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Daily bulletin of the Turin 2006 Chess Olympiad. Supplement to issues 100 Turin of En Passant. moves n. 0 hess is a sport. The then use the results for their research definition comes from in other sectors such as medicine, Appointment in May telephony and astronomy, mere enthu- the pen of Marcel Duchamp, the great siasts who want to test out their abili- painter who was also a ties, university researchers, and soft- topC flight competitive chess player, at ware houses who compete with their The Chess Olympiad in Turin 2300 players and trainers the height of his artistic career. “The commercial programs. It is an event most violent of sports,” said Garry Kas- expected The games broadcast live on the Internet that saw the light in 1974 and which parov, world champion, at the height of marked and promoted the advance of his chess career, just to make things Ennio Morricone composes the Olympiad anthem computers and software programs that ultra-clear. The heat of conflict, and the play chess. inevitable moments of acute nervous ut technology is also and psychological tension, turn a game end of the Paris tournament. It is for two sexes play separately even though present at the Chess of chess into an authentic sporting con- this reason that the first official edition we are talking about a sport that preva- Olympiad in other test which often also produces a type of of the Chess Olympiad is considered to lently involves the intelligence, and even forms. In fact every creativity that can only be called artistic be the one that took place in London in though the psycho-physical aspect single game, and we for the beauty and profundity of the 1927, followed a year later by the Dutch must always be borne in mind and areB talking about more than 450 games combinations involved. edition held in Amsterdam and The there is more than one male team which going on at the same time, will be But chess is also a sport, or a game Hague, still in the context of the also includes girls among its members. broadcast live on the internet. Live if you will, that brings people of all Olympic Games. Then chess, like other We have said that the psycho-physi- broadcasting of the games will enable races, colour, religion and political belief similar events, was removed from the cal aspect must be borne in mind fans all over the world to follow their together. And the very best demonstra- Olympics because its players were not because it is this aspect that really own team or to follow the games of the tion of this is the Chess Olympiad, a amateurs but professionals who played makes the difference. A game of chess, great champions move by move. Fore- tournament involving national teams for prize money. Now that professional- in fact, can last 5-6 hours, with casts speak of almost 30 million fans both male and female. ism is recognised in all sports, chess moments of great tension, so that phys- who will be connected from all over the It is Turin that will be playing host to has been readmitted to the Olympic cir- ical stamina proves essential and this is world to follow the games. the next edition of the Chess Olympiad, cle and Fide is recognised by the IOC. the main reason why women, for rea- Great personalities for a great event to be precise the 37th edition, from 20 t might be useful to recall sons related to their physical structure The anthem for the Chess Olympiad May to 4 June. The Oval will be the that chess in Italy was con- or, why not, to problems of maternity will be composed by Ennio Morricone, a enormous, prestigious venue, and the sidered a sport, and the Ital- and so on, experience difficulty compet- great aficionado of the game (a curiosi- Olympic Village will give hospitality to ian Federation was a member ing on an equal footing with men. ty: the great women’s champion Judit the “chess family” which is made up of of CONI, right from the With the highest number of teams Polgar says that before every game she about 2300 players, trainers, members 1920s.I Then, again as a result of prob- there will also be a record number of plays she listens to music by Morricone of national delegations and federal dele- lems of professionalism, the sport was participants. The men’s teams consist and this helps her to win!). gates. The Italian Post Office is to dedi- expelled until in 1988 the Italian Chess of 4 players and 2 reserves, the women’s Piero Angela, another chess enthusi- cate a stamp to the event. Federation was readmitted to CONI as of 3 players and one reserve; add a non- ast, albeit mainly from the historical The Chess Olympiad comes to Italy an “associated sporting discipline”, a playing captain, the official federation and artistic viewpoint, and well known for the very first time in its history; the status which it continues to enjoy member accompanying the team and, at for his TV programmes, will be a testi- first edition took place in Paris on the today. least for the top teams, a chess trainer, monial of the Olympiad. occasion of the Olympic Games (at that The Turin event promises to break an athletics coach and, at times even a Plus numerous other personalities time there was no distinction between all the records. Certainly the record for psychologist. from the world of entertainment, art and Summer and Winter varieties), and the the highest number of nations repre- Another event of great appeal taking science who will be attending the confer- chess tournament was part of the offi- sented and consequently the highest place alongside the Chess Olympiad is ences and congresses on chess matters cial programme. At the time, however, number of male and female teams will the World Chess Computer (meaning which will characterise the extensive there was no such thing as a World Fed- be beaten. Here it should be remem- software) Championship with the par- cultural programme that will provide the eration which was actually set up at the bered that, as in many other sports, the ticipation of well-known scientists who icing on the cake of the Olympiad. Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Macau, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, The world Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan; Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozam- Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, bique, Myanmar; play Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway; Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burundi; Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, chess Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico; Costa Rica, Cote d`Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Qatar; Republic; Romania, Russia, Rwanda; 165 nations are affiliated to the Denmark, Dominican Republic; San Marino, Scotland, Serbia & Montenegro, Seychelles, International Chess Federa- Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Estonia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, tion. Turin will welcome all the Ethiopia; South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Surinam, Sweden, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, Former YUG Rep of Macedonia, Switzerland, Syria; American and European, most France; Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, of the Asian and many African Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guernsey; Turkmenistan; federations. Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary; Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States of Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy; America, Uruguay, US Virgin Islands, Uzbekistan; Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Jordan; Venezuela, Vietnam; Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan; Wales; Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Yemen; Luxembourg; Zambia, Zimbabwe. Twenty months of work The Organising Committee was set up in July 2004. President of the Commit- tee was Paolo Fresco, Vice-President Alessandro Casazza, and general man- ager Michele Cordara. They were joined as Committee members by Mercedes Bresso for the Region of Piedmont, Antonio Saitta for the Province of Turin, Sergio Chiamparino for the City of Turin, Giampietro Pagnoncelli for the Italian Chess Federation, Roberto Rivello for the Fsi/Chess Regional Committee, and Massimo De Barberis for the Turin Chess Club. In addition Carlo Caracciolo, Evelina Christillin, Mario Fabbri, Luigi Gubitosi, Gianluigi Melega and Alan Nixon. Alexandra Kosteniuk. Paolo Fresco and European ladies champion, Sergio Chiamparino. World Number One Garry Kasparov with the Mayor of Turin, t was early in 2002 when the whelming: 108 delegates out of 130 Turin Chess Club, one of voted for Turin. The thirty-seventh edi- Italy’s most important, sub- Victory in Bled tion of the Chess Olympiad had been mitted its proposal to organ- assigned to Italy. It would take place in ise the 2006 Chess Olympiad late spring, from May 20 to June 4 2006. to theI local authorities. The idea was at 10 November 2002: the 37th edition is assigned to Italy The Organising Committee was set once simple and courageous: given that up on July 6 2004 with the participa- Turin was to host the 2006 Winter for the very first time New Delhi and Tallin defeated tion of all three local authorities. Presi- Olympics and was equipping itself to A diplomatic offensive The Organising Committee is set up dent of the Committee is Paolo Fresco, handle the organisation of that event, former Chairman of Fiat, who as an why not use the work and structures, enthusiastic chess fan had contributed not to mention the accommodation and to the project right from the start. One of the international publicity, to host the important events such as the world indi- gates and Fide commissions until we got the decisive factors in the choice of the Chess Olympiad too, immediately after- vidual championships and various world to the gala dinner for the official presen- International Federation was, of course, wards? Right from the start, the project championships for the young to be tation of Turin’s candidacy: about 110 the fact that the Winter Olympics were received the support of the three local organised.