I am Attila Turzo, an International Chess Master, and I organize and run the event called the 1000 Bright Minds Chess Simul, in which I play with 1000 players simultaneously on 1000 boards.

Thank you very much to the staff and owners of Chess.com for making available their platform for holding the 1000 Bright Minds Chess Simul, and for supporting the event.

Thank You dear players for accepting the challenge and giving your best in the first 100    days of the 1000 Bright Minds Chess Simul.

Some numbers about the simul:

1000 games started on the 11th of January in 2012 and 8 more games started when 8 games finished and 8 boards became available for new players.

673 games finished within the first 100 days.

541 games (80%) were won by Attila Turzo

16 games (3%) were drawn.

116 games (17%) were won by the challengers.

335 games are still running.

I made a long research (many games to consider!) to find the best game played to this point, to share with you. I found a game where interesting attacking and counter-attacking ideas were used. My opponent was Peter Holúbek from Slovakia.

I hope you enjoyed the explanations to that game!

New players can join the simul on the boards where the first game has finished. 665 boards are available, 665 new player can join the event.

The first 1000 players participated in this event for free, but to take up one of the empty boards, there is now an entry fee of 10 dollars.

You can buy your ticket ,if you click on the Buy Now button and then we can start our game immediately!

I wish the best luck to the 335 players who are still playing their first game and I invite all other players to join and be part of the 1000 Bright Minds Chess Simul.

At day 76 on the 25th of March I won 12 games and lost 1 game. That was a pretty checkmate, you can look it at http://www.chess.com/echess/game.html?id=49476133

1003 games started.

339 games finished. I played 338 games with black and only 1 game with white 

I won 312 games around 92%

lost 25 games around 7%

drew 2 games around 1%

664 games are still running.

I wish you a happy and blessed day! 

1003 games started.

318 games finished. I played 317 games with black and only 1 game with white 

I won 292 games around 92%

lost 24 games around 7%

drew 2 games around 1%

685 games are still running.

I wish you a wonderful day! 

Dear Friends,

I started to make statistics about the 1000 Bright Minds Chess Simul.

Today is 23rd of March in 2012. It is the 73rd day of the 1000 Bright Minds Chess Simul.

I plan to make daily updates from today in every morning.

1000 players started to play with me at 11th of January in 2012. Later 3 more joined when I made available to join again the the simul.

Actually this is still possible. Please join to the simul and invite your friends! If you want to play then please go to the webpage of the event and buy your ticket at http://www.1000brightminds.com/

Thank you. I hope we will play a beautiful game. You need to play 1 move in every 3 days, so you will have lot of time to find the best moves and enjoy to study the positions. An avarage game lasts around 2-3 months. So if you join you will have 2-3 months of fun for 10 dollars. I think that is a good deal.

Some more numbers about the simul:

1003 games started.

311 games finished. I played 310 games with black and only 1 game with white 

I won 286 games around 92%

lost 23 games around 7%

drew 2 games around 1%

692 games are still running.

I plan to write about the best games. Please send me the link of the games which you would like me to show in the future articles. Won or lost a nice game or had a little combination in our game? Please send me the link! I will select a few and start to publish them soon.

I wish you a wonderful day! 

The 1000 Bright Minds Chess Simul started at 11th January 2012, nearly 2 months ago. I started to play with 1000 player from all over the world. We started to play on 1000 boards. Each player has its own board and I play with them simultaneously.

Today I plan to count the result and put it to my profile and to the official page at www.1000brightminds.com

Around 200 games finished and I won most of the games, but there were some nice victories for my opponents too. I will share some of the games with you soon.

Instead of the players who finished their games, new players are welcome to join!

The boards are waiting for you 

The ticket for the event cost 10 dollars.

You can click on I would like to play to buy it. It will bring you to a secure webshop page.

I think this is a special event, I am the first international master in the world who plays online with 1000 players simultaneously.

Would you like to play and be part of this world record and be part of the chess history? 

Dear Friends,

We just finished our first lesson with a new student. I enjoyed it very much. I like to help people to start new things, to set up new goals and achieve new dreams. I hope he will also reach his chess and personal goals 

Then I started to play my daily moves in the 1000 Bright Minds Chess Simul and I arrived to a game where I got a position which I predicted some days ago to happen. It is a typical opening mistake which good if you know and prevent it, and good if you know and if your opponent plays it then you know how to win.

Eldin sacrificed his d-pawn, because he thought he will win back in the next move, which he did, but the pawn was poisoned and could be won by a double-attack with the queen. Next time, better to win back the pawn immediately or continue with pawn down and counterplay.

Save your pawns and double-check if the one you want to capture is really free or poisoned!

Play your best moves and have a wonderful day! 

Attila

Dear Friends,

Yesterday finished the 1st game in the 1000 Bright Minds Chess Simul. My opponent was Jordaka from Japan. In the 3rd move he moved his king pawn to an undefended square and I captured it. Then he played his 4th move which offered a pawn exchange. Then he resigned. I think this was a bit early. Black had a pawn advantage, but white’s position was perfectly playable.

