Women play in Dresden
21.03.2004
– This weekend the European Women's Chess Championship starts in Dresden, Germany. The openings ceremony was on Saturday, at the Treff Hotel Dresden, with players, trainers and guests of honour in attendance. We bring you all relevant links and a first picture report.
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Nigel Davies:
A busy person’s opening system
Players with interests and commitments away from the chess board often find it difficult to compete against those with more study time. Their opponents come to the board armed with the latest theory and can bash out moves well into the middle game. On this DVD Nigel Davies addresses this issue by demonstrating a simple and easy to learn opening system designed for the busy person.
More information...
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On Sunday, March 21st, the games begin. The rounds start at 13:00h and will
be covered on the Playchess.com server
– with Radio ChessBase bringing periodic audio feed directly from the
tournament hall. The tournament will be over 12 rounds, with a rest day on
March 29th. The winner and new European Women's Champion will be known on April
3, 2004.
Picture gallery
The following pictures, taken on the openings ceremony day, were sent
to us by Ben Bartels, André Schulz and Dagobert Kohlmeyer.
The famous Semper Oper in the town center of Dresden
The historical old city center
Welcome to the European Women's Championship in the Treff Hotel
German hopefuls: Women's under-18 world champion Elisabeth Pähtz, and
14-year-old Elena Winkelmann, the youngest participant at the European Championship.
Dr Dirk Jordan, who is in charge of the Championship
The German youth chess mascot Chessy
Anna Sharevich (right)
The "English table" with Heather Richards, Jovanka Houska and Ingrid
Lauterbach
Vera Papadopoulou (right) with an unidentified companion
The Swiss table with Corinne Rölli and Monika Seps
The Moldavians Elena Partac, 2230, and Karolina Smokina, 2278
Anne Sharevich of Belarus, 19.
One of the favourites: Tatiana Kosintseva, 17, 2450 Elo
Germany's Elli Pähtz, 19
Switzerland's Monika Seps, 18
Elena Winkelmann, 14, a very talented young lady
Greek player Vera Papadopoulou, 19, 2247 Elo
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