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Once again we are holding an event to try and stimulate interest in
chess and the Internet. Norway's top player, GM Simen Agdestein takes
on the already famed Etienne Bacrot. Scandinavia Online is the biggest
provider in Norway, and is gearing up for more major chess projects
later this year, we hope. Please support us by paying a visit.
Agdestein usually provides entertaining chess for such events, and
with such an interesting opponent we are looking forward to more fun
this time around.

Thanks,

jt

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Internet Match: Simen Agdestein - Etienne Bacrot 22 April.

For this year's edition of the PC-EXPO, Norway's top grandmaster (GM)
Simen Agdestein, will face the youngest grandmaster in the history of
the world, Etienne Bacrot. 

The twist on this year's duel is that the French prodigy will be
playing in Oslo, while Agdestein will play from Australia. 

The match will be covered live on the Internet, at SOL Games:
http://sol.games.no/
the games domain of Scandinavia Online, the match organiser. 

Those present at the PC-EXPO can follow the game live on large
videoscreens or watch the 14-year-old Frenchman at the Telenor
Internet stand.

The first game will be at 11:00 local time, game two at 14:00. The
games will be played with a time limit of one hour per player per
game.

There will be live commentary by GM Jonathan Tisdall, carried at the
SOL games site.

Bacrot already has a crushing match victory over former world champion
Vassily Smyslov to his credit, and has even impressed the normally
sceptical Garry Kasparov. Kasparov has rated Bacrot as a better player
than Kasparov himself at that age.

Since Agdestein is currently a student again, he might be considered
the underdog in the exhibition match. However, he tends to find top
form for such events, and has a 2-2 result against Karpov in his list
of credentials.

Hope to "see" you there.