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World Chess Network Announces Golden Opportunity Weekend

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From: Michel Gagne
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 18:05
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World Chess Network Announces Golden Opportunity Weekend
http://www.worldchessnetwork.com

SCOTTSDALE, AZ - WorldChessNetwork.com, announces its second
Golden Opportunity Weekend.   For a full weekend, all members of the World
Chess Network (WCN) regardless of their membership level will be able to try
out
the service as a full-fledged Gold Member.

Tournaments, rated games, Predict-a-Move, banter games, and more will be
available to all existing and new users of the WCN online chess services.

Patrick Connoy, World Chess Network's President stated, "Our first Golden
Opportunity Weekend, held last month, was so popular with our entire
Membership base, that we are happy to offer it once again, this time on St.
Patrick's Day weekend!  Our first Golden Opportunity weekend set new
all-time records on our site for number of games being played, number of
players present and tournament participation.  It was a really FUN weekend
for all of our Members and we hope to set even higher records with our
second Golden Opportunity Weekend later this month!"
The Golden Opportunity Weekend program will allow anyone to try out all that
the
World Chess Network has to offer.     The program begins on Saturday, March
16th at 12:00 AM Eastern Time and will end at 12:00 PM Eastern on Sunday,
March 17th, 2002.  Any new people who join WCN as an annual Gold Member on
Golden Opportunity Weekend will also receive their choice of valuable prizes
on the site.

Interested parties can read more about this offer at:
http://www.worldchessnetwork.com/English/promo/goldenOpp/goldenOpp.php

--About the World Chess Network -
The World Chess Network (http://www.worldchessnetwork.com) is owned and
operated by Master Games International Inc., a corporation founded in 1997
by chess organizers, International Grandmasters and patrons of the game.

The President/CEO is Patrick J. Connoy, an experienced CEO with a background
in healthcare and a successful track record as a management executive. The
Director of Technology is Marty Hirsch, winner of a NASA award for work on
the Voyager Space Mission and several World Championships for developing the
world's strongest chess playing software.

The Company's Chairman is Dato' Tan Chin Nam who has served as Deputy
President of the International Chess Federation and has sponsored
chess-related events throughout the World.  George W. Church, former
President and CEO of Church's Chicken, also serves on the Company's Board of
Directors and has been an active promoter of chess worldwide.

Legendary World Chess Champion, Boris Spassky, who twice battled eccentric
American genius, Bobby Fischer, is an International Ambassador for the World
Chess Network.
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