If you click on the logo, you will get taken to the official site of Dresden and the “Live” image will take you straight to the “live”-games-link. On this link you can play through games played in round 8. Players from the SA team and also GM’s like Boris Gelfand, Magnus Carlsen, Ivan Cheparinov, Alexei Shirov, Topalov, Yelena Dembo, Nigel Short, Peter Leko, etc. The link will open in a new window. You can now play through two games, I will add more soon when I’ve got more time!
Please click HERE to play through the game of Kamsky and Ivanchuck and a few other players in round 11, the final round on chess.com. The link will open in a new window.
http://chessaleeinlondon.blogspot.com/2008/11/dresden-olympiad-2008.html
On this next link you can play through games of round 6. The SA-team games plus games of Kramnik and Ivanchuk. The link will also open in a new window.
http://chessaleeinlondon.blogspot.com/2008/11/south-africa-dresden-and-round-6.html
See more chess graphics and results of the SA-team on this link which will open in a new window.
https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2008/11/20/dresden-chess-olympiad-2008/
GM Eduardo Iturrizaga..Watu Kobese’s opponent in round 9
More games to play through will be added soon, also games of about 15 GM’s. So, keep watching this space!
Statistics of Eduardo
Statistics of Watu
Watu Kobese..image: chessaol
Melissa Greeff Image: chessaol.wordpress.com
Melissa: Statistics…Melissa has a personal score of 6.5 so far at the Olympiad, a score not many other females could equal in this tournament. Well done to Melissa!
Results of the ladies after round 10…you can see Melissa having 7 out of 9…she didn’t play in round 5.
Please click HERE to play through the game of Melissa Greeff in round 9 played on the 22nd November at the Chess Olympiad 2008. Links in this post will all open in new windows.
Please click HERE to play through Watu Kobese’s game played in round 9.
Please click HERE to play through the game of Kenny Solomon played in round 9.
Please click HERE to play through the game of Carmen de Jager in round 9.
Please click HERE to play through the game of Anzel Solomons played in round 9.
Please click HERE to play through the game of Daniel Cawdery played in round 9 vs Jose Sequera Paolini of Venezuela.
Melissa Greeff round 10 move 27
Dresden round 10 Melissa Greeff end position…1/2
Round 10 move list: Melissa Greeff, see the last move with the chess graphics
Dresden round 10: Results of the ladies – SA vs Scotland
Image: chessaol.wordpress.com
Kenny’s game – 1/2
Dresden round 10: Results of the men’s team
Dresden round 11: Results of the SA Ladies against UAE…3-1..well done ladies!
SA ladies on the left..image: chessaol.wordpress.com
Dresden round 11 Results of the SA men against IPCA (International Chess Organisation for Physically Disabled)…3-1..well done boys!
SA men on the right..image: chessaol.wordpress.com
The Gaprindashvili Cup – click on the image for a clear view, or follow this link: The link will open in a new window.
Dresden top 10 Africa countries…South Africa is second in the Africa-group image: chessforall.co.za
Dresden: Top 20 countries: Gaprindashvilicup
Dresden rankings: SA ranked in position no 58
Dresden final standings: Top 20 countries after round 11 – click on the image for a clear view. South Africa is in position 56.
Dresden Top 10 Women: Image: chess.com
Countries represented at Dresden
Please click HERE to play through the game of Cheparinov in round 9.
Please click HERE to play through the game of Radjabov in round 9.
more games of the masters to follow a bit later!
Radjabov: Image: Official site of Dresden