Kasparov-Karpov: press conference video
After Arne posted about our arrival in Valencia and the press conference, it's my turn. At the end of this long, first day in this remarkably pretty city (some beautiful photos will be added tomorrow!) the video of the press conference on Monday afternoon has been recorded, edited and uploaded. I've removed all unnecessary bits and Spanish translations, and added a few shots from tonight's simuls. Enjoy! Update: playing schedule added.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Activity | Place |
| Monday, Sep 21 | 12:00 CEST | Opening, presentation | Exm. Ayuntamiento de Valencia |
| 19:00 CEST | Simuls by Karpov and Kasparov for invited players | Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias | |
| Tuesday, Sep 22 | 16:30 - 18:30 CEST | Start of the International Sympiosum “Valencia, Birthplace of Modern Chess” With: Alessandro Sanvito, Antoni Ferrando, Govert Westerveld, Joseph Alio, Jose Antonio Garzón, José María Gutierrez, Lothac Schmid, Rafael Solaz, Rafael Ferrando and Thomas ThomsenFirst session: "La Historia del Ajedrez" | Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias (Palau de les Arts) |
| 19:00 CEST | Rapid (25'+5") games "Karpov vs Kasparov" | Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias (Palau de les Arts) | |
| Wednesday, Sep 23 | 16:30 - 18:30 CEST | International Sympiosum “Valencia, Birthplace of Modern Chess”2nd session: "The Social and Cultural Environment of the New Chess 'de la dama'" | Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias (Palau de les Arts) |
| 19:00 CEST | Rapid (25'+5") games "Karpov vs Kasparov" | Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias (Palau de les Arts) | |
| Thursday, Sep 24 | 16:30 - 17:30 CEST17:30 - 18:30 CEST | International Sympiosum “Valencia, Birthplace of Modern Chess”3rd session: Cultural and Artistic Values of Chess (16:30-17:30 hrs)Round table discussion on collectionism and chess (17:30-18:30 hrs) | Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias (Palau de les Arts) |
| 19:00 CEST | Blitz (5'+2") games "Karpov vs Kasparov" | Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias (Palau de les Arts) | |
| Friday, Sep 25 | 12:00 CEST | Closing | Complejo Deportivo Cultural la Petxina |
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