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UCU annual Simultaneous with - GM Luke McShane (2664)

The year 2019 sees a brilliant opportunity to play top GM Luke McShane in a simultaneous in Belfast.

Event details

When

Feb 21, 2019
from 05:45 PM to 10:45 PM

Where

To be announced

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GM Luke McShane - to take on the UCU  at Simultaneous.

See some of his games : http://www.chessgames.com/player/luke_mcshane.html

Luke McShane was World Under-10 Champion in 1993, and is the youngest-ever British player to achieve both the IM title (at age 13) and the GM title (age 16). McShane's international victories include the Greenland Open (2003), the 18th North Sea Cup (2003), the 1st Malmo Masters (2003), the Lausanne Young Masters in both 2003 and 2004, the Magistral Ciutat d'Igualada (2005), the 2010 Canadian Open and Tata Steel (Group B) (2011). He scored 7.5/11 in the 12th European Individual Championship (2011), placing 24th on tiebreak. He came 4th at the category 20 London Chess Classic (2011), scoring +3 -1 =4 (TPR of 2852).

LOCATION: To be announced

Tickets cost £30

Event Co-ordinator: Damien Cunningham

 

For Full details and list of members already set to play: http://www.chessni.co.uk/simul2019.html

 

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