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)
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
