Not just one event took place in Dresden last Sunday.....

Veröffentlicht: Dienstag, 01. November 2022 17:38 von Ulrike Vogel, Fotos: Karsten Wieland

....which created a meeting of chess and marathon! The Dresden Marathon took place for the first time since the start of the Pandemic and the International Congress Centre was the registration and finishing point for it.

Our chess players are still facing their own kind of marathon as the tournament is going into the final third. After five played rounds England 1 is in the lead in the category 50+ and Sweden 1 and Germany 3 are on the top amongst the category 65+. Selected games can still be followed online for 50+ and 65+. All the games of the registered womens' teams are also being broadcast to honour the year of the woman in chess.

Dresden has been presenting itself in the most glorious late autumn sunshine so far, which have made the excursion during the free time even more enjoyable. So far some of the chess friends have tried their hands at porcellain painting, as well as taking part in guided and bus tours to see what the Saxon Capital has to offer.