Staunton Memorial Dinner 2010 (Karpov Fundraiser)
Kasparov attends Karpov campaign dinner in London on September 8th
Mark Crowther - Friday 16th July 2010
The English Chess Federation President, CJ de Mooi has announced an evening of fundraising for the Karpov 2010 campaign as the FIDE President and also to raise awareness and funds for British Chess. Guests of Honour will be former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov, former World Chess Challenger Michael Adams, former World Chess Challenger Nigel Short and a host of other world class chess Grandmasters.
Date - 8th September 2010 Venue - Simpson's In The Strand
Details: http://howardstaunton.com/staunton2010/Staunton/Welcome.html
The Howard Staunton Memorial Dinner will act as a fund-raiser for the Karpov FIDE Presidential Campaign.
Events include:
5pm - Reception and Chess portraits art show by Barry Martin - The Official Artist of the 1993 and 2000 World Chess Championships
6pm - Seat to watch Grandmaster consultation chess games
8.30pm - Simpson's Classics Dinner with a Grandmaster at every table
11.00pm - Thanks and Carriages
The dress code will be Black and White.
There will be prizes, auction items and many other exciting surprises and a limited number of tickets are available at £200 each.
Contact CJ de Mooi at president@englishchess.org.uk for a flyer but be aware that tickets cannot be reserved and are not guaranteed until payment is received.
