Schach Wissen Berlin, hardcover, Englisch, ISBN: 978-3-9813348-0-7, 340
Seiten, 370 Fotos, 2009.
The Chess Olympiad held in Dresden
2008 was a spectacular gathering of the world's chess nations - with a
line-up of 1270 registered players representing 146 teams in the 'open'
tournament and 111 teams in the women's event. Fighting for the honour of their
respective countries as well as for their own personal reputations, competitors
from all over the globe were more determined than ever to play the best chess of
their lives.
This book not only presents the most interesting games and other chess
highlights of the 38 th Chess Olympiad but also includes interviews and
behind-the-scenes chat from players, coaches and observers alike.
Among
the contributors to this souvenir volume are those who had themselves been
playing for gold medals on the stage in front of large crowds of spectators and
others who could be proud of their individual achievements or whose teams
performed above expectations.These players not only comment on the action at the
board but also reveal their private pre-match preparation and post-mortem
analysis.
In Dresden, there were winners and losers, joy and heartbreak - and no
shortage of excitement and drama. But every participant from every country,
large or small, as well as presidents, officials, organisers, arbiters,
captains, volunteers, journalists, photographers and sponsors could not help but
experience that same feeling of Olympiad
United!
So here, for your entertainment and instruction, over 60
chess experts from 31 countries tell the Dresden story as it has never been told
before, and further illustrate the Olympic zeal in the form of over 100
annotated games and over 300 atmospheric classic black and white photographs.
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