15th Biennial International Congress June 2012, Dresden, Germany
Host of the Chess Olympics in 1960 and 2008, Dresden has an outstanding cultural significance. Indeed, in the Green Vaults the Collectors Cabinet of August II, a great collection of arts and crafts can be admired, including some chess sets. While it is not known whether August the Strong was a good chess player or not, we do know that he had himself represented as a Chess King .