We received many hundreds of messages. About 80% of the writers
got it right – they spotted Garry Kasparov standing directly in front of window
three from the left. Congratulations to all of you hawkeyes. Less numerous
were those who spotted other players.

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The winner of the Fritz 6 CD signed by a reigning world champion – Vishy
Anand – is Andrey Mischouk, who was also one of the first visitors to identify
Kasparov on the picture (though this was not the reason he was selected).
One question remains: why was Garry Kasparov standing between hundreds of
people in front of an East German castle. You will find the answer to this
puzzle in the report below.
Kasparov takes East Germany – Part deux
Some months ago Garry Kasparov had a spectacular event in Leipzig, East German.
We had a report on that on our web site, and it is also the subject of the
video report on ChessBase Magazine 83 extra. The visit was so successful that
Kasparov's host, the east German chip manufacturer "Zentrum Mikroelektronik
Dresden" (ZMD) decided to do a repeat in their home town of Dresden. CEO Thilo
von Selchow (he was mistaken by someone in the picture above as Kasparov in
the middle of door four from the left) invited the charismatic ex world champion
to celebrate the 40th birthday of his company. In the beautiful Pillnitz castle,
which took 100 years to complete (starting from 1720), Kasparov first gave
a simultaneous exhibition.

Simultaneous exhibition in the castle

These are the boards with the German women's champions under 12, 10, 14 and
16
Here are some of the games
from the simultaneous exhibition.
The notation of the players may not always be accurate.

Schloss Pillnitz – Pillnitz Castle

Kasparov with Thilo von Selchow

At breakfast the next morning

The Dresden opera – giving away drinks on the hottest day of the year

Visiting the famous "Zwinger" art gallery

Some of the most beautiful paintings in the world

The Elbe river, which flows through Dresden

The famous sandstone cliffs ("Sandsteingebirge")
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