Тимур Гареев

connections were brought in, and the show was set up for an incredible 48 boards. As a form of full-circle in history, one of his online opponents was the inexhaustible chess enthusiast, 92-year-old Luciano de Nilo Andrade, who is the last surviving participant from Najdorf’s original record from 1947. Luciano Andrade often described his experience of that original record nearly 70 years before, and upon learning of Gareyev’s plan to establish a new one had expressed a fervent desire to be a part of it. Due to his advanced age, Timur made allowances for him to participate via the online server Playchess.com, and with the assistance of the author, dream became reality. 92-year-old Luciano Nilo de Andrade, the last surviving participant from Najdorf’s 1947 record, participated in the 2016 record, accompanied by friends FM Alberto Mascarenhas (left) and Albert Silver (right). The entire event took place in a large hall, with a live video broadcast on Twitch TV with multiple cameras and