Simul with GM Jan Markos – open for everyone online

GrandMaster Jan Markos (FIDE rating: 2596) ,currently the best player in Slovakia, is going to play regular simultaneous exhibitions on the ChessFriends server. The simuls will take place every Tuesday at 18:00 CET and are open to anybody. Every week, 6 simultaneous games will be played.

Every registered user of ChessFriends.com is eligible to try his best to gain one of the six tickets to challenge the Grand Master. Prospective attendees can register at ChessFriends.com in the Tournaments section for free. After signing up, qualification pre-tournament will be held, from which six best players will arise. They will be the challengers of GM Jan Markos.

The first simul is this Tuesday, 13/9/2011. Qualification tournament is taking place on Monday the 12th. After 9 rounds of 5-minutes battles, the best players will receive their tickets. There are still 3 players’ and 3 substitute tickets available.

The Grandmaster plays white, and the players will have 30 minutes on hand to play their moves.

Live games here, start at 18:00 CET Tuesday