Oct 07, 2008

John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington
202-358-4715 john yembrick-1@nasa gov

Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly o humphries@nasa gov

Glenn Petersen U S Chess Federation, Crossville, Tenn 732-252-8388 gpetersen@uschess org

Bob Adams Bellevue Community College, Bellevue, Wash 425-564-3081 badams@bellevuecollege edu

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NASA ASTRONAUT TALKS WITH STUDENT CHESS OPPONENTS THURSDAY

HOUSTON -- NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff will meet his opponents in the ongoing Earth vs space chess match Thursday, Oct 9 At 1:05 p m CDT, NASA Television will broadcast the live linkup with Chamitoff, who lives aboard the International Space Station, and his competitors from the Stevenson Elementary School in Bellevue, Wash

Reporters may attend the event in the Bellevue Community College's Carlson Theater, where the kindergarten through third grade members of the U S Chess Championship Team and its chess club teammates will gather

The students are key players in the Earth vs space match, proposing moves that are voted on by the public via the Internet The match began Sept 29

The U S Chess Federation is facilitating the match on its Web site at:

http://www uschess org/nasa2008

Chamitoff, a space station flight engineer orbiting 210 miles above Earth at five miles a second, is a chess aficionado He brought a chess set with him when he arrived at the complex last June Chamitoff has added Velcro to the chess pieces to keep them from floating away in the weightlessness of space He has been playing long-distance chess with station control centers around the world So far, he is undefeated

For more information about the U S Chess Federation, visit:

http://www uschess org

For more about Chamitoff and the space station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

For NASA TV schedule updates, downlinks, and streaming video information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

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