Anna Cramling, Judit Polgar Among Those Joining GothamChess In Europe
As announced last December, IM Levy Rozman, aka GothamChess, will host his first-ever “European Tour” this May. The five-country, six-event program over 10 days is bound to enrapt audiences from the U.K. to Poland and everywhere in between. And, in this new era of chess entertainment, some of those audiences will surpass 1,000 people for the first time. Hosted by WIM Fiona Steil-Antoni, this first-of-its-kind tour will feature live chess matches, Guess The Elo using games from the audience, and special guests.
And now we can announce several of the guests who will be joining Levy on stage! They include WFM Anna Cramling, GM Judit Polgar, brothers and GMs Rasmus and Frederik Svane, Chess.com's own IM Danny Rensch, and more.
If you live in or near Brussels, London, Vienna, Berlin, Munich, or Warsaw—or want to travel there—click the button below to secure your seats now! Whoever you see with Levy, it's sure to be a great time.
Cramling has built an audience of millions, invented an opening, and is one of the brightest young faces in chess and chess media. She will appear with Levy in Brussels on May 8. Her mom, GM Pia Cramling, played a match with Levy late last year, but this will be Anna's first major event with Levy.
Judit Polgar is the consensus greatest woman to ever play chess. Since her 2014 retirement from the game, she has not only continued as a popular commentator, but also been a tireless advocate for education and using the many benefits of chess to help teach children. Polgar will appear with Levy in Berlin on May 15, along with German streamer IM Georgios "The Big Greek" Souleidis.
GMs Rasmus and Frederik Svane have both peaked above 2650 FIDE—making them the strongest active chess siblings in the world—and they will bring all their combined chess knowledge to Munich on May 16.
And then there's Danny, the Chess.com CCO who needs no introduction. He will appear with Levy in London on May 9, along with FrankChess, a finalist in PogChamps 5.
A full list of dates, venues, and guests is below.
| Date | City | Venue | Availability | Guest(s) |
| 8 May | Brussels, Belgium | Viage | Max 800 | WFM Anna Cramling Levy's wife, Lucy |
| 9 May | London, UK | Central Hall Westminster | Max 1800 | FrankChess IM Danny Rensch |
| 11 May | Vienna, Austria | Globe | Max 1000 | WFM Alessia Santeramo |
| 15 May | Berlin, Germany | Urania | TBD | GM Judit Polgar IM Georgios "The Big Greek" Souleidis |
| 16 May | Munich, Germany | Werk 7 | Max 660 | GMs Rasmus and Frederik Svane GM Niclas Huschenbeth |
| 17 May | Warsaw, Poland | Expo XX Hall4 | TBD | Bartosz Rudecki IM Dawid Czerw |
Every guest will have something special to offer the crowd, so if you can make it to any of these cities on these dates, get your tickets now!
