It was a producer for James Valentine's ABC Sydney program wanting to talk to a chess authority about this very issue. The Daily Telegraph reported James Valentine’s afternoon program on ABC Sydney would run the segment on Wednesday. It is a total apartheid boardgame with overtones of slavery and shoe shine kits. Advertisement - story continues below. That’s six different radio and digital broadcasts right there. Please. My producer did exactly what producers should do. There were also calls for the ABC to not be so frivolous when there were more important topics to talk about such as COVID-19 and our deteriorating trade relationship with China. That’s not actually what happened and it’s not actually what we ever intended to do... No, no, we weren’t going to do that. The ABC is set to host a radio debate about the racial undertones of chess on James Valentine's afternoon program on Wednesday While Mr Adams has refused to … Dr Bonham spoke to ABC radio's James Valentine on Wednesday afternoon after a man posted to social media his child's query about why white always moves first in chess. It is very easy to find exactly what my radio show is all about. So, we did do the segment the next day as we intended. This is not a trivial purpose. Everything I've seen so far from the ABC is divisive at best, only showing either one side to a story, or worse, not the entire story which gives it context. Tune in for lots of your favourite Afternoon segments as well as all the news and fun to get you through the day. Australian Chess Federation committee member Dr Kevin Bonham has refuted suggestions the rule of white pieces moving first was racially motivated. I also read about it on News.com.au that afternoon. It does show that if anyone put an ideological framework over a simple inquiry from a radio producer it wasn’t us. “There are complex patterns that require white to move first,” Bonham said. While I’m doing that ABC News is still doing the news, Four Corners is four cornering, Bluey is being Bluey and Costa is doing whatever he does with compost. (At this stage they did not mention it was the above tweet stream that had sparked it, but it turned out that it was.) Fair to say Kasparov didn’t. I’ve often pondered in these pages how it is that the most likely source of complaint about your station is from non-listeners who only heard about what was aired on another station - the one they normally listen to - or in other media be it television or online. In 1857, at the age of 11, he was taught how to play chess by a strong London player, Francis Burden (1830-1882). “This rule was never about race or politics, but we can break it to send a message to everyone who believes that colour should grant advantage in chess or in life.”, Giri elaborated: “It is difficult to change your mindset in a chess game with a different start. But of late, I have returned to my usual mix; quirky, whimsical, funny, observational ideas drawn from my life, my listener’s life, my producer’s life, anywhere we can find something which might allow us to illuminate a little more of the human condition and amuse someone in a delivery van, or working in a back warehouse, or at home caring for elderly or young charges. Tomorrow I want to consider if the Key of C Major is racist. When the segment finally went to air on Wednesday, host James Valentine quickly made clear approaching Adams was to have a discussion, not brand chess as “racist.”. 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To accuse the ABC of ignoring major and important events because of one segment that I’m doing makes as much sense as ripping into us because the ABC has a program that thinks it’s vital to tell Australians what day it is. On sale now! A leather combination backgammon/chess set, 5 x 32 x 26 cm. Presented by. I’m not saying chess people should be talking about this. This is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and people have clearly never actually listened to the Afternoon Show with James Valentine. Controversy arose when the ABC proposed a radio discussion on the matter and on Tuesday sought an interview with John Adams, an economist who represented the Australian Chess Federation in 2015. When the nation was on fire, I broadcast news about the fire. Peter Saxon. In March 2019, world champion Magnus Carlsen and Dutch rival Anish Giri played a chess game in which the black pieces made the first move, contrary to the longstanding rules. And it illustrates how a story like this can be concocted and become a truth for many. In fact, I must confess, that I hadn’t actually heard the offending segment myself about racism in chess, on James Valentine’s ABC Sydney afternoon show. I read a tweet from a father teaching his child chess. Except it wasn’t. James Valentine, host of the ABC's 3pm Sydney radio show, (pictured with actress Leah McLeod) explained how the saga got so out of control So his producer called Mr … I spoke to Kevin Bonham, Vice President of Australian Chess Federation who outlined the history - white moving first was standardised in the 1880s , the reason - lots of things were standardised to make it easier to communicate about the game; and the suggestion that it had anything to do with race? James Valentine, host of the public broadcaster’s 3pm Sydney radio show, planned to discuss why the white side has the first move in every game. ABC Radio Sydney host James Valentine later said the idea was to have a discussion, not brand chess as racist, according to Yahoo. James Valentine, saxophonist and ABC 702 presenter, has copped criticism for planning a segment on whether chess is racist. Undeterred by the backlash from famous chess players