Australasian Chess Match of the Decade

August 1st-6th 2009

Australasian Chess Match of the Decade: IM Puchen Wang v GM David Smerdon, Auckland.

Sponsored by Chess Enterprises New Zealand.

Venue: "Old Boys' Pavilion" at Auckland Grammar School in Mountain Road (off Khyber Pass). Six game match, one game a day, starting at 4pm. Spectators welcome.

You are also invited to attend an informal get-together to meet Puchen and David at the Copthorne Harbourcity Hotel Tactics Bar on Friday evening, July 31st between 6.00 and 8.00 pm. This will be a fundraising evening as well to support the Chess Friends Trust. Donations of support will be most welcome & proceeds passed on to the Trust to help support New Zealand chess development.

more info at

http://www.newzealandchess.co.nz/calendar.html

http://www.chessnz.co.nz/