Sting is an avid chess player #FactOftheDay

Today’s #FactOftheDay comes from none other than Daily Telegraph Chess Correspondent, CEO of CSC, and ECU Vice President Malcolm Pein. On the anniversary of the “Englishman in New York”, Malcolm Pein shared, “Well over 20 years ago Chris Botti came into the London Chess Centre to buy Sting a travel chess set for his birthday. He said the whole band played. I asked him who wins, Sting came the answer. In June 2000 Sting played with Garry Kasparov in a simul in Time Square” (replay the game here)

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Well over 20 years ago Chris Botti came into the London Chess Centre to buy Sting a travel chess set for his birthday. He said the whole band played. I asked him who wins, Sting came the answer. In June 2000 Sting played @Kasparov63 in a simul in Time Square https://t.co/vbGXGvJntJ

— Malcolm Pein (@TelegraphChess) August 23, 2024