and the common sense public about discussing such nonsense, ABC radio host James Valentine doubled down and went on to target the popular confectionary Minties. His guest, Australian Chess Federation committee member Dr Kevin Bonham, took the opportunity to refute suggestions the rule of white pieces moving first was racially motivated. But Adams condemned the ABC for not focusing on “bigger issues” amid a global health pandemic, accusing the radio broadcaster of reporting “bulls***”. The players said the game was played as a “symbolic gesture” to mark the United Nations’ International Day for the Elimination of Racism on March 21st. And Local Radio is sixty different radio stations across Australia, from Hobart to Darwin, from Broome to Cairns. I do three hours a day, five days a week. In this I’m following exactly the brief, purpose and I would say, the sacred mission of Talk Radio. But don’t worry we won’t rest there. His producer contacted John Adams, 38, a former Australian Chess Federation representative, who … “Not really,” he said, “but the topic does come up and is discussed.”. The ABC have taken the view that chess is RACIST given that white always go first! “I’ve agreed to comment on this tomorrow around lunchtime.”, White moving first has been a law in chess for more than 120 years.Source:News Regional Media, Article 1.2 of the official Laws of Chess states: “The player with the light-coloured pieces makes the first move, then the players move alternately, with the player with the dark-coloured pieces making the next move.”. All the other humpbacks are black but we single out that white one, don’t we? In 1860, at the age of 14, he was a regular at Simpson’s Divan. Subscribe to the radioinfo daily flash briefing podcast on these platforms: Acast, Apple iTunes Podcasts, Podtail, Spotify, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, or wherever you get your podcasts. Before that, the player who moved first had his choice of colours. Don't have an account? James Valentine, host of the ABC’s 3pm Sydney radio show, (pictured with actress Leah McLeod) explained how the saga got so out of control So his producer called Mr Adams as an Australian chess expert, but was told he was no longer very active in chess circles and suggested someone else. I also read about it on News.com.au that afternoon. I direct you to some 60 episodes of Head Room, the podcast distilled from my weekday program. It’s a News/Talk station and I decided long ago that there were plenty of people doing the News and maybe I should do the Talk. “The ABC have taken the view that chess is RACIST given that white always go first! Please help me understand whether this is a long-overdue correction of past injustice, or just political correctness gone mad. A Sydney radio station has come under fire from a former player for organising a segment to discuss whether chess was racist. By the end of the day no less a chess grandee than Garry Kasparov has joined in, thundering about how nonsensical it was that at tax payer funded broadcaster would do such a thing, and by the end of the week it’s a story on Breitbart News. “They are seeking comment from a chess official as to whether the rules of chess need to be altered! Enough! All those white keys on the piano what message does that send? Debate has broken out as to whether it's ethical for the white pieces to move first in chess, before the black pieces. My second item of evidence is the original tweet which sparked my interest. That story generated 383 reader comments, almost all of them hostile towards the ABC. Further to the anti-ABC rants in News Corp papers, I came across this little teaser for the DVD video "Thanks For Listening", UPC No: 9333767002774 written by former 2UE's "Forum" host Ian Parry-Okeden at https://twitter.com/IanParryO/status/1277462007877255168. Still, there is always a White Supremacist who wants to spoil things, and in this case, it was a former member of the Australian Chess Federation. Apparently, Kasparov did not agree as to the worthiness of the conversation. That story generated 383 reader comments, almost all of them hostile towards the ABC. Sign up, Join the conversation, you are commenting as Logout. “Trust the taxpayer-funded national broadcaster to apply ideological Marxist frameworks to anything and everything in Australia! Adams was heavily critical of the ABC for doing the segment, suggesting their time, and that of their listeners, was better spent elsewhere. I’m just wondering if they do. “I just received a phone call from an ABC Sydney based producer seeking a comment about the game of chess. “Well, I think we can conclude that chess is not racist, it’s tradition and no more than that. I only heard about it on Ray Hadley’s 2GB morning show the next day. When the floods followed only weeks after the smoke had cleared, I broadcast news about the floods. John Adams, 38, received a phone call from an ABC radio producer on Tuesday afternoon about a segment for James Valentine's afternoon program on ABC Sydney on Wednesday. A NOTE ABOUT RELEVANT ADVERTISING: We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites. Some ridiculed any notion of race, some went to the history books, some considered the question in the light of these times and the cultural and linguistic truth that white is always a positive and black always a negative. And as for the constant notion that we are still in thrall to Marx and work tirelessly to overthrow our capitalist oppressors? If they can't, or wont produce unbiased reporting, then why should we, the people of Australia, fund the organisation and support extremists? PRO­FES­SIONAL chess play­ers and coaches have