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X CHESS AND FINANCE COMPETITION EL INVERSOR INQUIETO
Auditorium Ciudad de LeónTest your abilities!
A new edition of the popular chess and finance competition, which is based on 4 fundamental principles of analysis and decision-making in chess and finance: INITIATIVE, PRUDENCE, PATIENCE AND OBJECTIVITY. With free registration, the winners will opt for interesting prizes.A new edition of the popular chess and finance competition, which is based on 4 fundamental principles of analysis and decision-making in chess and finance: INITIATIVE, PRUDENCE, PATIENCE AND OBJECTIVITY. With free registration, the winners will opt for interesting prizes.
CHESS IN THE STREETS
Streets of LeónThe giant pieces of NEUSUS/RMD will flood the streets of León for another year. There will be other surprise activities related to chess and designed for children.
LEÓN, THE MAGIC OF CHESS
Auditorium Ciudad de LeónFriday, Saturday and Sunday at the Ciudad de León Auditorium. Magic will once again be present in the Magistral, the magician Xulio Merino will offer the spectators of the tournament brilliant magic tricks related to chess.
SIMULTANEOUS BY THE GRANDMASTER PACO VALLEJO
Auditorium Ciudad de LeónThursday 6 JULY / 17:30 H.
On Thursday, July 6 at 5:30 p.m., a match will take place in the hall of the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the ULE. GM Francisco Vallejo Pons, number 1 in the national ranking and 30th in the world ranking, will face 25 amateur chess players from León
CONFERENCE ON THE BIGGEST SCANDAL IN CHESS HISTORY - CARLSEN VS NIEMAN - CHEATING IN CHESS
The Albeitar / University de LeonSATURDAY 8 JULY / 11:30 H.
With the collaboration of the University of León, the grandmaster Miguel Illescas, expert analyst and former IBM advisor, will show us all the keys to the thorny issue of the accusation of cheating made by the World Champion Magnus Carlsen against the American GM Hans Nieman Moke. Illescas will take a look back through time at the cheating accusations and their consequences, as well as his prognosis and possible solutions to this momentous issue.
VIII INTERNATIONAL OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT "MAGISTRAL DE LEÓN"
Auditorium Ciudad de LeónSATURDAY 8 JULY Y SUNDAY 9 JULY
120 players will compete in this eighth edition of the "Magistral de León" International Open, which will once again be in person and will allow fans to travel to León to enjoy playing chess and at the same time see the best players in the world in action.
III OPEN MAGISTRAL DE LEÓN BLITZ TOURNAMENT
Auditorium Ciudad de LeónSUNDAY 9 JULIO / 16:00 H.
The Magistral de León Blitz tournament is back, with 5-minute games and with important prizes.