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John Zeimetz
florencechess@yahoo.com

Phone: 843-229-7468

GM Lubomir Ftácnik Visits
Florence Chess Club!
On Monday, June 14, 2010, Grandmaster Lubomir Ftácnik visited
the Florence Chess Club and gave a breif chess lesson on the
importance of piece position followed by a Simul Exibition (one master
vs. anyone simultaneously). Seven of our club members participated in
the Simul Exibition but despite their best efforts, no one was able to
pull off the upset win against GM Ftácnik. He won all seven games
(there were no draws). Ashley Hooks and Patrick Wang received
autographed copies of the October 2008 issue of "Chess Life"
Magazine featuring GM Ftácnik when he tied for First Place at the
2008 World Open in Philadelphia. Everyone at the club felt very lucky to
have GM Ftácnik visit us in Florence again.

Special thanks go to
David Grimaud, President of the SC Chess
Association
for organizing this event and bringing GM Ftácnik to
Florence.