Chess tourney draws a crowd
Cincinnati.com
On March 30, Cincinnati will welcome world renowned chess icon International Grandmaster Susan Polgar at the sixth annual Queen City Classic Chess Tournament.
One of the world’s foremost chess ambassadors, Polgar is a five-time gold medalist, four-time world champion and acclaimed for being the first woman to break the gender barrier through qualifying to compete in a Men’s World Championship.
She will be joined by history-making Maurice Ashley, the only African American Grandmaster, and Gregory Kaidanov, the fourth highest ranked player in the U.S. Together, they will kick off the Queen City Classic at Paul Brown Stadium’s Club West Friday evening March 30 when they each play 40 chess matches simultaneously and play a blindfolded game of chess.
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