Vishy Anand

Play Against Anand On April 21
By Arvind Aaron

World No.1 Viswanathan Anand will play a charity Internet simultaneous display on the Internet Chess Club on April 21. The funds raised will go to Vidya Sagar, a non-profit organisation that strives for inclusion of children with autism and celebral palsy.

Those having having Internet connections and membership with Internet Chess Club (about USD 49 per year), can bid to play the chess legend in a simultaneous game. Details are on this link:

 http://www.chessclub.com/activities/anand/index.html

The funds raised in the 2005 simultaneous display provided for 65 wheelchairs for children. Fifteen seats to play Anand is being auctioned off by the

Internet Chess Club through an e-bay link:

 http://searchebay.com/_W0QQsassZinternetchessclub

It will be restricted to players under 2200 rating and the games will be a 90-minute affair with a five second increment.

"I would like to thank the ICC for joining forces with us once again. As a company, they have shown it is not just the bottom line but a child’s smile that could make all the difference," said V.Anand.

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Published on : 16th April, 2007