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Global Chess Festival
The Judit Polgár's Global Chess Festival is an annual one-day festival celebrating the diversity of chess, held in Budapest, Hungary. The festival started in 2015, and connects fans and chess organizers around the world with chess-related activities. The event The festival is held every year on the second Saturday in October. Chess activities for adults and children include professional tournaments, simultaneous chess games, educational conferences, art shows and various programs for families. The festival's slogan is: "Chess Connects Us". A traditional simultaneous exhibition is held at the Budapest venue, with the sisters Judit Polgár, Judit and Sofia Polgar. Global Chess Festival 2016 It was held in the Buda Castle Garden Bazaar under the patronage of Tibor Navracsics, Member of the European Commission. The programs included professional chess tournaments, simultaneous exhibitions, school challenges, social gatherings, and art shows related to chess. The Highlander Cup h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budapest
Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the List of cities and towns on the river Danube, second-largest city on the river Danube. The estimated population of the city in 2025 is 1,782,240. This includes the city's population and surrounding suburban areas, over a land area of about . Budapest, which is both a List of cities and towns of Hungary, city and Counties of Hungary, municipality, forms the centre of the Budapest metropolitan area, which has an area of and a population of 3,019,479. It is a primate city, constituting 33% of the population of Hungary. The history of Budapest began when an early Celts, Celtic settlement transformed into the Ancient Rome, Roman town of Aquincum, the capital of Pannonia Inferior, Lower Pannonia. The Hungarian p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
