ICC News Item #1050

NEWS 1050 (17-Sep-98)
GRANDMASTER TEAM Match! ICC versus France, Sept. 26

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On Saturday September 26 at 1pm EDT (5pm GMT) a team of Internet
Chess Club Grandmasters from the United States will play a team
of top French Grandmasters and International Masters.  The match
will consist of four boards, played at a time control of Game in
2 hours (120 0).

All Internet Chess Club members are welcome to watch the match and
whisper comments with the other spectators.

The French team will be playing from the Rutebeuf Theater in
Clichy, France.  The members of the Clichy Chess Club Team, which
has won the French Championship numerous times, will be:

GM Manuel Apicella (2535 FIDE)
GM Olivier Renet   (2500 FIDE)
GM Igor Nataf      (2485 FIDE)
IM Eloi Relange    (2490 FIDE, 2 GM norms)

The ICC team of USA Grandmasters (all experienced ICC members):

GM Ilya Gurevich  (2580 FIDE)
GM Michael Rohde  (2545 FIDE)
GM Gregory Serper (2535 FIDE)
GM Maxim Dlugy    (2525 FIDE)

Don't miss this exciting Trans-Atlantic Grandmaster event on
the Internet Chess Club.

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