Grandmaster Andrew Hong will give a 30-board simul on Monday, October 12, in the heart of Silicon Valley. The event will be hosted by the BAC Santa Clara Monday Night Club located at 2495 Cabrillo Ave in Santa Clara, California. in addition to the simultaneous exhibition, GM Hong will present a lecture and take part in a Q&A session.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
5:30–6:30 PM
Meet-and-greet, lecture & Q&A
6:30–8:30 PM
Simultaneous exhibition
The cost for the whole evening is only $50 and space is limited so it is important to register online as soon as possible to reserve a spot.
For those unfamiliar, Andrew Zhang Hong is a native of the Bay Area who earned the Grandmaster (GM) title in 2021. Born in San Jose and a graduate of Saratoga High School, Andrew is a former standout in Northern California scholastic chess and has established himself as one of the top young talents in the United States. At just 21 years old, GM Hong boasts a peak FIDE classical rating of 2609 and continues to balance a professional chess career while attending Brown University. I love hearing success stories like his from our region and am excited to watch him play in Santa Clara on October 12!
Chris Torres is a nationally renowned scholastic chess coach working in the San Francisco Bay Area. His classes have attracted players of strengths ranging from rank beginners to world champions. A chess professional since 1998, Chris is widely recognized as one of the main driving forces behind the explosion in popularity and sudden rise in quality of scholastic chess in California. Chris Torres served as the President of the Torres Chess and Music Academy from 2005-2020 and currently is recognized as a correspondence chess master with the United States Chess Federation. Since 1998 Chris Torres has taught 6 individual national champions as well as led multiple school teams to win national championship titles. In addition, Chris Torres has directed and taught at 10 different schools which have been California State Champions at chess. In 2011 and 2012, several former and current students of Chris Torres have been selected to represent the United States at the World Youth Chess Championships. Mr. Torres’ hobbies include playing classical guitar and getting his students to appear on the national top 100 chess rating lists.
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