taken on the “fool­ish” ABC for wast­ing tax­payer dol­lars or­gan­is­ing a ra­dio seg­ment dis­cussing whether the board game is racist. In 1859, he joined the City of London Chess Club. So it’s true, there are more far more important things to consider than the pre-lash I dealt with this week. All Rights Reserved. His guest, Australian Chess Federation committee member Dr Kevin Bonham, took the opportunity to refute suggestions the rule of white pieces moving first was racially motivated. Valentine John Cecil De Vere Mathews, later known as Cecil de Vere, was born February 14 (Valentine’s Day), 1846. “The response to the tweet showed that common sense is prevailing. A former Australian chess representative has blasted the ABC for wasting taxpayer’s money on “bulls**t” as a Sydney radio show prepares to discuss if the game is racist. (Photo by Yuri Smityuk\TASS via Getty Images) The move comes amid a … John Adams said the same thing in one of his interviews while blasting us for broaching the topic. Australia's leading site for radio and audio industry news and jobs. It was genuinely fake news. They are seeking comment from a chess official as to whether — John Adams (@adamseconomics) June 23, 2020 Join Josh Szeps as James Valentine takes a Spring break. The ABC have taken the view that chess is RACIST given that white always go first! Someone else said I was going to. It’s dozens of things. radioinfo ABN: 87 004 005 109  P O Box 6430 North Ryde NSW 2113 Australia. I’m on the Sydney one. These inner city wokes working in the ABC with their Marxist leaning arts degrees are making a mockery of the service at every bodies (sic) expense and probably rolling on their studio floors in fits of laughter that they are getting away with it. Chess expert Kevin Bonham — who is part of the Australian Chess Federation — explained the implications if white does not move first in chess. We are RN and Local Radio. It came after ABC host James Valentine saw a post on Twitter noting white moved first in the popular board game and thought it was worthy of further discussion. Provenance: The collection of the late Dr Thomas James Valentine From ambers post, quoting James Valentine: At the conclusion of the on-air discussion , I made the following quip. When the sickness came and all was closed down, I didn’t talk about anything else. “I just received a phone call from an ABC Sydney based producer seeking a comment about the game of chess,” Adams posted to Twitter. Teaching my child to play chess this week and it was proposed to me that I should change the rule that says “white always gets to go first”. ABC Radio chastised for what James Valentine didn’t do or say. Professional economist Adams received a call from a Sydney-based ABC producer on Tuesday asking whether the game was racist because white always moves first. Kevin Bonham, a member of the Australian Chess Federation committee who appeared in Adams’ place, explained that the concept of having white move first was developed in the mid-19th century as a way of standardizing … Former Australian chess representative John Adams has lashed out at the ABC as the public broadcaster’s radio show prepares a segment to discuss whether the popular board game is racist. It’s called Playschool. We will also consider if liking Migaloo the White Whale is racist. But it is in a context of constant attack on public broadcasting around the world. I think: there’s a fifteen minute radio discussion. Tomorrow I want to consider if the Key of C Major is racist. In a facebook post, reprinted below, James Valentine explains what actually did happen as well as provide us with an eloquent reminder of what radio is all about and why amusing your audience is a serious pursuit. They are seeking comment from a chess official as to whether the rules of chess need to be altered.”, He continued, “Trust the taxpayer funded national broadcaster to apply ideological Marxist frameworks to anything and everything in Australia! She sought out an expert and asked them for information. The child asked, “why does white always go first?” The father paused, aware of current cultural context and wondered exactly how to answer. The Daily Telegraph the next day - we got two days coverage - wrote a summary of what we’d done on air, concluding with “Valentine also thinks that Minties are wrong because they are white.”, At the end of it all, it was Breitbart news wrote a perfectly fair summary of what had occurred, saying “When Valentine went to air, he quickly made clear that they had approached Mr Adams to have a discussion not to brand chess as racist.”. It’s a relationship. The move comes amid a wider debate about racist attitudes in society sparked by the death of African-American man George Floyd in the US at the hands of a white police officer. So my program and my producers are pilloried around the world based on a statement made by someone else about a segment that hadn’t been broadcast. The government could make the subscriptions tax deductible if it thinks it should support a national broadcaster. Indeed, if Chess were a movie, it would be Gone with the Wind. That’s how I spent Black Summer. I am looking to create some conversation that will be fresh, that will keep someone interested and that will tell us something more about our world and why it is the way it is. The Daily Telegraph later confirmed with the ABC that presenter James Valentine would be hosting the segment during his afternoon show on Wednesday. “The response to the tweet showed that common sense is prevailing,” he said. And finally I think Minties should come in black and white.”. With all the drama resulting from COVID-19, I am amazed that the ABC is broadcasting on irrelevant topics.”