Hello all,
Carlsen vs Karjakin. The match for the crown of World Chess Champion is set for
November 11 - 30, taking place in New York. Olivier Deville has kindly set
aside Salon_006 for group discussions during live play. The time of start for
all 12 games in the match in three time zones is:
EST, 14:00.
UTC, 19:00.
GMT, 19:00.
The dates for the games are:
11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23, 24, 26, 28.
Rest days are:
13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 27.
The meetings shall be an informal group discussion, no one will be leading the
sessions. This worked quite well a couple of years ago. Anyone wishing to
attend must first establish a Skype contact with the room:
"
Salon_006
"
before they will be permitted entry. Note: the room address contains the,
underscore, character, ensure your Skype contact request is spelt correctly to
avoid delay.
Here is the official site for the match:
https://worldchess.com/nyc2016/
where there are 9 links lower down the page offering a 9-part historical survey
from the days of Steinitz up to date, well worth a visit, though for some
reason the links appear in reverse order for anyone wishing to read them in
historical order.
As this match is going to call heavily on time, the coaching sessions held in
Salon-Echecs on Sundays will be cancelled for the rest of November. An
announcement will be made in December giving the date when coaching sessions
start again.
Paul Benson.
