Chess for Peace – with Karpov, Polgar and Gorbachev
26.10.2005
– What do the three have in common? Well, the former Soviet president is Anatoly Karpov's old friend, and he will be visiting the Karpov Chess School in Lindsborg, Kansas, to help launch a worldwide campaign of promoting peace through chess. He will also attend a match between Karpov and Susan Polgar. Stand by for a chess weekend in Kansas.
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Nigel Davies:
A busy person’s opening system
Players with interests and commitments away from the chess board often find it difficult to compete against those with more study time. Their opponents come to the board armed with the latest theory and can bash out moves well into the middle game. On this DVD Nigel Davies addresses this issue by demonstrating a simple and easy to learn opening system designed for the busy person.
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Chess for Peace
Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is to visit Lindsborg to start
the Chess for Peace campaign. This includes a series of Internet matches throughout
the world, with the winners invited to Lindsborg in June 2006 for a weeklong
festival.
Parade for Karpov and Susan Polgar in their 2004 "Clash
of the Titans"
To honor Gorbachev Lindsborg will have a chess parade, a scholastic chess
tournament and a match between former world champion Anatoly Karpov and former
women's world champion Susan Polgar. There will also be a formal dinner and
keynote address by Gorbachev at Bethany College.
Susan Polgar vs Anatoly Karpov in last year's Lindsborg clash
Gorbachev is Lindsborg's most prominent visitor since 1976, when King Carl
XVI Gustaf of Sweden visited the predominantly Swedish community of just over
3,000 people.
The chess parade in Lindsborg 2004
The yearlong Chess for Peace initiative will commence on October 29, and will
be followed by a series of Internet matches between students from countries
throughout the world. The winners of these matches will be invited to participate
in the week long Chess for Peace Festival, which will be held in Lindsborg
in June 2006. Students will play chess and share their respective cultures
with other participants.
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