16 Jul 2018

Bill Forster on Chess

From Afternoons, 2:20 pm on 16 July 2018

It's been used as a tool for measuring intelligence, as a centrepiece experiment in the nature-versus-nurture debate, and a hobby of great people throughout history.

Bill Forster, the editor of New Zealand Chess magazine, joins us to talk all things chess, and try to tap into what exactly it is about this game that has frustrated and delighted humans for centuries.

Bill Forster is the editor of New Zealand Chess magazine

Bill Forster is the editor of New Zealand Chess magazine Photo: Supplied