Potini was a man of Māori descent. He was known for his skills as a speed (1 min.) chess player. Together with two friends, he formed a chess club (The Eastern Knights) where underprivileged children found a home base – and learned to play chess in the process. The chess club was also involved with the Ngāti Porou heritage. Potini suffered from a bipolar disorder and was regularly admitted to hospital. Despite this he was able to stabilise his life and during his last decade make a strong contribution to his community.[2] He died in 2011 and was buried at Taruheru Cemetery in Gisborne.
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External links
Short film, and photographs of Potini during coaching sessions (Chessbase.com)
Potini at ChessGames.com
Potini at 365Chess.com
NZ Herald (July 2014) about the feature film The Dark Horse by James Napier Robertson
The Big Idea (Sept. 2003) about the documentary film Dark Horse by Jim Marbrook
December 31, 2022
genesis, potini, genesis, wayne, potini, september, 1963, august, 2011, zealand, speed, chess, player, full, namegenesis, wayne, potinicountrynew, zealandborn, 1963, september, 1963died15, august, 2011, 2011, aged, gisborne, zealand, contents, life, work, docu. Genesis Wayne Potini 5 September 1963 15 August 2011 1 was a New Zealand speed chess player Genesis PotiniFull nameGenesis Wayne PotiniCountryNew ZealandBorn 1963 09 05 5 September 1963Died15 August 2011 2011 08 15 aged 47 Gisborne New Zealand Contents 1 Life and work 2 Documentary and feature film 3 References 4 External linksLife and work EditPotini was a man of Maori descent He was known for his skills as a speed 1 min chess player Together with two friends he formed a chess club The Eastern Knights where underprivileged children found a home base and learned to play chess in the process The chess club was also involved with the Ngati Porou heritage Potini suffered from a bipolar disorder and was regularly admitted to hospital Despite this he was able to stabilise his life and during his last decade make a strong contribution to his community 2 He died in 2011 and was buried at Taruheru Cemetery in Gisborne Documentary and feature film EditIn 2003 director Jim Marbrook made a documentary film about Potini Dark Horse The film was awarded the 2005 Best New Zealand Feature Documentary In 2014 James Napier Robertson presented his feature film The Dark Horse starring Cliff Curtis The film won many awards 3 4 5 became a hit at the NZ box office 6 and was declared one of the greatest New Zealand films ever made 7 References Edit The chess games of Genesis Potini Native Affairs Dark Horse News The New Zealand Film Awards nzfilmawards co nz In the frame for Oscars the Gisborne Herald Gisborne s latest News Sport Family Notices Photos and Events Archived from the original on 2015 02 08 Retrieved 2015 03 07 Cliff Curtis pips Cannes winner at awards The New Zealand Herald Audience Award Film Festival Rotterdam 2015 Archived 2015 02 19 at the Wayback Machine Film review with Dan Slevin Radio New Zealand 24 July 2014 External links EditShort film and photographs of Potini during coaching sessions Chessbase com Potini at ChessGames com Potini at 365Chess com NZ Herald July 2014 about the feature film The Dark Horse by James Napier Robertson The Big Idea Sept 2003 about the documentary film Dark Horse by Jim Marbrook Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Genesis Potini amp oldid 1112250910, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
