Lindores Abbey

[Jim Webster]

The News Item has now been updated.

Sergey Karjakin is confirmed as the 4th Grandmaster, not that it was much of a secret anyway.

Some more information on the Saturday "Activities"

18:00 – 19:30    (approximate timings) Activities

• Simultaneous by Vishy Anand -- playing against 8 Scottish Juniors
  • Pranav Arcot
    
  • Marco D'Alessio
    
  • Jonathan McKay
    
  • Jake Sanger
    
  • Rachel Smith
    
  • Liam Tang
    
  • Ben Volland
    
  • to be confirmed
    
• Magnus Carlsen Masterclass in VIP area -  (Restricted attendance and invitees only). Chess Scotland is being represented by local juniors Declan Shafi and Euan Dawson.
  
• Grandmasters Ding Liren and Sergey Karjakin to give a session and arrange a photo session in the "long corridor" of the distillery.
  

Please note that the Masterclass attendees are invites only and all places are allocated.  CS was allocated 2 local juniors.

Jim