Bid for the Boards You have a unique opportunity to bid on two fantastic chess items! All proceeds will go to Chess in Schools and Communities. Place your bids by emailing [email protected] or bid in the chat during the live broadcast on twitch.tv/chesscomevents. Item 1 - Signed Luxury Chess Board from the Final of the Grand Chess Tour 2019 Held at the 10th London Chess Classic, the final of the tour invited the top 4 performing players of the Grand Chess Tour for the semi-finals and finals. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave won the rapid play-off against Magnus Carlsen 1.5 -0.5 to advance to the final. Ding Liren comfortable beat Levon Aronian to secure his place in the final, and went on to beat MVL for the title. Signatures on the board are: Magnus Carlsen- d5, Ding Liren- c4, MVL- e4, Levon Aronian- d3 Bid now! Item 2 -Signed Luxury Chess Board from the 2nd London Chess Classic in 2010 The event was the strongest tournament ever played on British soil, with an average rating of 2725 across 8 players. First place victory going to Magnus Carlsen. Beating former World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik and finishing ahead of then incumbent World Champion Vishy Anand. Signatures on the board are located as follows - Hikaru Nakamura – c2, Michael Adams- c4, Magnus Carlsen- c6, Vladimir Kramnik- d5, Nigel Short- d3, Vishy Anand- e4, Luke McShane- f3, David Howell- f5. Bid now!