Calling All Chess Players
Mt. Vernon Emmanuel Baptist Church
Saturday, November 20, 2021 – 1pm to 4pm
Information and Registration
Open Chess Challenge with Dr. Jonathan Sarfati
Dr. Sarfati will play up to 30 chess players at once in the afternoon starting at 1:00 pm after the Mini-Conference to be held in the morning at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon, WA. Players are selected on a first come basis and must bring their own chess board to the tournament.
Dr Jonathan Sarfati Ph.D., F.M. is a chess master and a former New Zealand Chess Champion representing New Zealand in three Chess Olympiads (he drew with Boris Spassky, world champion 1969-1972). In 1988, the International Chess Federation awarded him the title of F.I.D.E. Master (FM). Jonathan has been known to play multiple chess matches while he is blindfolded. Jonathan more regularly plays multiple sighted challengers, up to 20 – 30 at a time.
Dr. Sarfati has performed this feat at several major international conferences. A former chess champion of New Zealand, Jonathan is a scientist with a Ph.D. in physical chemistry and quantum physics. He works for Creation Ministries International as a lecturer, scientist, and author, showing how Christians can believe the Bible from cover to cover—especially when it comes to Genesis and Creation vs Evolution!
When: Saturday, November 20, 2021, 1 pm to 4 pm
Where: Emmanuel Baptist Church, Mt. Vernon
Players: Chess players young and old
What to bring: your own chess board
Who: Players and spectators
Register Here
For more information:
Chess Flyer
ApologeticsForum.org
Contact Barry Bogue
bbogue@wavecable.com
425-870-8682
A chess challenge story from the past
Samuel Reshevsky, age 8, defeating several chess masters at once in France (1920). One fellow, third from right, seems rather frustrated.