ICC News Item #1588

NEWS 1588 (20-Mar-02)
Banter Chess on ICC March 24! GM Dreev vs. GM Christiansen

ICC announces an exciting "Banter Chess" match between Grandmasters
Alexei Dreev and Larry Christiansen!  The match will take place
on Sunday, March 24, at 3pm ICC time.  The Grandmasters will kibitz
their thoughts and analysis while they play, for the spectators
to watch!  (The players cannot see each other's comments).  It's a
great way to learn how the GMs think when they play.  The match will
be two games of 20 20 time control.

The match is open for viewing only to ICC members, who should type
"observe Dreev" or "observe LarryC" to watch.  GM Dreev is rated
2683 and is from Russia.  GM Christiansen is the current US
champion, rated 2571.

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