Talk about getting around! 22-year old Grandmaster Anish Giri was born in St. Petersburg, Russia before moving to Japan in 2002. He has lived in the Netherlands (specifically The Hague) since 2008 where for the last year he has been married to IM Sopiko Guramishvili.
The product of a Nepalese father and a Russian mother, he is fluent in Russian, Dutch and English — with some ability to communicate in Japanese, Nepalese and even German! And clearly he is proficient in the international language of chess with a peak FIDE rating of 2798.
Thanks to the Dutch electronic trading firm Optiver, GM Giri will be coming to downtown Chicago, Thursday, August 18 for a question and answer session followed by a speed chess exhibition… with the public invited to face the visiting grandmaster.
Registration is free — but space is limited and you must sign up in advance.
The website is: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meet-greet-play-with-chess-grandmaster-anish-giri-tickets-26791343630
Date: Thursday August 18th, 2016
Schedule:
Networking: 5:30 – 6:00pm
Questions & Answers + Speed Chess: 6:00 – 8:00pm
Location:
130 E Randolph St. 12th Floor
Chicago, IL 60601
