2nd Chess.com Deathmatch: Sharma vs Shahade!
Today will see the 2nd Chess.com Death Match between the two commissioners of the United States Chess League: FM Arun Sharma and IM Greg Shahade!
It will be a three-hour match with three stages of time controls. The match will take place in Live Chess and IMs Danny Rensch and David Pruess will be doing commentary on Chess.com/TV! The first stage will be 5|1 for 75 minutes, followed by 3|1 for an hour, and finally 1|1 for the final 45 minutes. The two combatants will compete for a $800 prize!
It's going to be an awesome match and one that you should not miss. The Chess.com/TV broadcast is open to ALL Members. There will be a pre/post-game show as bookends to the match along with the commentary. The excitement begins at 10:30 AM Pacific/1:30 PM Eastern/6:30 PM London Time! Be there!
In one of my earliest past incarnations, I was an ancient Persian courtier and game designer. My magnum opus was a grid-based tactical abstract that I called "King Hunt," which became quite fashionable at the time.
Centuries later, in my current life, I recalled these events under hypnosis, and was horrified to realize that MY game — now called "Chess" — is among the world's most popular games and being enjoyed everywhere completely without attribution!
Of course, I immediately contacted the owner of the world's most popular chess website to demand royalties. He refused, but wisely offered me a position in Product.
