Video Of The Week - 30-Year Old Chess Whiz Plays 523 Simultaneous Games
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For those of us who have a hard time concentrating on a single game of chess, even the idea of playing against 523 players seems unfathomable. However, Israeli chess grandmaster, Alik Gershon made it seem like a piece of cake, as he shifted from board to board, making his moves almost instantly.
What's even more amazing is that the 30-year old who played for 19 straight hours, won 454 or 86% of the games, drew 58 and lost only 11. The result not only earned him the Guinness Book of Records title for the most games played, but also, for the most games won. The previous title was held by Iran's Morteza Mahjoob, who won 397 of the 500 games (about 80%) he played in Tehran, last year. Pretty cool!
Sources: telegraph.co.uk, BBC.co.uk
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- peteralabout 8 yearswas cool ;)
- wildizyover 8 yearsthats cool!
- shimmer123almost 9 yearsDid I just read that. WOW
- savvytabbyabout 10 yearsdidn't he get tired off winning?
- Kittenloverover 10 yearsnot what im looking for but still cool
- chessmaster2001about 11 yearsI could do that. I'm rated 1102 in chess.
- idseanover 11 yearscool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that's me
- idseanover 11 yearscool!
- ryderover 11 yearsi like gold :)
- dj kalyover 11 yearsthat dood play for 19 strait hours dang,i like!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!