Israel attacks Iran on chess board

An Israeli chess grandmasteru00a0began a marathon chess match against 520 players in an attempt to beat the Guinness record for simultaneous chess games, currently held by Iran.

The tournament began under a blazing midday sun with grandmaster Alik Gershon shaking hands with every single player as he walked along rows of tables lined with chess boards.

In order to set the world record, the Ukrainian-born Gershon must win at least 80 per cent of the games.

"I'm going to be breaking the Guinness world record for the biggest simultaneous chess game. The record today belongs to an Iranian grandmaster on 500 boards," Gershon said.

"I'm going to make it 520 and hopefully I will win over 80 percent of the games."u00a0