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Most shoes sorted in one minute

The most shoes sorted in one minute is 11 and was achieved by Ercan Metin (Turkey) at the GWR Live! Roadshow at Forum Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey, on 12 February 2010. It was equalled by Ozgur Tasan (Turkey) at the GWR Live! Roadshow at Forum Ankara Outlet, Ankara, Turkey, on 26 March 2010.

Most simultaneous games of Scrabble

The most games of scrabble played simultaneously was 521 by 1,042 participants from 65 secondary schools and organisations, at an event arranged by Northland Secondary School, Mattel SouthEast Asia Pte Ltd and Schools Scrabble Club in Singapore on 14 March 2006. The event took place at Northland Secondary School, Singapore.

Most simultaneous games of chess by an individual

The most simultaneous games of chess played by an individual was 135 by Ehsan Ghaem Maghami (Iran) at the Shahid Beheshti University sports stadium in Tehran, Iran, on 8-9 February 2011. Maghami is a chess Grand Master and a 9-time Iranian national champion. All qualified opponents were required to possess an Elo rating of at least 1,200 before the attempt. The event was witnessed by, among others, Mohammed J. Kambuzia, the president of the Iranian Chess Federation and one of the vice-presidents of the World Continue reading →