"I think PNG can go all the way this year"
The arrival hall in K-M
A coach just for 3 members of the PNG team
K-M Airport
Olympic Hotel
Olympic Hotel at night
View from hotel window - K-M in the morning
The bridge over the Irtysh
The tractor factory?
The hotel room (already in chaos)
PNG Board 3 Helmut Marko
Breakfast
Hotel Olympica
Supermarket in Khanty-Mansiysk
The 'Small' playing hall
Part of the 'Big' Playing Hall
Start of the Captains Meeting
The captains assembled
Captain's Q&A
Heading for the playing hall
Rupert Jones and Brian Jones (no relation)
Mike Steadman (NZ) Rupert Jones (PNG)
Iran v PNG
Stephen Solomon
The Australian Team
The Irish team before meeting Russia
Li Chao
Armenia
Watu Kobese (SA)
The match did not happen
Gawain Jones
Luke McShane (ENG), Nigel Freeman (FIDE)
Ireland v PNG (Mark Heidenfeld pictured)
And next to PNG, Norway!
Lev Aronian (ARM)
Vladimir Akopian (ARM)
George Xie (AUS)
Aronian and Van Wely
Giri (NED)
Carlsen (Norway)
Guy playing Carlsen (POR)
Souvenir Stand
They have Ug's in Siberia too
Marina - PNG Translator
Mike Steadman (NZ)
Nic Croad (NZ)
Helen Milligan (NZ)
NZ Womens Team (Boards 2,3 & 4)
Vaness Reid (AUS) - Olympiad Debut
Caoili, Dekic and Nguyen (AUS)
Sheila Sahl (Nor)
Meeting of team helpers
Kasparov's Ride
PNG v San Marino
Our Arbiter
Jamacia in full dress
Smerdon just after his opponent resigned
The Small playing hall
Adams winning against Carlsen (who is obscured by the guy in the black shirt)
Display screen in hall
Another (stern) arbiter
Nick Faulks and Rupert Jones
Check out the heels!
A (very good) Arbiter
The halls of power
The TAP Office (Heinz Herzog and Christian Krause pictured)
The view from my window when I help with pairings
The General Assembly
Lots of photographers
Kasparov (before it really kicked off)
Phil Viner (with Hal Bond from Canada in the foreground)
German Chess Federation President making a point
Kasparov was quite animated by now
Karpov was also there (in case anyone forgot)
Brian Jones and Lucy Patapo
A picture theatre
Park in Khanty-Mansiysk
Reminds me of Canberra
Three Russian Bears
One English/Australian/PNG Bear
Hilton Bennet, Helen Milligan
Only recorded photo of me
A view of the Olympic from the church
The Khanty-Mansiysk Shopping Centre
T-34 Tank
A collection of arbiters
Nick Faulks, Michael Radford
Closing ceremony performance
