Luke Harmon-Vellotti Conducts Haitian Benefit Simul |
February 4, 2010 | |
![]() Luke's opponents ranged from adults to children, but the young Idahoan expert won all 20 games (there was only space for 20 players, but latecomers who made a donation to the Red Cross got vouchers to play Luke at a future time.) Luke explained to CLO that putting the simul together was a group effort, "Everyone in my family helped me to get ready. My dad called the restaurant to ask for a donated space, my brother drew up the event flyer, and my mom made cookies and organized prizes for the players." Luke gave hints and take-backs to the youngest players. Luke had a great time and said, "I want to be a doctor when I am older, and my goal is to work on a research team and cure a disease. In the meantime, I am looking forward to doing more simuls for charities. I also hope to motivate more people to use their gifts and talents to help others." CLO has featured thoughts and initiatives from Daaim Shabazz, The Chessdrum on Helping Haiti and FM Mike Klein, Chess Exhibition Raises Funds for Haitian Earthquake Victims on bringing the chess community together to help Haiti. Read Daaim's latest call for action, "Help for Haitian Chess Family" on the chessdrum.net. |