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On 9/27/08 Prevention First's ChessFest 2008 in Asbury Park NJ will try to break the Guinness World Record for most simultaneous chess games

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Guinness World Record for Chess

PREVENTION FIRST WILL ATTEMPT GUINNESS WORLD CHESS RECORD IN ASBURY PARK NEW JERSEY.


On September 27, 2008 Prevention First, A not-for-profit agency will host ChessFest 2008 and will try to break the 2006 Guinness World Record set in Mexico City for most simultaneous chess games! This means playing 13,500 chess games in Asbury Park. Chess masters and experts will take a few seconds on each move quickly passing down the rows to achieve this new record.

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Check out http://asburyparkchess.org for more information!


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