Kasparov coming to Harlem!
Garry Kasparov will be coming to Harlem on September 28th to participate in the Harlem Children’s Zone’s festival. The former champion will be giving a 20-board simultaneous exhibition. There will be many activities including a blitz tournament and other contests.
This event continues the tradition of chess festivals in historic Harlem and it has been home to a vibrant chess community. Maurice Ashley held several chess festivals in the 90s as part of his initiative with the Harlem Educational Activities Fund. Those events were successful until funding dried up. Harlem has continued to produce talent and this event will bring out many future masters hoping to take on Kasparov.
Jerald Times, a successful coach in his own right, will co-host the event with Derrick Bryant. If you have further questions, contact Derrick Bryant at LiMuBi11@aol.com. Click on the image above for the .pdf file.
Below are video clips of HCZ founder Geoffrey Canada and Senator Barack Obama speaking on the Harlem project.
Geoffrey Canada, Founder and CEO of Harlem Children’s Zone
Senator Barack Obama on the Harlem Children’s Zone
That is good to hear! 😉
Dear Daaim:
This is Jerald Times from New York, I need to speak with you, please call me at 917 642-8007- Is there a number or email in which you can be reached.
I can always be reached at webmaster@thechessdrum.net. I won’t put my cell number on this blog. 😉 I’m at the university now and will not be available until the evening. You can shoot me an e-mail and we can get the conversation going.
Here is a story on the event and an accompanying video of Barack Obama detailing the merits of the Harlem Children’s Zone. It appears that Senator Obama (if elected) would be quite a supporter of chess and its programs.
U.S. Chess Trust: https://www.uschesstrust.org/WP/?p=1575
Here are some pictures from the event.
Garry Kasparov at Harlem simultaneous exhibition. Photo by Mig Greengard.
Kasparov on the move. Photo by Harlem Children’s Zone.
Kasparov squaring off against top boards.
Medina Parrilla, U.S. Girl’s Champion on right.
Photo by Harlem Children’s Zone.
Focused players holding their ground. Photo by Harlem Children’s Zone.
Jehron Bryant peering at the champ. Photo by Harlem Children’s Zone.
Rochelle Ballantyne’s game with Kasparov is featured in today’s New York Times. Kasparov said it was his toughest game! Ballantyne is a rising star in scholastic chess.
https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/crosswords/chess/12chess.html?ref=crosswords