That sport plays a big role in Dresden is well known here. Whether volleyball, soccer, rowing or chess, the offer is wide-ranging.
Last Saturday, April 12, once again the city’s best of the year 2007 were honoured in the annual Sport’s Gala in the International Congress Center Dresden, the venue of the Chess Olympiad. And in the Olympiad year the latter cannot be missing, of course.

Even though the award was given to „non-chessies“ like volleyball national player Kerstin Tzscherlich and rower Jörg Dießner or the DSC first league women’s volleyball team the guests could still not get away not noticing the precursors of the Chess Olympiad Dresden 2008.

A presentation stand with information material about the worldwide largest chess event attracted many a visitor and gave him a picture of the tournament which will take place in Dresden from 12 to 25 November 2008 in the Saxon capital. In addition, the chess corner, that provided guests the opportunity of a round of chess, was met with great approval.

To cap it all, Jürgen Flückschuh, deputy chairman of the Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden, could be pleased about the raffle prize of two gold tickets to the event in November.