I hope Jordaka made this harakiri only in our game and he is in perfect condition 

Sepuku means the same as Harakiri. I think interesting to know a bit more about it. I found this in wikipedia:

“Seppuku (切腹^?, “stomach-cutting”) is a form of Japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment. Seppuku was originally reserved only for samurai. Part of the samurai bushido honor code, seppuku was either used voluntarily by samurai to die with honor rather than fall into the hands of their enemies (and likely suffer torture), or as a form of capital punishment for samurai who had committed serious offenses, or performed for other reasons that had brought shame to them. The ceremonial disembowelment, which is usually part of a more elaborate ritual and performed in front of spectators, consists of plunging a short blade, traditionally a tantō, into the abdomen and moving the blade from left to right in a slicing motion.”

I wish, You, the other 999 Bright Minds will play a bit better and we will play nice games 

If you make a mistake, just stop and start again to think how can you play in that situation. Stand up, get fresh air and accept the situation. Then sit down and try to find the best move in the challenging situation.

Please be patient about yourself and forgive about your mistakes and remember harakiri was the solution of the old age and in our current world, Love is the solution and forgiveness for others and for yourself. Peace.

Sleep well! 

Attila

Hello Friends,

Today I played 777 moves in 90 minutes. It was interesting for me today, because I played faster the 2nd moves in the games, than the 1st moves, because in the starting position I had more possibilities. In the second move the 2 moves of my opponent and my 1st move closed doors and gave me less number of candidate moves.

Most of the opponents played natural good moves.

I noticed a general human attitude. When somebody attacked, most of the time he starts to defend instead of counter-attack and may get in a bad position. Already in the second moves it happened in some of the games.

I played the scandinavian defense in games. White started with e4 and I attacked the pawn for d5. Here the good move is to capture the pawn and then to play d4 or Nc3 depends how black reacts in the 2nd move. But if white defends and run with his pawn to e5, then black has a fine position because of his good center with the d5 pawn.

So today’s question was to counter-attack or defend?

I am very happy, We could find some instructive ideas already after the 2nd moves. Chess is really great! Thank you for reading. Make your moves, attack and be ready for my counter-attacks!

Sleep well!

Dear Payers,

The 1000 Bright Minds Chess Simul started today at 11am Budapest time, 5am New York time. I played my 1000 first moves in about 2.5 hours. I play with the black pieces in every games. Most of my opponent started with the king pawn or the queen pawn, but some also moved the queen bishop pawn or the knight on the kingside. I decided to play all main openings. It was a pleasure when all moves were done. I will start to write welcome emails for all opponents. If I can write and send 1 message in every minutes then it will take me around 16 hours to send the messages. I ask the players to sign up for the newsletter of the simul at http://www.1000brightminds.com/ so then the communication will be much easier and save lot of time for me. In the newsletter I plan to show nice games, make interview with the players, write interesting stories about the players and what happening with me.

Thank you for all your support! I wish you a nice evening and see you tomorrow and be ready for my 2nd move! 

Attila

Visit my webpage at http://www.attilaturzo.com/
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Be one of the 1000 Bright Minds! 

I am International Chess Master Attila Turzo and I will play 1000 chess games simultaneously with 1000 players from many different countries over the internet.

The entry fee is 10 dollars. 

All ages and levels of players can join. Absolute beginners can also join. By playing the game you will study new things and you will enjoy it.

Register and make your first move!

STEP 1:

If you have a www.chess.com account then please go to STEP 2!

If you do not have a www.chess.com account then please go to https://secure.chess.com/register.html and register your free account!

STEP 2:

Log in with your www.chess.com account at https://secure.chess.com/login.html

STEP 3:

On the top of the webpage you will find a menu. Move your mouse to Members. You will look few options. Click on titled players. A little box will be open with a search button. Write “turzo” to the box and click on search. It will list Attila Turzo. Please click on the name!

STEP 4:

You are on my profile page. Now look the right side of the window and scroll slowly down. There will be ACTIONS listed. Click on Challenge to Play!

STEP 5:

.You will get the page where you need to select the options of the game.

You will read: “Start a new chess game…with…”

There you should select: “game options I select”

select the following options:

1. Standard Chess.

2. Standard Starting Positions.

3. 3 days per move.

4. I Play As: White

5. This is an unrated game

6. Optional Game Name: 1000 Bright Minds

7. There will be box with title “against an opponent I choose”

Write there my username: attilaturzo

8. Click on Create New Game!

You are ready with the first part of the registration! 

STEP 6:

Wait 24 hours to give me time to register you and accept your challenge.

Log in with your www.chess.com account at . https://secure.chess.com/login.html

If your challenge is not yet accepted then at the top of the page there will be your invite listed as “My Open Invites”

Then please check your messages, because you may made a mistake in the challenge and I sent you a message what should you change before I will accept it.

