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Monday, October 23, 2006

Mexico Breaks Guinness World Record For Number Of Simultaneous Chess Games

MEXICO CITY - More than 13000 chess players showed up to break the world record for the number of simultaneous chess games played. The event took place in Mexico City's Zocalo square and beat last year's record of 12388 simultaneous games also played in Mexico City. Former world chess champion and Grand Master Anatoly Karpov attended the event in order to set a record of his own. Karpov attended the event to try and break the world record for celebrity book signing, by signing 2,000 chess books.

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