38th Chess Olympiad

Dresden, Germany November 12 to 25, 2008 - (266 images)

David & Sheila Heiser accompanied by GM Sam Palatnik visited the Chess Olympiad and attended the FIDE Congress.

The biennial Chess Olympiad is one of the biggest sporting events – anywhere in the world! This year’s record breaking Olympiad had over 1,200 top players from 154 countries.  After a hard fought tournament, both the US Men's and Women's team took home the Bronze Medals. 

US Men’s Team:  Varuzhan Akobian, Gata Kamsky, Hikaru Nakamura, Alexander Onischuk, Yury Shulman, Captain - John Donaldson.
US Women’s Team:  Tatev Abrahamyan, Rusudan Goletiani, Irina Krush, Katerina Rohonyan, Anna Zatonskih, Captain - Michael Khodarkovsky and Coach - Gregory Kaidanov.

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