So you think you can play chess?

The Indiana State Champion is offering the opportunity to demonstrate your skills in a charity fundraising event Saturday at the Shelbyville Municipal Airport.

Braydon Povinelli, a Shelbyville High School senior and reigning state chess champion, will take on as many as 20 players simultaneously Saturday in an event created to raise funds for Drug Free Shelby County.

“This is designed to raise money for substance abuse which is an ever-growing problem in every community,” said Povinelli, who has seen family members struggle with substance abuse.

While Povinelli has played chess against multiple players online, Saturday’s exhibition will be the first time he has attempted the feat in person.

“This is a good way for some community members to play me,” he said. “It will be a challenge. It is difficult to play multiple people at the same time.”

Another challenge for Povinelli will be moving chess board to chess board and quickly analyzing the strategy of players with little experience to advanced players.

“I think it will mostly be novice to intermediate players and maybe a couple of advanced players … I’m sure there will be some advanced and some I’ve even played in competitions,” said Povinelli.

There will be little time for strategy on his own part. While there will not be a running clock at each chess board, he recognizes he will have a limited time to scan each board and make his next move.

“A lot of it will be playing the situation,” he said. “There is not a whole lot of time to deliberately plan out how to play on each board. A lot of it will be me moving board to board and instead of thinking of 20 games, it will be a new position to find the best move. There will not be a whole lot of time to calculate tactics and positional plays.”

The exhibition starts at 2 p.m. at the airport, 3529 N. 100 West.

Donations will be accepted at the event. A gofundme page has been established and is accepting donations toward Povinelli’s goal of raising $5,000.

You can donate today at https://www.gofundme.com/f/hqh2n5-alcohol-and-drug-addiction-fundraiser