One grand master against 20 young chess players

17 апреля 2018

A unique session of the simultaneous game took place in the National Art Museum, featuring famous chess player Boris Gelfand. A simultaneous game with 20 young chess players lasted for four hours. As a result Gelfand won 18 games, ended one in a draw and even lost one.

Such an event is far from the first and not the last in the popularization of chess in Belarus. Our country has applied for the World Chess Olympiad in 2022.

The decision on the venue of the World Chess will be held in Batumi at the end of September this year. According to experts, the chances are incredibly high.