German World Cup Celebration

More historic landmark

 

Beautiful historic landmark

 

Keep in touch!

 

Saying good bye

 

Dresden sky

 

Germany 3 - Portugal 1

 

Farewell to Dresden

 

Final farewell

 

Big smiles

 

Some of the players

 

Jackova, Lujan, Chang, Polgar

 

Cars from sponsor

 

Golden feet

 

All smiles

 

C. Lujan and Dr. Jordan

 

Final moment

 

Closing Ceremony

 

Beautiful view

 

Happy Time

 

Dr. Dirk Jordan and the top 3

 

Sebag and Pahtz

 

Susan Polgar

 

Suzana Chang

 

Kachiani vs. Pahtz

 

More of Dresden at night

 

Dresden at night

 

Smile!

 

Cheers

 

Dinner time

 

At the restaurant

 

Sorokina and Polgar

 

Fuchs

 

Anna Ushenina

 

Gundula Heinatz vs. Ushenina

 

Socko vs. Hunt

 

Cramling vs. Pahtz, Leite vs. Kachiani

 

C. Lujan

 

H. Hunt

 

Sedina vs. Chang, Hunt vs. Socko

 

K. Kachiani

 

Kachiani vs. Leite, Pahtz vs. Cramling

 

Jurgens vs. Lujan, Ushenina vs. Heinatz

 

Sebag vs. Fuchs, Macek vs. Polgar

 

More players with kids inside

 

Players with kids inside

 

Say cheese

 

More players with kids

 

Players with kids & mascot

 

Players with kids

 

Leita, Carreras, Sedina

 

Macek vs. Sorokina

 

Sorokina vs. Macek

 

Sebag vs. Nill

 

K. Kachiani

 

Playing area

 

Sedina, Jackova, Carreras, Leite

 

J. Jackova

 

E. Sedina

 

H. Hunt

 

Playing Hall

 

Pahtz, Fierro, Socko

 

Filiz Osmanodja

 

M. Fierro

 

H. Hunt

 

C. Leite

 

V. Macek

 

Elena Winkelmann

 

J. Nill

 

Paulina Carreras

 

M. Fierro

 

J. Jackova

 

M. Socko in action

 

Polgar vs. Sedina

 

View from playing hall

 

M. Fierro

 

E. Pahtz

 

Fuchs

 

Elena Winkelmann

 

Polgar vs. Sedina

 

Official poster

 

Metzing, Jordan and Bönsch

 

Chantal Fitzpatrick

 

S. Chang

 

A. Sorokina

 

M. Socko

 

Fierro, Hunt and Sebag

 

E. Sedina

 

E. Sedina

 

Clazetta Ruiz vs. Fuchs

 

Polgar vs. Sedina

 

P. Carreras

 

Carreras vs. Jurgens

 

A. Maric

 

Lujan vs. Kachiani

 

V. Jurgens

 

Winkelmann vs. Jackova & Sorokina vs. Chang

 

J. Jackova

 

E. Pahtz

 

H. Hunt

 

H. Hunt

 

Sedina vs. Winkelmann

 

Clazetta Ruiz vs. Ushenina

 

Dr. Dirk Jordan

 

IM Pahtz

 

Leite vs. Kachiani

 

Lujan vs. Jurgens

 

Round of 16

 

Polgar and Chang

 

Fuchs vs. Sebag

 

Fierro vs. Socko

 

Round 1 action

 

More soccer orientation

 

Soccer orientation

 

Players arriving

 

Dr. Jordan and Polgar

 

Checking out the newspaper article

 

Pahtz, Polgar and Cramling

 

Polgar, Pahtz, Kachiani, Hunt and Metzing

 

J. Nill and V. Jurgens

 

IM E. Pahtz

 

Simul with celebrities

 

Dr. Dirk Jordan and GM Wolfgang Uhlmann

 

More Chess VIPs

 

What to do?

