Thursday 26 July 2007

ANU Open - Ian Rogers Simul

Press Release from the ANU Media Office


TOP CHESS PLAYER SHOWS WHY HE’S A GRAND MASTER
The 15th ANU Chess Festival will host a top Australian chess player in one of his last demonstrations before retiring from competitive chess. Grand Master Ian Rogers will demonstrate the skills that have seen him ranked as one of Australia’s top players for more than 20 years with an exhibition of “Blindfold and Simul Chess”. Up to four players will be given the opportunity to challenge GM Rogers simultaneously as he plays blindfolded, followed by a second demonstration during which he will take on up to 30 opponents at once without his blindfold.
The demonstration will take place from 12pm – 3pm on Friday 27 July outside King O’Malley’s in Garema Place, Civic.
The Chess Festival will also host the 15th ANU Open on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 July at Fenner Hall, 210 Northbourne Avenue, Braddon, featuring International Master Zong Yuan Zho of Sydney and Grand Master Dejan Antic of Serbia.
Other festival events include the ANU Primary and High Schools Championships, the 2007 National Computer Chess Championship and the ACT “Go” Championship.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

how do u get to play ian rogers in the blind or main simul?

Shaun Press said...

Short answer: Turn up at 12 noon

As the blindfold simul is restricted to 4 players, we normally pre-select the opponents. But the main simul (after the blindfold simul is finished) is open to all comers (up to a maximum of 20 players.

Anonymous said...

what information must i provide to play? are there any restrictions?

Anonymous said...

who are the 4 players in the blindfold?

Shaun Press said...

No restrictions. Just turn up. At this point I do not know who the blindfold players are (this is being handled by somone else).
Of course if I knew who you were ...