Grand Chess Tour starts in Leuven

Only five days after the finish of a brilliant event in Paris, the Grand Chess Tour moves on to Leuven, Belgium with the top-10 players in the World. The tournament, named YourNextMove, is being hosted at the Leuven City Hall.

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World Champion Magnus Carlsen playing an opening tandem simul

The sponsor and organizer, Jan Callewaert, is the co-founder and President of the Kasparov Chess Foundation Europe and a driving force behind the European Union’s endorsement for the “Chess in Education” program. His contribution to chess in the region are palpable and the ability to host the strongest tournament in the history of Belgium is largely thanks to him.

You can follow the action at www.grandchesstour.org or at www.dailymotion.com

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