The Damsels of Dresden revisited
3/29/2004 – The European Women's Chess Championship is entering its final stage. The games, results, standings, are up on the official web site, Playchess.com is bringing you daily TV coverage. Today we bring you another picture gallery of the participants, with, we solemnly promise, a lot more to come. Here they are...
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Links
| Here is the official web site with live coverage, information, games, scores and standings. Naturally we will also be covering the event on ChessBase.com and Playchess.com. |
Here's a list of all the players. You can click on each name to get a picture, short biographical information and the results so far. |
Interview with GM Uwe Bönsch, who is in charge of the German Women's team. |
| Watch the girls play on ChessBase TV |
Picture gallery
Natalia Pogonina (19) and Turkan Mamedjarova (14) relaxing after a game
That's what really good friends are for
Elena Winkelman (12) of Germany, the youngest participant in Germany
Elena with her little sister
Natalia Zhukova of Ukraine
Easily the most photographed participant in Dresden: Anna Sharevich of Belarus
Tatiana (18), the younger of the Kosintseva sisters
Peng Zhaoqin of Holland, leading in the tournament
Local girl Elli Pähtz, another favourite of the media
Angela Dragomiresch under pressure against an aggressive Elisabeth Pähtz
Chess player, model, movie star: Alexandra Kosteniuk
Tea Lancheva with Violetta (4), daughter of Inna Gaponenko
Violetta – easily the most entertaining person present at the Championship
Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant of Georgia
Maia Lomineishvili of Georgia
Title defender Pia Cramling of Sweden
Top seed Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria
Vera Papadopoulou of (what else?) Greece
Our favourites: Natalia Pogonina, Lilit Mrktchan, Turkan Mamedjarova, Nelly
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