Play Simul against World #13 GM Boris Gelfand
Boris Abramovich Gelfand (born 24 June 1968) is an Israeli chess Grandmaster. Currently ranked #13 in the world with a Fide Rating of 2751 (July, 2015).
A six-time World Championship Candidate (1991, 1994-95, 2002, 2007, 2011, 2013), he won the Chess World Cup 2009 and the 2011 Candidates Tournament, making him Challenger for the World Chess Championship 2012. Although the match with defending champion Viswanathan Anand finished level at 6–6, Gelfand lost the deciding rapid tie break 3-1.
You now have the opportunity to play against him in a simultaneous chess event!
Date: Satursday, 11th July 2015
Time: 14:00 – 17:30
Venue: 11 Shing Yip Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong,
觀塘成業街11~13號地下,香港中華書畫藝術中心.
Fee: $400 for students and $600 for adults
Quota: 20 students and 5 adults (first come first serve)
Registration: by e-mail to laiking88@gmail.com.
Please make cheque payable to “Hong Kong Chess Federation” and mail it to “HONG KONG CHESS FEDERATION, P.O.Box 60007, Tsat Tsz Mui Post Office or hand it in on any of our Monday meetings before the event at Queen Elizabeth Stadium.
All entry fees from the simul goes solely to GM Boris Gelfand.