Archive for November, 2008
Chess fever in Bonn
Last year, in November 2005, the then newly founded company Universal Event Promotion (UEP; Dortmund, Germany) offered to organize a World Chess Match of the Champions between Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) and Vladimir Kramnik (Russia), beginning from 25 November 2006. On this very day, another match is being organized by UEP in Bonn, the former capital [...]
Motion of ECU Board revised
Attached to the Circular Letter No. 09/2008 is a revised version of the motion of the ECU Board regarding the Tournament Rules (item 10 of the Agenda of the General Assembly on 22 November 2008 in Dresden).
The voting right in the General Assembly depends on the settlement of the invoices sent to all federations.
To:
All European [...]
Arrival in Dresden
On Tuesday, November 4, 2008, the first participants in the Chess Olympiad Dresden 2008 (November 12-25) arrived at the Dresden International Airport: 13 players from India.
Pictures at the official site (German version)
Chess TV in Dresden
The Chess Olympiad has its own TV channel where you can watch matches, highlights, interviews and portraits 24 hours a day. The organizers in Dresden recommend you to download the player now before the event starts.
Link for the Download at the official site (English version)