Unbelievable opportunity came to us thanks to Grand master Maurice Ashley. He was invited to do a special presentation in the event called 7x7, where there will be featured 7 experts from different fields and each of them will be given only 7 minutes to make a powerful presentation on their field of expertize. Maurice Ashley was asked to make a commentary on the game between two grandmasters to show the brilliance of chess players, instead he suggested to select a player from New York city and have him challenge our Belizean player over the internet for a 2 minutes chess game. We will be using webcam, so that the millions of people watching this program in US, would be able to see the face and the surroundings of our player.
Two minutes games require extreme concentration, focus, mental and emotional balance and ability to chose the best moves under extreme pressure. All those skills of course are highly needed in all the fields- school, work and college, so once again- chess is an excellent educational tool.
As the result of the Olympiad, Stann Creek showed that they have the best players in the country and therefore they were given an opportunity to select the player. Brian Chun, President of Stann Creek Association and a coach, did the mini tournament on Sunday/ Monday and made his selection based on the results: Kris Sanchez, 13 years old, and his alternate Fitzroy Chan, 15 years old.
We wish them good luck on Wednesday, May 5th. This event gives us a chance to establish a presence of Belize chess players in the other countries chess world.
This week while Brian is working with Kris on chess, we are working in testing the lines and making sure that the cyber connection is established. On the screen below you can see Grand Master Maurice Ashley talking to Gabriel Baron in the test run of the game.
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