[CALIBK12] Oct 13 Bay Area event for Kids!!!

[KE Hones]

this sounds like a wonderful event...please let all
the students know about this...KE

The Hip-Hop Chess Federation and the Makers of the
Chessmaster Video Game Announce the 1st Annual Chess
Kings Invitational
 
Wu-Tang Clan, Ralek Gracie and DJ QBert Gather for
All-Star Chess Tournament
 
San Francisco – August 23, 2007 – The Hip-Hop Chess
Federation (HHCF), an organization that uses music,
chess and martial arts to promote unity, strategy and
non-violence, and Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest
video game publishers are proud to announce the 1st
Annual Chess Kings Invitational to be held at the
prestigious San Francisco Design Center on Saturday,
October 13th from 1pm to 5pm.
 
The 1st Annual Chess Kings Invitational will kick off
with HHCF’s Life Strategies All-Star Panel. The Life
Strategies panel will feature multi-platinum rappers
RZA and GZA from the Wu-Tang Clan, chess icon Josh
Waitzkin , turntable wizards DJ QBert and DJ Disk and
other surprise guests in a discussion about how music,
chess and martial arts have guided them in their paths
to success.
 
“We are excited to be a part of the 1st Annual Chess
Kings Invitational,” said Tony Key, vice president of
marketing at Ubisoft. “The HHCF has used the
connection between hip-hop and chess to make the game
not only accessible, but cool to a new whole audience.
The Chessmaster series of video games does the same
thing; inviting people of all ages and skill levels to
engage in the timeless art of chess. It was a natural
connection for us to become partners in bringing this
great event to the community.”
 
The Invitational includes an all-star chess tournament
that will pit some of America ’s top rappers, DJs,
martial artists and others in a head-to-head battle of
the brains in which the winner will walk away with the
HHCF Chessmaster championship belt. Competitors
include RZA, award-winning MMA fighter Ralek Gracie,
Casual of the Hieroglyphics, Sunspot Jonz of the
Living Legends and other special guests. Rakaa of
Dilated Peoples will host the event.
 
“We are amazed by how well we have been received since
our first event earlier this year,” says HHCF
co-founder Adisa Banjoko. “By celebrities donating
their time, it really sends a message that they care
about the state of our communities. Their presence
will greatly assist us in raising money to provide
scholarships to local schools.”
 
The HHCF has also invited four youth teams to
participate in the Invitational’s Scholarship
Tournament. Players will compete for a chance to win a
variety of educational scholarships, among other
prizes.
 
Guests will enjoy multiple events throughout the day,
including open chess gaming, Kung Fu films and
information sessions regarding educational
opportunities. Other events will include an auction
featuring items donated by various celebrities,
chess-inspired graffiti art created by legendary graf
writers and a few more surprises. All proceeds
collected from the auction will directly benefit
schools in local underserved communities.
 
“We are proud to host an event that showcases an
authentic, intelligent trend in Hip-Hop,” states
co-founder Leo Libiran. “Hip-Hop has always been about
more than bullets and bling and the fact that so many
fantastic rappers, chessmasters, martial artists and
graf writers have donated their time to the children
is proof of this in itself.”
 
About the Chessmaster Video Game
Chessmaster®: The Art of Learning for the Nintendo DS™
system and Chessmaster®: Grandmaster Edition for
Windows® PC will be released in October/November 2007.
In both games, Josh Waitzkin, International Master and
eight-time National Chess Champion, coaches players to
grasp the basic fundamentals of chess and to master
the game through exciting courses and tutorials. 
 
About HHCF
The Hip-Hop Chess Federation, founded by award-winning
lecturer and author, Adisa Banjoko and Leo "Blast"
Libiran, uses music, chess and martial arts to promote
unity, strategy and nonviolence. The organization
focuses on giving urban youth effective life
strategies to scholastic and financial success.
Programs include chess tournaments, scholarship
programs, mentorship, lectures and more. For more
information, visit: www.hiphopchessfederation.org.
 
About Ubisoft
Ubisoft is a leading producer, publisher and
distributor of interactive entertainment products
worldwide and has grown considerably through a strong
and diversified line-up of products and partnerships.
Ubisoft has offices in 21 countries and sales in more
than 50 countries around the globe. It is committed to
delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game
titles to consumers. Ubisoft generated sales of 680
million Euros for the 2006-07 fiscal year. To learn
more, please visit www.ubisoftgroup.com.
 
© 2007 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved.
Chessmaster, Ubisoft, Ubi.com, and the Ubisoft logo
are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the U.S.
and/or other countries. Portions of Chessmaster
Academy instructional content, including those based
on The Art of Learning, © 2007 Josh Waitzkin LLC. TM,
® and Nintendo DS are trademarks of Nintendo. © 2004
Nintendo.
 
 
For sponsorship and media inquiries, contact Me’ko
Gaborski 310.272.3894.
 
The San Francisco Design Center is located at 2 Henry
Adams Street .





       
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