Today is a special day at London Chess Classic, with an exciting mix of events. Early in the morning Pro-Am Cup and Pro-Business Cup started (scroll down for information and stay tuned for updates on the results) where in both amateurs and businessmen players played team chess with professionals.
The Pro-Celebrity Challenge is an unique event that starts at 14:00 local time (15:00 CET) and you can follow live on Chessdom. It will see stars of TV, music and sport team up with the grandmasters and face off against another pro-celebrity team.
Games will be played with 10 minutes and 10 seconds on the clock and broadcast live. Lawrence Trent and Malcolm Pein will officiate. Each winning team receive £5000 for their favourite charity.
Edgar Davids: Dutch footballing legend whose club career took him to Ajax, Juventus and Spurs, and included 74 international caps for Holland. His dreadlocked hair and protective goggles made Davids one of the most recognisable players of his generation.
Alex Zane: Alex is an English television personality and DJ best known for presenting Rube Tube on Channel 4. Alex was a guest at the 2010 London Chess Classic.
Shingai Shoniwa: Singer and bassist for the Noisettes, an English indie rock band from London who are best known for the single “Don’t Upset the Rhythm (Go Baby Go)”.
I don’t know any of these people.