Millionaire Chess Satellite - A Recap Video

Hello chess blog friends, this video is about the Millionaire Chess - Only one can earn a free entry into Maurice Ashley's Millionaire Chess Open tournament in Las Vegas in October 2014. Ben Simon talks to the players who hope to skip the $1,000 Vegas entry fee and win big!




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World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen's Heart Rate to be Monitored during CES 2014 Las Vegas 20-Player Simul

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Hello everyone,

Is World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen really calm when playing chess? We will find out when the Norwegian Grandmaster plays a 20-player chess simul at America’s biggest tradeshow CES 2014.

The World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen will hold a simultaneous exhibition hosted by his main sponsor Nordic Semiconductor. During the match, Carlsen will use a wrist-worn heart rate monitor provided by Mio. Carlsen’s heart rate, and that of the twenty people he will be playing, will be wirelessly transmitted to North Pole Engineering’s WASP ANT/Wi-Fi bridge and from there to a large screen.

In fact, you can try for a chance to play in the Nordic Semiconductor-sponsored chess simul if you happen to be one of the lucky 20 that get selected from the winners of the quiz on the site. Players will also be given a signed chess board among other prizes. The skills required are not higher than just another hobby player. To participate answer a few simple questions and solve an easy chess puzzle. The lucky winners will be noticed well in advance. Closing date for entry is December 19, 2013, 12:00:00 PST.

The Chess Tournament will take place:Las Vegas Convention Center, South Hall Connector, Room S228
Thursday January 9, 3-6PM

Bring your chess board and get it signed by the new World Chess Champion, Wednesday January 8th 3-4 PM at booth #MP25277 in South Hall 2, CES Meeting Place.

The International CES is the world’s largest tradeshow for consumer technology and America’s largest annual tradeshow of any kind. With more than four decades of success, the International CES reaches across global markets, connects the “who’s who” of the industry and enables consumer electronics (CE) innovations to grow and thrive.

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Millionaire Chess Open Sets History's Highest Stakes in Las Vegas

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BROOKLYN, NEW YORK--(Marketwired - Dec. 19, 2013) - In 1972, Bobby Fischer defeated Boris Spassky in 'The Match of the Century,' a battle recounted on television sets and newspaper covers around the world. Next October, the Millionaire Chess Open hopes to garner similar attention by offering competitors the wealthiest prize in Open chess history.

The Millionaire Chess Open will be held over Columbus Day weekend October 9-13, 2014 at exciting Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada, and boasts a total of a million dollars in prizes - a record payout for an open chess tournament. The tournament is the brainchild of International Grandmaster Maurice Ashley, a world-famous chess commentator often called on to be the voice of some of the biggest chess matches in the world. Mr. Ashley also served as the organizer for HB Global Chess Challenge in 2005, a $500,000 Open that - until now - claimed the record title.

Ashley is excited to finally announce the Millionaire Chess Open after months of preparation, and invites chess players of all levels to join him in Las Vegas for an event that will make chess history. "I am thrilled to be a part of this exhilarating tournament," states Ashley. "To offer players a chance of winning part of our million dollar prize pool in one the most exciting cities in the world has always been a dream of mine to organize."

Mr. Ashley will be assisted by Millionaire Chess Open co-partner Amy Lee, an entrepreneur helping to back the event, and the technological creativity of the MIT Media Lab, where Mr. Ashley serves as a Director's Fellow. The Media Lab will be represented at the tournament by MIT Assistant Professor Kevin Slavin and members of his Playful Systems research group.

"We are inviting up to 3,000 participants to a tournament that will electrify both fans and media around the world," stated Mr. Ashley. "The technological innovativeness that the MIT Media Lab brings will also allow us to present chess in ways never seen before. Hundreds of thousands of fans will be able to witness the top chess players from around the world in action live and online. We fully intend to make this an event like no other."

"The Millionaire Chess Open aims to place competitive chess beneath a global spotlight," stated Ms. Lee. "We want to bring a sense of luxury into the game, and we believe that nothing adds as much excitement as setting record stakes!"

Chess players from all over the world are welcome to register for the tournament on the tournament website MillionaireChess.com.

About Millionaire Chess Open

MCO will take place in Las Vegas Nevada at Planet Hollywood October 9-13, 2014 and boast the record for the highest stakes in chess. Entry is only $1000 with a chance to win up to $100,000 for a total of $1,000,000. Registration: www.millionairechess.com.

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Las Vegas Chess Round 5: So, Ramirez, Hoyos in Lead

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Hi everyone, 

There are three Grandmasters in joint lead at the Las Vegas Chess International 2013 after five rounds: Filipino Grandmaster (GM) Wesley So defeated Georgian GM Tamaz Gelasvili to share the lead after five rounds in the 2013 Las Vegas International Chess Festival at the Riviera Casino & Hotel in Las Vegas. So hiked his total to 4.5 points, the same output of GM Alejandro Ramirez of Costa Rica, and GM Manuel Leon Hoyos of Mexico.Ramirez defeated GM Ruben Felgaer of Argentina, while Hoyos subdued defending champion GM Aleksandr Lenderman of the United States. Another Filipino entry, GM Enrico Sevillano, defeated American GM Conrad Holt to earn 4.0 points.

Sevillano is now in a six-way tie for fourth place along with Gelashvili and GMs Ray Robson of the US, Jaan Ehlvest of Estonia, Varuzhan Akobian of Armenia and Victor Mikhalevski of Israel. (Marlon Bernardino)

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North American Chess Open at Bally's Casino, Las Vegas, from Dec 26

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Hi everyone,

 

The 22nd Annual North American Open will be held at Bally’s Casino Resort, 3645 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, Nevada. The event has a $120,000 projected prize fund (based on 600 entries) with $90,000 guaranteed!

The event has 7 sections: Open, Under 2200, Under 2100, Under 1900, Under 1700, Under 1500 and Under 1250.

The Open Section will have one schedule, 5-days, held from December 26-30. GM and IM norms possible.

The Under 2300-Under 1250 sections has either 4-day (December 26-29) or 3-day (December 27-29) schedules to play in.

Find more information about the sections, entry fees, prize funds, hotel info, etc. at the official website.

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