Saturday, February 19, 2022

The Long Hot Summer

The Long Hot Summer is yet to come, so just count the weeks until the “Battle of Grandmasters”, a two days’ gender clash between four-time Women’s World Chess Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) of China and American wunderkind Abhimanyu Mishra, takes place July 28–30, 2022 at Irving Convention Centre in the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex, Texas, United States, as a special highlight of the three-day technology conference NFT South. Thousands people are expected to attend, while millions more will enjoy the live broadcast, so be sure to reserve your spot early. Programs schedule subject to change:
  • Thursday, July 28: 4 games (1 rapid and 3 blitz);
  • Friday, July 29: 4 games (1 rapid and 3 blitz).
According to the announcement, “images and videos from each game will be minted as NFTs on a sustainable blockchain protocol and auctioned off to the highest bidders”. For further information, click here.

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