Among other things Hans Krieger told about Otto von Bismarck and the chess
set being visible in the exhibition (on loan from the Bismarck-Stiftung
[Bismarck Foundation] in Friedrichsruh; Catalogue p. 173), Thomas Thomsen
about the coming activities of the CCI International and its national groups
respectively. Surely the reports of Yuri Averbakh about a collector’s
meeting at Moscow (July 28 – August 1, 2005) and of Massimiliano De
Angelis about the annual meeting of the Italian CCI were interesting for
the members of the Ken Whyld Association as well.
In
the hall in the foreground on the right Mrs. Hope Levene and Dr.
Benjamin Levene,
our most recent and at the same time surely oldest KWA member from
Bedford, NY (USA).
Thomas Thomsen, left, and Hans Krieger
in front of the audience |
I
was deeply impressed by the report Ralf Buchholz gave on the restoration
of a Persian/Indian chess table in the possession of Thomas Thomsen –
the fantastic result of this work may be admired in the exhibition (Catalogue
p. 177).
Ralf
Buchholz giving his lecture |
Christian
Zickelbein,
chairman of the "HSK von 1830" |
Egbert Meissenburg told in his "dry style" about the historico-cultural
development of the chess board, finally Barbara and Hans Holländer
gave explanations of the concept and the contents of the exhibition.
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| top:
Thomas Thomsen and
Massimiliano De Angelis
left: Egbert Meissenburg |
|
Hans
Holländer (left)
and Barbara Holländer
(bottom
left)
with alternating lectures
bottom right:
Carlos Boerner from the "Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe" |
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