You can read your messages if you move your mouse on the top right part of the page on MY HOME and click on Messages.

STEP 7:

If I accepted the challenge then the game will be listed in the middle of the page and you should click on My move! 

Make your first move and wait until I will play my first move.

I wish ,you will enjoy our game and it will open you a new world and you will meet new friends from all over the world. Please send me a messsage if you have any suggestions, ideas about the 1000 Bright Minds simul, about the webpage or about any other things! Thank you for being part of my life! 

I am available for chess lessons:

Would you like to become an excellent chess player?

I am at your service to help you to reach your goals.

I have 16 years experience in  chess teaching.

I think important to have balance of study new ideas and get feedback by analyzing his games which he played online or over the board. I like to give support materials, homeworks to help his studies between the lessons.

I started to teach online 10 years ago in 2001 and I was one of the first online chess coaches.

I give my best to help you to improve your chess, win more games and have fun! 

Some milestones of my chess career:

• started at age 7
• more then 20 gold medals in scholastic tournaments.
• International Master at age 18
• Hungarian Junior Champion at age 19
• represented Hungary in 2 Junior World Championships and a European Junior Championship
• Winning the Unna open 2003 tournament in Germany with a perfect 7/7 score and a 2700+ rating performance
• 1st place in more then 10 international tournaments
• I was the first commentator on chess.fm first internet chess radio.
• I started to coach players when I was 16 years old
• one of the first chess coaches who started to teach online in 2001.

Testimonials:

“Attila is a very good coach I highly recommend him for anyone looking to improve in chess seriously, he has helped me a great deal in getting my chess back to state, I work with him once a week and it realy improves my chess understanding every time. We work on an new opening repertoir with him and I was at first quiet worried with the amount of time it would take and the amount of time i have in a week but after a few lessons with him it realy feels like there is nothing to learning new openings he realy takes time with what he teaches, doesnt just hastely go through lines if i have any questions about anything we would immediatly stop and analyze what ever idea i saw and he would explain it great. I will defenitly continue studying with him as long as I can”

Johann - JohanWassermann - Ventersburg, South Africa 

“Looking for a chess coach?  Want proven results?  Look no further!  Under IM Turzo’s patient tutelage, in less than six months, my rating has gone up from 1514 to 1742 USCF, I have won the 2011 US Class C Championship, and I am already beating 2000+ rated players.

In situations where I already know what openings my opponent is likely to play, Attila has given me a specific opening repetoire to study and prepare in response, and I have won or drawn every match as a result.

I highly recommend IM Attila Turzo.  He’s supportive and friendly, is able to quickly highlight strengths and weaknesses in any position, and list other master games for me to study.  He also documents homework and keeps a log of all games we have analyzed together.  In short, Attila’s coaching has been critical to my success.”

Brian - bshicoff - Austin, Texas, United States 

“I’ve been studying with Attila for a month now, and I am very satisfied with the quality of the lessons.  His chess coaching experience is obvious.  He has helped me to develop an opening repertoire suited for my style, and I am already a more confident player as I am now playing the right openings.  Attila is passionate about chess, and this is something that’s very important for any chess teacher.  I am looking forward to many more lessons with him.”

Calvin - CalvinJoseph_ - Illinois, United States 

“Attila is an excellent coach.  I have been studying with him for several months and I can feel and see the difference. I can only echo the comments of the others.  He is clearly a good communicator and has really helped my self-confidence and attitude towards the game.  Money well spent!”

David - Interalia2127 - Budapest, Hungary 

“Attila has coached me for 8 months. He is an excellent coach and has helped focus my chess analysis and study time. Through his help, I believe that my playing ability has stablized and my confidence is greater for my chess games for both OTB and online chess. He has pointed out various “bad habits” I’ve developed.

In our sessions, we’ve covered building opening repertoires, position analysis, end game play and middle game planning. The sessions are very focused and, as a follow up,  he sends the games that we’ve analyzed (along with the study lines) and a record of what was covered. In addition, he assigned homework to help keep me working toward my objectives.

I consider these sessions very valuable and feel that my playing strength is much stronger. I highly recommend him as a chess coach.”

Julian - jules_raider - Albuquerque, United States 

“I was searching around for a good teacher when I first met Attila. I met him by joining one of his simuls and talking after the game with him. In the game we played I was blown away by his superior endgame technique and after taking lessons with him I still see him as an excellent endgame player. He was very friendly when we first met and I know that he takes good care of his students.

Ever since I started getting lessons from him I have seen a nice improvement in my play and rating. I give credit to him for my goals that I have reached. I was able to score my first over-the-board win against a FIDE master that was previously beating me constantly before Attila taught me. I am extreamly fortunate to have met him during my time of searching around for chess coaches.”

Matt - WonderWats4DinR - United States 

“A few years ago, I took classes with Attila.  He really helped improve my gameplay.  Even though I no longer play chess, I treasure the classes that I had with him.”

Alex - AZSmart - United States 

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