Gallery #11 (Daaim Shabazz - USA)

~ Olympiad Venue and Italy ~
Opening Ceremony. Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz.

Opening Ceremony
Captain’s Meeting... Geurt Gjissen, presiding. Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz. Olympic Arch. Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz. Oval Lingotto. Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz. Lobby (Oval Lingotto). Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz.

Lobby
(Oval Lingotto)

Captain's Meeting
Geurt Gjissen, presiding

Olympic Arch

Oval Lingotto
Botswana Team with Florencio Campomanes. Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz. Venue (Games in Progress). Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz. Demo Boards. Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz. Demo Boards. Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz.

Botswana Team with
Florencio Campomanes

Venue
(Games in Progress)

Demo Boards

Demo Boards
The Chess Drum’s Daaim Shabazz with Nigeria's Bunmi Olape. Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz. Wireless Computer Room. Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz.
Olympic Arch at night. Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz. Oval Lingotto at night. Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz.

Daaim Shabazz &
Bunmi Olape

Wireless Computer Room

Olympic Arch
at night.

Oval Lingotto
at night.
Jamaican Federation President Ian Wilkinson chatting with Rosemary Amadasun of Nigeria. Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz. World Computer Chess Championship. Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz. World Computer Chess Championship. Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz. WGM Swati Ghate (India). Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz.

Jamaica's Ian Wilkinson chatting with Rosemary Amadasun of Nigeria.

World Computer Chess Championship

World Computer Chess Championship

Zambia's Lewis Ncube (left) conversing with Allan Herbert of Barbados.

Tanning Shop. Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz. Outta Road. Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz. News Stand. Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz. 2000 Olympics façade (downtown Turin). Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz.

Tanning Shop

Outta Road

Newstand

2000 Olympics façade
(downtown Turin)
Cafe in downtown Turin (Torino). Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz. Magestic Square with Olympiad chess theme. Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz. Chess in the Square. Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz. Lawn chess in Action. Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz.

Cafe

Square with chess theme

Chess in the Square

Lawn chess in Action
Daaim Shabazz on the Square. Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz.

Daaim Shabazz on the Square
Numbered Chess Pieces. Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz. Allan Herbert with 'Number Chess Set.' Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz. Blitz Tournament. Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz. Italian street festooned with flags. Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz.

Italian street
festooned with flags.

Number Chess Set

Allan Herbert with
Number Chess Set

Blitz
Magestic Buildings. Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz. Italy has lots of small cars. Parking is very difficult, so SUVs are a rare sighting. Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz. A familiar restaurant, but... Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz. …not allowed to take photos inside. Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz.

Magestic buildings

Italy has lots of small cars. Parking is very difficult, so SUVs are a rare sighting.

A familiar restaurant, but…

…not allowed to take
photos inside.
Allan Herbert gazing at gelato choices. Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz. News stand. I bought the Financial Times. Interesting headline!. Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz.
Nice Atrium… relaxing! Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz. Shoe store… old Nike’s in the background. Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz.

Allan Herbert gazing at
gelato choices.

News stand. I bought the Financial Times.
Interesting headline!

Nice Atrium… relaxing!

Shoe store… old Nike's in the background.
Chilling at an outdoor cafe. Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz. Social gathering… nice music playing! Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz.
More blitz. Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz. These kids were not the future of Italian chess… trust me!. Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz.

Chilling at an outdoor cafe

Social gathering…
nice music playing!

More blitz

These kids were not the future of Italian chess…
trust me!
Allan Herbert squares off against Daaim Shabazz. Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz. Allan ponders. Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz.
Daaim ponders. Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz. Nice View! Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz.

Allan Herbert squares off against Daaim Shabazz

Allan ponders

Daaim ponders

Nice view!
Chess Declaration for Olympiad. Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz. Battle on the Stage! Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz.
Olympic Village. Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz. Flags flying at Olympic Village. Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz.

Chess Declaration
for Olympiad

The Battle on the Stage!

Olympic Village

Flags flying at
Olympic Village
Daily trek to the Oval Lingotto... Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz. … across the looong bridge... Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz. … almost there… Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz. … almost there… Copyright © 2006, Daaim Shabazz.

Daily trek to the
Oval Lingotto...

… across the looong bridge...

… almost there…

… almost there…


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Gallery #1 (On the Way to Turin, Italy)
Gallery #2 (Opening Ceremonies)
Gallery #3 (The Olympiad Venue)

Gallery #4 (Round One Action)
Gallery #5 (Round Two Action)
Gallery #6 (Round Three Action)
Gallery #7 (Round Four Action)
Gallery #8 (Round Five Action)

Gallery #9 (Women in Action!)
Gallery #10 (Africa & the Caribbean)
Gallery #11 (Olympiad Venue and Italy)

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