Miron Sher coached Russia's elite national chess team. He holds a masters degree in coaching chess. He is among the world's 500 or so chess Grandmasters. Now he wants to play 20 of the best chess opponents Lincoln and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have to offer. He wants to play those opponents all at once!

Grandmaster Sher will play a simultaneous chess exhibition against 20 opponents at UNL's Student Union on Tuesday, June 27th. Open to the public, the 6:00 p.m.event will feature Sher moving from board to board while playing 20 opponents at the same time.

The UNL College of Education & Human Sciences and the UNL Chess Club are hosting the event.

Grandmaster Sher holds a Russian masters degree in coaching chess and coached the national chess teams in Russia and Denmark before relocating to the United States. He now lives in New York City where he teaches in public and private schools, gives private lessons and lecture on chess.

Sher will be in Lincoln as an instructors at an annual, week long chess camp hosted by the Lincoln Chess Foundation.

The 20 opponents who will face Sher will be chosen from applicants from UNL as well as members of the chess playing public. If you wish to play against Grandmaster Miron Sher during his June 27th simul, send an email to tom@nechess.com.