Checkmate COVID: Anand and 4 other GMs to play exhibition matches to raise COVID relief fund
The Hindu
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand and four other Indian Grandmasters will play simultaneous online exhibition matches against other chess players on May 13 to raise funds for COVID-19 relief
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand and four other Indian Grandmasters will play simultaneous online exhibition matches against other chess players on May 13 to raise funds for COVID-19 relief work in the country. Any player who has a Chess.com blitz or FIDE standard rating of under 2,000 can play with former world champion Anand by donating $150 and with the other four GMs by paying $25 as registration amount. Donations will also be accepted during the exhibition matches to be broadcast on Chess.com at 19:30 IST.
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