Chess Olympiad Istanbul 2012
Our treasurer Michael Negele was not the only KWA member who recently visited the Chess Olympiad in Istanbul. He and Calle Erlandsson (who was there a little earlier together with Jurgen Stigter) have provided us with a selection of photos which we like to show you in the following...
Michael Negele: "I was an eye witness of the 10th and 11th round, both were full of suspense. However I had to leave round 10 very early as I had been invited to the reception in the German consulate – together with my friend Dr. Kirkor Sirinyan."
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Michael Negele in front of the consulate -
Kirkor Sirinyan has a conversation with Dirk Sander, the cultural affairs officer and press relations officer of the consulate in Istanbul who had organized this reception. -
The German national teams with their entourage, in front of the last German Emperor, Wilhelm II. -
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Jurgen Stigter in company of the FIDE president! -
Guinness World Records Certificate: "The largest collection of chess sets consisting of 412 belongs to Akin Gökyay (Turkey), ... in Ankara ..., as of 30 January 2012." The poster on the right is a contribution by Akin Gökyay: "Am I a Chess Collector? I don't know." -
Chess books en masse -
Our Hungarian member Tamás Erdélyi with Michael Negele
Michael Negele: "Altogether the Olympiad was a success for me, apart from the unfavorable location of the Expo-Center with regard to the city. Moreover the spectators were a little disadvantaged, you could really watch the top boards only…"
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US team captain IM John Donaldson with young GM Ray Robson -
GM Raj Tischbierek from Exzelsior Publishing House, Berlin -
Swiss IM Richard Forster waiting for his opponent ... -
... the same with Belgian GM Luc Winants. -
Well-known arbiter Geurt Gijssen -
Last round encounter: Germany vs. Russia -
Ukraine had to fight against China -
... and the German woman team against Ukraine.
You will find additional 16 photos in this picture gallery.