(138) 2010 WORLD CHESS OLYMPIAD (RUSSIA)

Roberto Hernandez, GM Wesley So, GM Darwin Laylo.

Roberto Hernandez, Jane KIKKI, TITI Cabunagan arriving at Twin Hotel Olympic.

Tito Cabunagan, Roberto Hernandez --background is Hotel Olympic.

GM Eugene Torre, Tito Cabunaga, Phil. Team Captain (Women) Cesar Caturla, Team Capt. (Men) Atty. Edmundo Legaspi, Toti Abundo and Roberto Hernandez.

Roberto Hernandez, Tito Cabunagan

Joselito Marcos (PNG), Roberto Hernandez (Palau)

Roberto Hernandez, GM Nigel Short, Tito Cabunagan.

A view from the 3rd floor of Hotel Olympic.

Departure buillding-Khanty-Mansiysk Airport.

Richard Bitoon, Darwin Laylo, Wesley So, John Paul Gomez.

Roberto Hernandez' Russian visa.

Tito Cabunagan is feeding these pigeons with watermelon seeds.

Palau flag (like Japan but blue and yellow).

Russia 1 vs. Wales 3.5 - .5

Opening Ceremony 1

Opening Ceremony 2

Opening Ceremony 3

Opening Ceremony 4

Opening Ceremony 5

Opening Ceremony 6

Tito Cabunagan, GM Wesly So, GM Darwin Laylo

PNG vs. Iran 0-4

Tito Cabunagan, ? , Joselito Marcos

Buffet - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Tolitz vs. Gaem

Top Boards

Knight and King

PNG Team

144 countries participated.

Top Boards, too

Entering the tournament site --The Tennis Center

Marina Hytova, right, welcomes the PNG team with their I.D's.

Wesley So, Joselito Marcos

Iran's top player GM Gaem

Tito Cabunagan was the first one to arrive and being welcome by Russian beauties.

Solo shot of Roberto Hernandez

Philippine team vs. Korea 4-0

More participants (men and women)

Game day

Great poster

Chinese women's team

Added security

Chow time

Solo flight?

Russian money (rubbles)

Philippines vs. Korea 4-0

Thailand Men's team

Waiting for the bus ride

Hotel Olympic by the night

Jamaican player. He has a good point during Chess In School Meeting.

Very nice Russian lady at right --receptionist, always smiling.

Too much plastic bottles. It looks like chess pieces.

Hello, Sir. Nice smile.

Hello, Ma'am. Nice scarf.

Russian bus driver.

Flags of Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, , Panama, Papua New Guinea...

Jamaican women's team.

Hungarian GM Judit Polgar, played in the Open (Men's).

Stuffed wolf.

More arrivals.

Early round.

Welcome to Twin Hotel Olympic.

3rd floor terrace.

Show me the money.

GM Alexie Shirov of Spain.

Papua New Guinea GM (Generous Man) Joselito Marcos.

PNG Helmut Marko and wife Lucy.

From left, GM Darwin Laylo, GM Joselito Marcos, GM John Paul Gomez, Ahrwhy, GM Wesley So, Roberto Hernandez,

Roberto Hernandez with Chief Arbiter Sava S.

GM Michael Adams, Roberto Hernandez

Use your head.

Giant chess pieces.

Roberto Hernandez, Joselito Marcos

Tito Cabunagan, Roberto Hernandez

Bulletin Cover (1st Issue)

Joselito Marcos, Roberto Hernandez

GM Darwin Laylo, GM Wesley So

Roberto Hernandez

Brian Jones, Team Captain (PNG), Joselito Marcos

Endgame

Joselito Marcos, Shaun Press, Rupert Jones

Ceremonial first move.

Ceremonial 1st move (2)

Leaving Russia.

GM Wesley So's friendly game against Chinese boy while waiting to board the Russian chartered plane to Dubai.

Joselito Marcos aka Tolitz Mapkoc and Roberto Hernandez. Jamie Kirstie Marcos, Tolitz' last-born daughter, likes this photo.

Top countries early round.

Regular spectator of 39th Olympiad.

Olympiad site --Tennis Center

Roberto Hernandez with a background of sleeping Aussie GM Daryl Johansen.

From the other side of a friendly game.

Waiting passengers

Final round (women's) Philippines vs. Vietnam

Former World Champion Veselin Topalov with Judy Gao.

New Zealand women's team

Australia's women's team, Board 1 Arianne Caoili

Vaness Reid, Natasha Fairley and GM Gawain Jones.

GM Gawain Jones surrounded by Olympiad beauties.

Roberto HERNANDEZ, Jane KIKKI, TITI Calibugan.