of these games are not Andrew Martin, the English player. For example, the game against Ulf Andersson at Montilla 1977 was Angel Martin Gonzalez, the Spanish player. Its obviously difficult when the same name crops up many times.
I believe Andrew is still playing and definitely does commentaries/lectures etc. His commentaries are one of the highlights at the annual British Championship. |
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Mar-02-06
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| midknightblue: Andrew Martin Chess Academy went live 3/1/06! |
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| Mar-02-06 |
| jamesmaskell: Yeah. I signed up for that last night then realised the costs involved. |
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Mar-02-06
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| midknightblue: haha <james>. I haven't signed up yet either, much as I would like to support Martin, as i think he has a lot to offer, in general. It is just that the amount of money one can spend on chess is neverending (books, websites, tournaments, lessons). But it seems like an interesting site. |
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| Mar-02-06 |
| jamesmaskell: It hasnt cost me anything to sign up but I wont be buying anything from the site. Just cant afford anything right now. |
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| May-17-06 |
| BIDMONFA: Andrew D Martin MARTIN, Andrew D.
http://www.bidmonfa.com/martin_andr...
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| Aug-22-06 |
| Kriegspiel: Martin needs to toot his own horn here, discretely but diligently, and get some wins uploaded. A record of 31.9% is not exactly awe-inspiring, and while an incomplete or highly selective database offering can bias one's record enormously, that is not always apparent to the average viewer; and since Martin makes his living as a commentator and analyst appealing to the sensibilities of the average viewer, this deserves consideration. Also, he needs to change his Chessbase.com Playchess Radio commentator photograph. I see it every week there, and every week he reminds me of a Star Wars publicity photo of Darth Maul caught in a "doh!" moment. I've seen some perfectly fine, up-to-date photos of him on the net, so why anyone would choose a head-shot that makes him look like a deer caught in headlights is beyond me. Kriegspiel
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Aug-22-06
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| ray keene: andy martin supervises chess at wellington college where-gratifyingly-it is soon to become part of the curriculum. andy has been most helpful in helping to sort out minor difficulties at the second half of the staunton memorial also being held at wellington college-possibly the most beautiful venue i have ever seen for a chess event! |
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| Sep-03-06 |
| EmperorAtahualpa: <His record was beaten but Martin questions the legitimacy of that event.> <cade> Who broke it? |
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| Sep-03-06 |
| Albertan: <EmperorAtahualpa: His record was beaten but Martin questions the legitimacy of that event.
<cade> Who broke it?> Hi EmperorAtahualpa, GM Susan Polgar beat Martin's record.You can read about this at this link: http://www.chessville.com/News/Insi... |
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| Sep-04-06 |
| apawnandafool: the crux of the argument is whether non chessplayers count as opponents in simul record-breaking attempts. every single one of martin's opponents were chessclub members of a minimum playing ability, while polgar's attempt included scores of mall shoppers. as an added complexity, guinness did not witness polgar's attempt. so is it really official? a polgar vs. martin 2007 simultaneous simul is needed, winner-takes-all. where each battle the same number of opponents of equal-relative strengths, at the same time in the same auditorium. |
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