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International
Master Holds Simul May 5th
On the first Saturday of May Mikhail Nepomnyashchiy will demonstrate his mastery by playing chess with up to 40 people simultaneously.
Sponsored by the Hickory Chess Club, the simultaneous exhibition takes place Saturday, May 5, from 10a.m. - 2p.m. at the Foundation YMCA Miller Teen Center, meeting room A, 701 1st St. NW, Hickory.
In a simultaneous exhibition, a chess master moves from board to board inside a circle of tables, making a move at each. Challengers have time to consider their own move while the master cycles back to them.
Ten years ago, then-World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov was featured playing a simul in a commercial. A young boy, thanks to internet search engine "Ask Jeeves", made a move so good that Kasparov pulled up a chair to think.
With so many games to keep track of, most masters simply size up the position on each board as they come to it and move accordingly. Only the strongest players can expect to win most of their games against all comers under such conditions.
Nepomnyashchiy, native to chess-rich St. Petersburg, Russia, won the International Master title in 1995. The title is the second-highest that can be achieved in chess.
IM Nepomnyashchiy won 28 of 29 games at a Hickory simul in November of 2004. He did this in around two hours, about the length of a carefully-played normal game, rarely taking as much as five seconds to think at each board before moving.
The simul will be preceded by a lecture.
The entry fee will be $10 for adults and $5 for students. Call 322-1493 to pre-register, and plan to bring a chess set.
Hickory Chess Club Meets Tuesdays At The YMCA
The Hickory Chess Club meets Tuesdays, 5-7:30 P.M. in meeting room A of the Foundation YMCA Miller Teen Center, 701 1st St. NW, Hickory.
Some active members travel from as far away as Morganton, Taylorsville, Asheville and Statesville to attend. With members originating from around the U.S. and several other countries, ranging in age from 9 to 78, the club strikes a weekly blow for harmony, diversity, and good chess.
All ages and skill levels welcome. One on one lessons are available to beginners.
For more information, email the editor, call 322-1493, or visit hickorychessclub.org
Meet IM Mikhail Nepomnyashchiy
Mikhail Nepomnyashchiy was born on January 30, 1949 in St. Petersburg, Russia (Leningrad of the former Soviet Union).
He learned chess at age 7, and studied at Leningrad's Creative Youth Palace.
In 1973 he graduated from Leningrad Shipbuilding Institute with a master’s degree in economics and organization of production. He worked in various engineering positions.
“I was a computer programmer for more than 20 years,” he said.
His chess accomplishments are considerable. He became a National Soviet Master in 1970, and has been an International Master since 1995.
“I have participated in many championships and in biggest tournaments in St. Petersburg, Russia and Europe. I have a long and successful chess experience in Soviet Union, Russia, and Europe,” he said
“I am a champion of St.-Petersburg in scholastic section in speed chess and in blitz,” he said. “Right now St.-Petersburg has 20 international grandmasters: Alexander Halifman, Peter Svidler, Konstantin Sakayev, Vladimir Epishin.”
US grandmasters such as Gata Kamsky, Alex Yermolinsky, and Leonid Yadasin also hail from St. Petersburg.
From 1996-1999 he was vice editor for "Chess in St. Petersburg".
With a rating of 2442, he is one of the strongest players in the state, appearing on the national top 100 list in previous years. He has long-term and successful coaching experience in Russia and the US.
He emigrated from Russia in January 2000 as a refugee. Currently he lives in Greensboro, NC.
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