Pro-Biz Cup, 9 December 2020 The 2020 Pro-Biz Cup brings business minds, England’s leading players plus guest Grandmasters together in an online tournament to be staged on Twitch.tv/chesscomevents 9th December 2020 at 18.00 UK 13.00 EST. The tournament is a fundraiser for Chess in Schools and Communities. Businesses team up with chess professionals to learn and play with them in a fun format, in which the business leaders make alternate moves as they take on other Pro-Am pairs in rapid chess. Each team will have 20 minutes on the clock for all their moves (plus an additional 5 seconds per move). The amateurs will be able to take a couple of two-minute timeouts, during which time they can consult with their GM partners. You can get involved by following the broadcast at Twitch.tv/chesscomevents where Maria Emelianova and IM Malcolm Pein will commentate on the 7 games in progress. You can also bid for one of these signed boards in the broadcast or by emailing [email protected]. Bids close at end of play, there will be regular updates on the stream. You can also follow the games on Chess.com by going to chess.com/livechess and typing /follow playername so for example to follow Mickey Adams type /followGMMickeyAdams. See signed boards and bid or to give a Christmas gift of a donation to Chess in Schools and Communities. The Pro-Biz 2020 pairs are: GM Vladimir Kramnik Ryad Belab, Market Securities GM Mickey Adams Kameron G GM David Howell James Hanbury, Odey Asset Management GM Luke McShane Chris Flowers, J.C. Flowers & Co. GM Matthew Sadler Terry Chapman, Terence Chapman Group GM Nick Pert Chris Gant, EY GM Gawain Jones Richard Jiangyang GM Jon Speelman Justin Baptie, Insight Strategic Associates GM John Nunn Rajko Vujatovic, Model Risk GM Emil Sutovsky Etan Ilfeld, Watkins Books IM Lorin D'Costa Colm O'Shea, COMAC Capital IM Ravi Haria Shreyas Royal WFM Kanwal Bhatia Lee Green, KMI Consultants FM Callum Kilpatrick Ryan Miller Tune in to the games at 18.00 UK 13.00 EST at twitch.tv/chesscomevents Download the Pro-Biz Cup flyer