At the 75th FIDE Congress, Dresden, Germany was chosen as the host city for the Olympiad 2008. By secret ballot, the FIDE General Assembly voted 69:29 in favour of Dresden over Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. The Lord Mayor of Dresden, the Prince of Saxony and German Chess Federation secretary Horst Metzing presented the bid. Both Dresden and Tallinn actively campaigned for the right to host the Olympiad. Visit the Dresden site http://www.schacholympiade.org.

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