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A group of participants of the Olympiad who are all under 16 years old.
Notable absentees in this group: Magnus Carlsen (13), Sergey Karjakin (14),
and Kateryna Lahno (14).
The US team with Alexander Shabalov, Gregory Kaidanov and Alexander Onischuk
The Russians: Alexey Dreev, Peter Svidler, Alexander Morozevich
Blind chess players dictate their moves to an assistant
Alisa Maric, board one for Serbia Montenegro, with her captain Susan Maximovich
Natalia Zhukova, whom we at first did not recognise, with her new hairstyle
Anastasia Sorokina, who plays for Australia
Almira Skripchenko, looking good – and telling us what she thinks about
our camera
Anna Sharevich, 19, board two for Belarus
Budding photographer Oxana Kosteniuk, younger sister of Alexandra
Curly top Jovanka Houska, WGM playing for England
Viktorija Cmilyte, top board for Lithuania
Top scorer and best performance (2622) at the Olympiad: Susan Polgar
Ruslan Ponomariov visits the commentary room, which is not exactly packed
In the VIP area Ruslan finds a friend he can really relate to
FIDE vice president Ummer Koya about to win on time against the bronze statue
... and gets a taste of the finest Spanish sherry
Iraq vs Libanon in the ladies' section
WIM Anna Muzychuk on board one for Slovenia – she has just turned 14
A laser disco party evening for the players
14-year-old Katryna Lahno takes the floor
... and is challenged by a wild and energetic colleague: Sergey Karjakin (14)
In the chess exposition: a Photoshopped (we assume) magazine cover
Ex world champion and gold medalist in Calvià: Xie Jun
By popular demand: another shot of our dear friend Almira
... and the bright and cheerful Anna Sharevich
The final fireworks to celebrate a successful tournament
