Thursday, September 20th, 2012 the opening reception of the London FIDE Grand Prix chess tournament was held at the Somerset House, on the south side of the Strand in central London, overlooking the Thames, by the embankment, just east of Waterloo Bridge. Besides the chess players and officials, over a hundred guests from the fasion and entertainment industries attended the party. Some exhibition blitz games were played between the players, but also for example between Veselin Topalov and model/actress Lily Cole, which is included in the video.
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