There will be a performance with living chess at the opening ceremony of the Grand Slam Masters Final on September 19th, 2011. Mercedes de Miguel, a famous basque designer, will be the host of the ceremony that will take place in the Alhóndiga de Bilbao. At the same place the second half of the tournament will be held (October 5-11), and like during the first two editions the players will be playing their games in a glass cube. The first half of the tournament is in Sao Paolo, Brazil, between September 25 and October 1. Official website. Mercedes de Miguel