Video impressions from León

Last weekend the ChessVibes camera was present in León to capture the match between Viswanathan Anand and Alexei Shirov. Here's a video with some impressions of the town and the match. An interview with Anand will follow soon!



The 24th edition of the Magistral Ciudad de León took place in the León Auditorium, from Friday, June 3rd till Sunday, June 5th, 2011. This year the main event was a 6-game match between World Champion Vishy Anand and Alexei Shirov. The rate of play was 40 minutes per game plus 30 seconds increment after each move. Anand defeated 4.5-1.5; on all three playing days the World Champion won one game and drew one to clinch his 8th title in León. More here.