Come join the fifth international chess tournament in Shenzhen. Anyone with a basic level of chess is welcome. Come have fun with friends and play chess with grandmaster Liu Shilan.

    The Shenzhen Chess Academy is the host and Hanbridge Mandarin Language School is the organizer.

    Players will be divided into Adult and Children divisions based upon age. The tournament will operate in six rounds according to the Swiss System (non-knockout and six games for all players). Each round consists of 60 minutes with 30 minutes allotted to each contestant. Players exceeding 30 minutes lose automatically.

    Liu is a Chinese female chess player who holds the WGM title, which she received in 1982. She is a seven-time Chinese National Women’s Champion (1979-81, 1983-6).

    Application: Call 400-600-2202 or visit www.hanbridgemandarin.com/news/chess_request_2016 or

    http://x.eqxiu.com/s/

    8AcUoh9O?eqrcode=1

    Application deadline: Oct. 10

    Match time: 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Oct. 15

    Match venue: Shenzhen Book City, intersection of Hongli Road and Jintian Road, Futian District (福田区红荔路和金田路交汇处深圳书城)

    Metro: Longgang or Longhua Line, Children’s Palace Station (少年宫站), Exit B(SD News)