 

IM Pahtz

 

Chess Comedy

 

Start of the Women Chess Cup

 

Chess Gala

 

Katja Breuer

 

Chess Actors

 

Chess Actor

 

Dresden Sports Commissioner Winfried Lehmann

 

Another nice view of Dresden

 

View from the hotel

 

Big time operation in Dresden

Below are the names of the organizers, arbiters, sponsors and volunteers I would like to thank for putting together a fantastic event in Dresden:

Organizers:

Dr. Dirk Jordan - Chairman of the Organizing Committee for the38th Chess Olympiad 2008 in Dresden
Bernd Salewski - Chief of the Organizing Office 38th ChessOlympiad
Katja Breuer - Assistant of Mr. Salewski
Horst Metzing - Member of the Organizing Committee,responsible for Tournament Organization
Jörn Verleger - Member of the Organizing Committee,responsible for Accommodation & Service
Andre Martin - Member of the Organizing Committee,responsible for Supporting program and Supporting tournaments
Felix Fürnhammer - Member of the Organizing Committee, responsible for Technology
Dr. Detlef Schmidt - Responsible for Internet transmission of the chess games
Sven Kindler - Press Office of the Capital Dresden, responsible for Public Relations
Dirk Behm - Journalist for the 38th Chess Olympiad
Dagobert Kohlmeyer - Journalist, dpa, German Press Agency
Klaus Lais - Journalist, German Chess Federation
Anett Hentschel - Staff for the Women Chess Cup
Franz Gärtner - Photographer
Orland Krug - Mascot CHESSY
Mr Meng - Responsible for the chess events on Prager Street(outside Karstadt)

Staff of ZMD Schachfestival e. V.: Mr. Schneider, Mr. Graul, Mr.Sempert
Staff of the exhibition in Karstadt: Mr. and Mrs. Mädler, Mr. and Mr. Schmidt
Mr. Seifert - Director of Porcelain Manufacture Dresden

Simultan Chess Player: Jens-Uwe Maiwald, Lukas Böttger

3 Volunteers from the Football World Cup: Maria Lundström, Horst Bergmann & Oliver Duchrow

HONDA-Drivers: Dirk Hanke, Jörn Bollbuck, ThomasMärckert, Thomas Eschner, Katja Nitschke, Andre Scharschow

Sponsors:Shopping Centre Karstadt:

Director: Mr. Wolfgang Wirz
Chief of Design: Mr. Helmut Kaehn
Technician: Mr. Tiepner
Chief of Restaurant: Mr. Speckmaier

HONDA Fugel, Mr. Andreas Hillwig - for HONDA shuttle service
BARMER (health insurance) - for goal wall

Zentrum Microelektronik Dresden AG - Main Sponsor of the 38th ChessOlympiad 2008
Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden - Main Sponsor of the 38th Chess Olympiad 2008
 

Chess Actions

 

Lujan vs Socko

 

Lujan and Socko

 

Quarterfinal Actions

 

Presentation

 

E. Pahtz

 

Socko and Hunt

 

Round of 16

 

Round of 16

 

Round of 16

 

Polgar and Sorokina

 

Polgar and Lujan

 

Polgar and Chang

 

Sebag and Chang

 

Lujan and Socko

 

Kachiani and Pahtz

 

Ushenina and Polgar

 

A Ushenina

 

Dr. Dirk Jordan und Wolfgang Uhlmann

 

M Sebag

 

S Chang

 

M Socko

 

E. Pahtz

 

C. Lujan

 

The final ending

The conclusion of the final match. Many pictures will be posted on www.WomenChessCup.blogspot.com in the next week or so.
 

The game was shown with LIVE commentary

40-50 spectators were watching the games live at this monitor location. Countless others were watching the games at the playing area throughout the day.
 

The start of the final game

This is the final game, game #11 in 2 days!
 

Dresden at night

 

Mr. Dirk Jordan

 

Chess performers

 

The organizers

 

Dresden

 

Beautiful Dresden

 

Castle entrance

 

Opening Ceremony

 

Group picture with the cars

 

Group picture

 

Goal #2 from WGM Lujan

 

Goal #1 from WGM Lujan

 

Getting ready for the kick

 

Top 4 finishers

WGM Lujan, IM Sebag, GM Polgar, IM Pahtz 

Top 3 finishers

IM Sebag, GM Polgar, IM Pahtz 

Women Chess Cup Runner Up

IM Elizabeth Pahtz 

Women Chess Cup Winner

GM Susan Polgar 

Cup Winner

 

Women Chess Cup Presentation

Mr. Dirk Jordan presenting the cup