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 "Chess" - The musical!
For the first time now, “Chess”, from which songs like “One Night In Bangkok” and “I Know Him So Well” became hits, will be performed at the Dresden State Operetta. Premier: 27/28 June 2008 – Tickets here!
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Peter Leko wins Sparkassen Chess Meeting Dortmund 2008 |
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Tuesday, 08 July 2008 |
 Peter Leko wins the Sparkassen Chess-Meeting 2008 and is the new chess king of Dortmund. For the 28-year-old Hungarian, it is the third triumph after 1999 and 2002. “I am very happy to win here for the third time. I was close last year, but missed the victory. This is my biggest success this year so far and I am thrilled about it”, Leko stated after the match. |
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Eight world class players prior to the Chess Olympiad |
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Friday, 04 July 2008 |
 With an exquisite number of participants, as being well-known from Dortmund, the Sparkassen Chess Meeting started the fourth of seven rounds on Wednesday. After the third round, the German Jan Gustafsson leads with 2 out of 3 after finishing drawn against the Azerbaijani Shakhriyar Mamedjarow, and former world cham-pion Wladimir Kramnik, but winning of all over his team member of the Chess Olympiad, Arkadij Naiditsch. |
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State Operetta to take on the match |
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Friday, 27 June 2008 |
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 Cooperation contract wrapped up – Musical „Chess“ premiere nearly sold out
With a resolute hand shake Wolfgang Schaller, director of the Dresden State Operetta, took on the challenge and opened the chess match against mayor Winfried Lehmann. “It stands out that the State Operetta seized the municipal suggestion and supports us in such a preeminent way regarding the cultural field“ states Lehmann excitedly while actress Nadine Eisenhardt in the musical starring role watches both protagonists at their game. |
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Thursday, 26 June 2008 |
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.jpg) ORWO Net to become Co-Sponsor of the Chess Olympiad
Photo service provider ORWO Net presents book and calendar for the Chess Olympiad. Mayor Winfried Lehmann welcomed ORWO Net GbmH CEO Gerhard Köhler in Dresden Tuesday for the contractual agreement and thanked him for the engagement by the company from Bitterfeld-Wolfen: “The photo books and the calendar are an ideal extension of our product range concerning the Chess Olympiad. A strong partner like ORWO Net is always attractive for such a big sporting event as the Chess Olympiad.“ |
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Thursday, 26 June 2008 |
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 DGT becomes official supporter of the Chess Olympiad Dresden 2008
CEO of the Chess Foundation GmbH, Jörn Verleger, presented one more supporter of the Chess Olympiad. The Dutch enterprise DGT Projects BV is manufacturer of chess clocks and boards and long-time partner of the world chess association FIDE. In autumn, DGT will supply the required traditional chess equipment for the collateral tournaments of the Olympiad free of charge. |
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The cultural contribution of chess |
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Wednesday, 18 June 2008 |
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 Chess has contributed its part to every era of cultural history. The character of the game made it popular for royal dynasties. For centuries, people have been portrayed playing the game of chess, chess materials exist in every possible color and shape. With new media of the 20th century numerous new ways of expression have been added. Chess is sung, heard, danced, felt, painted, photographed, shaped and visualized.
Self-evidently, we make great efforts to offer a well-balanced cultural programme. Here you find an overview of cultural and artistic events during the Chess Olympiad. |
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Wednesday, 18 June 2008 |
 A Chess Olympiad of this size must be planned diligently in every detail. That such does also include the preparation of the volunteer service has shown the past Saturday, 14 June 2008, when the first half of the 146 registered volunteers met for their first briefing in the plenary hall of the Dresden City Hall. |
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Board of Trustees Chess Olympiad 2008 |
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Friday, 06 June 2008 |
 For the constitutive meeting on 17 July 2008 Dresden lord mayor Dr. Lutz Vogel has invited the committee of high-ranking members to the Dresden castle ‘Eckberg’. Not only Eckberg, as one of the three Dresden city castles alongside the Elbe, offers a wonderful setting, the meeting venue Albrechtsberg castle does have a lot to offer as well, besides the at the same time scheduled opening ceremony of the ZMD Chess Festival. |
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FIDE submitts regulation changes for Chess Olympiad |
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Friday, 06 June 2008 |
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 Ignatius Leong compliments City of Dresden for her preparations
Ignatius Leong, Chief Arbiter of the Chess Olympiad and General Secretary of the world chess association FIDE, surprised journalists at a press conference Tuesday, 03 June 2008.”We will have considerable renewals regarding the regulations in the 2008 Olympiad in Dresden,” the man from Singapore declares. For the first time, federations have to nominate their candidates until the fixed date of 12 September 2008. |
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Olympiad Arbiters - List 2 |
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Friday, 06 June 2008 |
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 FIDE has also completed the list of international arbiters to be appointed for the Chess Olympiad. Read here who makes ist way to Dresden.
Photo: Chief Arbiter Ignatius Leong |
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