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Mind Sports Organisation Worldwide Ltd.
12 St. James' Square, London SW1Y 4RB, England
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Company Press Release:
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Junior chess prodigy secures US $20,000 Sponsorship deal .... Thanks to Kasparov.
Last weekend, the Mind Sports Olympiad revealed that it would grant
sponsorship for Britain's most promising chess junior. The sponsorship
deal, worth US $20,000 will be presented for the first time this year,
and will provide the young chess hopeful with comprehensive training by a top
professional and travel costs to tournaments.
The first recipient of this prestigious award is Murugan Thiruchelvam,
who at 10 years of age is the youngest person ever to win a game in the
British Chess Federation Championship.
World Champion in his category, Murugan was put forward for the award by
Chess legend Garry Kasparov. Mr Kasparov considered that Murugan's
talent was one to be nurtured, and suggested that he receive sponsorship to
afford him the best tutelage available.
Murugan Thiruchelvam will be competing at this
year's Mind Sports Olympiad, at the Olympia Conference Centre from
the 21st-29th August 1999.
For more information, or interviews with Murugan Thiruchelvam, please
contact Jackie Cooper PR (contact details deleted - contact
David Levy at the address below instead.)
ABOUT MSO
Mind Sports Organisation Worldwide Ltd. of London, England, is the
organiser of the Mind Sports Olympiad. This annual event encompasses more
than 30 classic games including Chess, Bridge, Backgammon, Go as well as
several mental skills such as Memory Skills, Creative Thinking,
Intelligence and Speed Reading. Players compete for the honour of winning
Gold, Silver and Bronze medals, rankings and titles, and for cash prizes.
The company was founded by well known mind sports personalities, Tony
Buzan, Raymond Keene and David Levy. MSO Worldwide's website at
http://www.msoworld.com/ was created to help achieve their goal of
spreading Mind Sports throughout the real and virtual worlds. That web site
is now well on its way to becoming one of the premier mind sports sites on
the web, having recently won a Netscape "Cool Siting" award.
Media Contact:
David Levy, Tel: +44 20 7435 9496 –
E-mail: dlevy@msoworld.com
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