That chess date with Gary Kasparov in London!
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Hi everyone,
You must have read our recent post
'My big match with the chess-champion politician'.
Hi everyone,
You must have read our recent post
'My big match with the chess-champion politician'.
Here's more to it.
The story was about British MP Rachel Reeves and it was an event with none other than Gary Kasparov in London.
It was the first birthday of Chess in Schools and Communities, held at the House of Commons on 18th October 2011, with special guests Garry Kasparov, Nigel Short and children from participating schools. Rachel Reeves MP hosted and many MPs supported the event.
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The story was about British MP Rachel Reeves and it was an event with none other than Gary Kasparov in London.
It was the first birthday of Chess in Schools and Communities, held at the House of Commons on 18th October 2011, with special guests Garry Kasparov, Nigel Short and children from participating schools. Rachel Reeves MP hosted and many MPs supported the event.
Well, you can find a full album at this link Ray Morris Hill photography and here is a small set from the event. Enjoy. London based photographer, Ray Morris-Hill specialises in Portraits, Fashion, Wildlife and Sports. Published in "The Times", "The Guardian", "Коммерсантъ", "Digital Photographer", "Time Out", "Drapers", "220 Triathlon", "Peon de Rey", "Chess Life", "British Chess Magazine" and "Chess".
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From Alexandra Kosteniuk's
www.chessblog.com
Also see her personal blog at
www.chessqueen.com
Labels: Chess in Schools and Communities, gary kasparov, rachel reeves
posted by Chess Blog Admin @ 2:25 PM
4 Comments:
At October 22, 2011 at 2:28 PM ,
Anonymous said...
In the chess category Ray has 15 galleries with 602 photos!
At October 22, 2011 at 2:31 PM ,
Brenda Kroll, Berlin said...
Kasparov helping Reeves with chess? God, I am jealous... Very jealous.
At October 22, 2011 at 2:33 PM ,
Aaron, Wurzburg said...
God that kid in black IS REAL UPSET. Cute photos.
At October 23, 2011 at 12:32 PM ,
Amrit Puri Knights Chess Club New Delhi said...
Kasparov finds a likeminded ally. Great. More chess players should take up politics then we have more countries adopting chess in schools. It would be real cool.
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