. I made a very similar comment on the 22nd June at 1809 at this site, https://radioinfo.com.au/news/trusted-news-brands-revealed-reuters-institute-study. The Daily Telegraph reported James Valentine’s afternoon program on ABC Sydney would run the segment on Wednesday. For over twenty years I’ve been broadcasting between the hours of 12.30 and 3.30 on ABC Radio Sydney. When the segment finally went to air on Wednesday, host James Valentine quickly made clear approaching Adams was to have a discussion, not brand chess as “racist.”. These conversations have a serious purpose. But I hadn’t. But otherwise we talk, fifty minutes in the hour. The broadcaster copped a stern rebuke from chess player John Adams, 38, on Tuesday after he received a phone call from a producer for James Valentine’s afternoon show requesting an interview about whether chess is racist. On a Tuesday evening, Economist and Chess player John Adams put out this tweet. Again, the problem is Minties are white. In fact, I must confess, that I hadn’t actually heard the offending segment myself about racism in chess, on James Valentine’s ABC Sydney afternoon show. It’s not. Provenance: The collection of the late Dr Thomas James Valentine … At the conclusion of the on-air discussion , I made the following quip. Here you will find me looking for Sydney Traffic Light Number One; determining why those who pronounce the eighth letter of the alphabet as ‘Aitch’ are so disturbed when someone pronounces it ‘Haitch’ - just two highlights from a long catalogue of quirky and hopefully amusing conversations with experts and callers. Australian Chess Federation committee member Dr Kevin Bonham has refuted suggestions the rule of white pieces moving first was racially motivated. And as bash-worthy topics go, this was a beaut! And I was never going to. We are Triple J, Double J, ABC Classic and ABC Country. This was delivered I like to think in a fairly heavy handed sarcastic tone and for those familiar with my program, I think they would have got the joke. JAMES VALENTINE: … there’s been a lot of talk about the fact that the ABC, and specifically this program, Afternoons with me, James Valentine, were going to do a program where we declared that chess is racist. There are many who seek it and if they need it, they really need it. Now this does all get a bit he said/I said and there’s no reason to particularly believe my chronology but I will put at least two things up in my defence. A look back at the year that will have been 2018! I only heard about it on Ray Hadley’s 2GB morning show the next day. Adams said he received a phone call from a Sydney-based ABC radio producer seeking his comment for James Valentine’s Wednesday afternoon program. By the next morning Mr Adams is in the Daily Telegraph, and then on all the commercial talk shows airing his views. “With all the drama resulting from COVID-19, I am amazed that the ABC is broadcasting on irrelevant topics!”. But if we can change our minds in the game, we can surely help people change their minds in real life.”, To join the conversation, please Log in. the rules of chess need to be altered!Trust the taxpayer funded national broadcaster to apply ideological Marxist frameworks to anything & everything in Australia!With all the drama resulting from COVID-19, I am amazed that the ABC is broadcasting on irrelevant topics! It’s this kind of audience reaction that has made ABC bashing a go-to topic on a slow or less than brisk news day among some sections of commercial media. He wondered if there was any racial background to the rule. funding. James Valentine, the host of the afternoon show on Sydney radio, said the idea of the show had arisen out of a tweet by a father who said he had wondered whether chess rules had racist origins after he was asked by his daughter why white always moved first. It came after ABC host James Valentine saw a post on Twitter noting white moved first in the popular board game and thought it was worthy of further discussion. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. We do have a program that does that. Maybe if the media didn't give these crazies a platform we wouldn't have so much division in society? But don’t worry we won’t rest there. The listeners normally get the joke and dial up to join in. Mr Adams said he was no longer very active in chess circles and suggested someone else that we could turn to. There is a five minute news bulletin at the top of the hour, some thirty second promos, perhaps a music track. Dr Bonham spoke to ABC radio’s James Valentine on Wednesday afternoon after a man posted to social media his child’s query about why white always moves first in chess. Why does white go first in chess, what is the history of that and ( here’s the important bit really ) given current cultural trends is there any discussion in chess circles about this? I barely know what Marxist ideology is. Controversy arose when the ABC proposed a radio discussion on the … It came after ABC host James Valentine saw a post on Twitter noting white moved first in the popular board game and thought it was worthy of further discussion. Broadcasting to a Sydney audience, in the afternoon. But at many others it is about providing company, solace and the sound of a friendly human voice for those who may be alone and would like to be amused, uplifted, stimulated, amazed and taken out of themselves. pic.twitter.com/AOtJrqp9x1, Get your sport fix on Kayo ahead of live games returning soon – classic match replays, documentaries and the latest news & announcements. All times AEDT (GMT +11). 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