(821) TICKETS FOR THE 2014 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH (TBN-Nov. 03, 2014)

BABY EDNA MISSION WITH WORLD CHESS CHAMP MAGNUS CARLSEN

                      During the Opening Ceremony of the 2014 World Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway, Palau Board 2 Woman player Baby Edna Mission was the only one who was able to have a photo with World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway, who dethroned 5-time world champion Viswanathan Anand of India last year in Chennai, India. The two will fight it out again for chess supremacy in Nov. 7-28, 2014.                                 (Photo by Eric Ksau Surangel Whipps)

             TICKETS FOR THE 2014
      WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

October 29, 2014 -- Starting today, tickets for the upcoming World Chess Championship match between Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand are available online. Spectators can purchase either tournament passes or tickets for a specific round. All proceeds from ticket sales will go to the ‘Chess in Schools’ program.

There will be over a hundred seats in the playing hall in Sochi, Russia but the venue can accommodate more spectators in the special visitors’ areas. Both English and Russian-language commentary areas will be available for free for those who want to follow the games live. 

Sochi, Russia was the site of the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Limited number of free tickets will be distributed at the venue for children, chess federations and those spectators who are not prepared to purchase a regular ticket, but love chess.

The proceeds from ticket sales will go to ‘Chess in Schools’, an educational program established by FIDE to promote the game of chess among children.

The program aims to make chess part of school curricula and help the development of early learning and strategic thinking skills. Many chess professionals and public figures already rally around the idea of chess as being part of school education.

The 2014 Chess Championship match between incumbent champion Magnus Carlsen and challenger Viswanatahn Anand will take place between November 7- 28 in Sochi, Russia. The World Chess Championship match is the most followed event in the world of chess and has an estimated live audience of over 3 million people.

There are about 600 million chess players all over the world, with enthusiasts including Sergey Brin, George Soros, Bill Gates and Mikhail Gorbachev.

Tickets for the match can be booked at chess2014.ticketforevent.com.

Peter Svidler and Sopiko Guramishvili are going to be the lead hosts at the upcoming match in Sochi. A number of special guests will also join the studio conversation. One of them will be Vladimir Kramnik, the undisputed World Chess Champion from 2006 to 2007. Also, there will be Russian language commentary provided by Sergei Shipov, Ilya Smirin and Alexandra Kosteniuk. The first game of the match will start on November 8 at 3PM Moscow time.

Peter Svidler is a Russian chess Grandmaster and one of the world’s TOP 20 players. He is well known in chess as seven-time Russian champion, five-time Olympic Chess Champion, and 2011 FIDE World Chess Cup Winner. Svidler has worked as a studio commentator before, being a guest host at the London Chess Classic, Tal Memorial and some other tournaments.

Sopiko Guramishvili is one of the world’s TOP 100 Woman Grandmasters and a chess journalist. Many chess fans would know her as ‘Miss Tactics’, a popular contributor to the chess24.com website. Along with another woman Grandmaster, Anna Rudolf, she’s doing an educational video series reviewing some of the most remarkable games in the history of chess.

The organizers aim to make chess a spectator sport, and video broadcast is one of the ways how people can watch the game and see what’s really happening on the board. The commentary will be accompanied by a live feed from the playing hall, and viewers will be able to see the exciting match live.

“Chess is truly an Internet sport”, says Ilya Merenzon, one of the organizers of the match. “Only a few hundred people can watch the event in person, but millions of people watch it online, and we will try to make the broadcast as exciting and interesting as we can”, adds Merenzon.

Over 5 million viewers are expected to tune in on the broadcast. It’s likely to be one of the most watched online chess events in history. It’s going to be available on the official Match website, sochi2014.fide.com.

For more information:
Masha Kunica
Media, World Chess Championship
media@agonlimited.com 

Solution to last week’s puzzle no. 4434: 1. …Rh3+! 2. Kxh3 Qh1+ 3. Kg3 Qh4 mate.

                   This week’s puzzle no. 4446: Black to move and mates in 3 (Solution next issue)

Source: Chessmate by Roberto Hernandez

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