Youngsters vs. Stars will return for its fifth version on July 9, beginning at 12 p.m. ET / 18:00 CEST / 9:30 p.m. IST. This time, world-class commentator GM David Howell will tackle 4 younger prodigies to attempt to preserve the celebrities’ win streak operating.
Representing the youngsters are FMs Tani Adewumi, Supratit Banerjee, Megan Paragua, and WFM Bodhana Sivanandan. The 4 youngsters will come collectively and play in opposition to Howell in a clock simul—that’s, all on the similar time!
Howell may have the White items on all boards and play with a 65+15 time management. The youngsters will all play as Black with a 15+15 time management and pile as much as attempt to deliver down their grown-up opponent.
Chess might be the one sport the place youngsters may be extra intimidating than adults. In Youngsters vs. Stars, followers can admire the unimaginable expertise of the brand new era of gamers and watch them give established professionals a run for his or her cash.
Within the final version of Youngsters vs. Stars, content material creator GM Daniel Naroditsky emerged victorious in opposition to the youth. Naroditsky went up in opposition to two of the present staff of youngsters—Sivanandan and Adewumi, who had been joined by IMs Alice Lee and Aron Mendes.
Within the version earlier than that, GM Anish Giri took on one other set of 4 proficient youngsters, additionally defeating them to defend the dignity of the Stars. That point, he beat IMs Lee and Ryo Chen, and GMs Shreyas Royal and Andy Woodward.
Now, one other set of proficient kids are becoming a member of forces to attempt to deliver the primary victory to the Youngsters within the clock simul format. Tani, the surprise child who wants no introduction, leads the Youngsters’ staff because the highest-rated prodigy taking part in; Paragua, who already received a sport in a earlier version of Youngsters vs. Stars, is returning to attempt to repeat the feat; Supratit joins Youngsters vs. Stars for the primary time after an amazing run within the ChessKid Youth Championships Below-13 part, the place he completed the group stage in first place; and England’s youngest-ever Olympian, Sivanandan, rounds out the sphere.
Will Howell maintain his personal in opposition to these 4 younger prodigies, or will the youngsters overpower their skilled foe? Tune in to our Twitch and YouTube channels to benefit from the stay broadcast with knowledgeable commentary by FM Mike Klein and GM Ben Finegold, and discover out!
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