Stunning footage Kasparov simul in Antwerp

On October 13th, for the third time in a row Garry Kasparov gave a simul in Antwerp, Belgium against a number of CEO’s, politicians and children. Nigel Short was there as well to give live commentary, and everything was set in a studio and filmed with different cameras by a professional TV crew. The result: 26-0 for Kasparov, and stunning video footage. Read more

Ten Champions in Zurich this weekend

This weekend ten world famous chess champions are playing at the jubilee festivities of the Schachgesellschaft Zürich. Legends of the past 50 years are joining in simultaneous exhibitions and a rapid tournament at Zurich Main Station. Videos by Europe-Echecs (including an interview with Kasparov). Read more

Mahjoob breaks Guinness record with 500-board simul

GM Morteza Mahjoob broke the Guinness Simultaneous Chess World Record. He played against 500 chess players in the biggest simul ever, held in Tehran, which started at 10.00 AM on Thursday, August 13 and finished at 04.00 AM of the next day. Mahjoob scored 397 wins, 90 draws and 13 losses. Read more

Win a simul seat against a World Champion

Ever wanted to know which is the oldest chess club in the world? Well, the answer is the Schachgesellschaft Z?ºrich, founded in 1809. In August the club commemorates its 200th anniversary and it gives everyone the opportunity to take part of the jubilee. You can win a seat in a simul against either Anand, Karpov, Kasparov, Korchnoi, Kramnik, Spassky, Ponomariov or Topalov. Read more

Ponomariov wins eight games blindfolded

Ex-World Champion Ruslan Ponomariov beat eight Basque players in a blindfold simultaneous chess exhibition that took place during the annual chess tournament organized by Eire tavern, in Gipuzkoa, Spain. Despite being totally unexperienced in this discipline of chess, Ruslan didn’t hesitate to accept the challenge. Read more

In the meantime, Kasparov gives another simul

Last night, Garry Kasparov gave a simul in the Alfacom studios in Lint (close to Antwerp), Belgium. His opponents: 19 Belgian CEO’s and 7 primary school kids. His score: 26-0. The overall result: arguably the best broadcast of a chess event ever. Large pictorial report. Read more

[lang_nl]Preview Biel[/lang_nl][lang_en]Preview Biel[/lang_en]

Being a chess fan can be quite tough. We've already had so many super tournaments this year, the latest of which, Poikovsky, just having finished. And so many are yet to come: Sochi, Mainz, the Tal Memorial, the Grand Slam Final in Bilbao, the Olympiad and God knows what else. Read more

[lang_nl]Kasparov schaakte weer even[/lang_nl][lang_en]Kasparov played some chess[/lang_en]

[lang_nl]Vorige week was Garry Kasparov weer even achter het schaakbord te zien. In Pasching (Oostenrijk) en in Hluboka (Tsjechi?ɬ´) speelde hij simultaans, en van de laatste hebben we enkele partijfragmenten.[/lang_nl][lang_en]Last week, Garry Kasparov was to be found behind a chess board again. In Pasching (Austria) and in Hluboka (Czech Republic) he played simultanious exhibitions and of the latter one we have some game fragments.[/lang_en] Read more

[lang_nl]?¢‚ǨÀúKom, we gaan Kasparov interviewen?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢[/lang_nl][lang_en]“Let’s go interview Kasparov”[/lang_en]

[lang_nl]‘Wat kan ons het schelen, we g?ɬ°?ɬ°n gewoon. Niet geschoten is altijd mis.’ Dit was genoeg om mederedacteur Arne gisteren rond een uur of vijf in de middag ervan te overtuigen dat hij mee moest. Mee in mijn dwaze, na?ɬØeve maar ook brutale en toch vooral leuke plan om af te reizen naar Lint, Belgi?ɬ´, en daar Garry Kasparov te gaan interviewen. Als we zouden vertellen dat we meteen in de auto waren gesprongen toen we hoorden van de simultaan, dat we helemaal uit het verre Amsterdam waren gekomen en dat we na allerlei omwegen eindelijk en net op tijd die televisiestudio in dat kleine Belgische plaatsje gevonden hadden, wie zou ons dan nog een interviewtje durven weigeren?[/lang_nl][lang_en]“What the heck, let’s just go. If you don’t try…” This was all I needed to convince co-editor Arne, yesterday around five in the afternoon, to join. Join my foolish, naive but also bold, and, above all, fun plan to travel to Lint, Belgium, to interview Gary Kasparov. If we would explain that we had immediately jumped into the car when we heard about the simul, that we came all the way from Amsterdam and after several detours we had found that television studio in that little Belgium town right in time, who on earth would refuse a small interview?[/lang_en] Read more

[lang_nl]Volg Anand gratis op ICC[/lang_nl][lang_en]Watch Anand for free day on ICC[/lang_en]

[lang_nl]Morgen kun je de hele dag gratis (ook als je al eens een 7-daagse trial hebt geprobeerd) op ICC spelen en Anand volgen als hij met zijn simultaan geld inzamelt voor de instelling Vidya Sagar. Om 18.00 uur begint Anand zijn simultaan tegen spelers die allemaal op eBay geboden hebben voor plaatsen in de simultaan. Je kunt de partijen volgen maar je kunt ook kijken naar de AnandCam die beelden uitzendt van Anand tijdens de simultaan vanuit zijn huis in Spanje. De avond wordt gehost door Mig en Macauley. Meer info bij ICC.[/lang_nl][lang_en]On Saturday 21 April you can play on ICC for free (even if you tried a 7-day trial once) and watch Anand raising funds for his favorite charity Vidya Sagar. At 12:00pm Eastern Time (16:00 GMT ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú 18:00 CET), Anand will be playing a 90-minute simul against opponents who have all bid on eBay for seats to play. Not only can you watch all the action as it happens on the board, you can also watch ICC’s exclusive AnandCam that will show the world #1 playing the simul live from his home in Spain. The event is hosted by Mig and Macauley. More info at ICC.[/lang_en]

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