Alexander Zhukov, President of the Russian Olympic Committee, State Duma First Deputy Speaker, Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov, businessman Gennady Timchenko, Andrei Filatov, President of the Russian Chess Federation and Vice President of the World Chess Federation (FIDE), honorary member of the Russian Academy of Arts, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov (left to right) at a VIP gala opening the World Chess Candidates Tournament.10.03.2016#2804874
Russian Grandmaster Alexandra Kostenyuk (Russia) at a VIP gala opening the World Chess Candidates Tournament.10.03.2016#2804719
Russian Grandmaster Ruslan Ponomaryov, right, and Uzbek Grandmaster Rustam Kasimdzhanov, second right, at a VIP gala opening the World Chess Candidates Tournament.10.03.2016#2804718
Chess grandmasters Fabiano Caruana (USA), Rustam Kasimdzhanov (Uzbekistan) and Alexandra Kostenyuk (Russia) (left to right) at a VIP gala opening the World Chess Candidates Tournament.10.03.2016#2804717
Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov, center, at a VIP gala opening the World Chess Candidates Tournament.10.03.2016#2804714
Indian chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand at a VIP gala opening the World Chess Candidates Tournament.10.03.2016#2804712
Indian chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand and Russian chess Grandmaster Peter Svidler, right, at a VIP gala opening the World Chess Candidates Tournament.10.03.2016#2804711
Indian chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand at a VIP gala opening the World Chess Candidates Tournament.10.03.2016#2804710
Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov at a VIP gala opening the World Chess Candidates Tournament.10.03.2016#2804709
Nikolai Uskov, President of ZhiVi! media group, and TV host Tatyana Arno at a VIP gala opening the World Chess Candidates Tournament.10.03.2016#2804708
Alexander Zhukov, President of the Russian Olympic Committee, State Duma First Deputy Speaker, left, and Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov at a VIP gala opening the World Chess Candidates Tournament.10.03.2016#2804707
Andrei Filatov, President of the Russian Chess Federation and Vice President of the World Chess Federation (FIDE), honorary member of the Russian Academy of Arts, at a VIP gala opening the World Chess Candidates Tournament.10.03.2016#2804706
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, left, and FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov at a VIP gala opening the World Chess Candidates Tournament.10.03.2016#2804705
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan at a VIP gala opening the World Chess Candidates Tournament.10.03.2016#2804704
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, left, and FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov at a VIP gala opening the World Chess Candidates Tournament.10.03.2016#2804701
FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov at a VIP gala opening the World Chess Candidates Tournament.10.03.2016#2804700
Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich at a VIP gala opening the World Chess Candidates Tournament.10.03.2016#2804699
FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov at a VIP gala opening the World Chess Candidates Tournament.10.03.2016#2804698
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan at a VIP gala opening the World Chess Candidates Tournament.10.03.2016#2804697
Andrei Filatov, President of the Russian Chess Federation and Vice President of the World Chess Federation (FIDE), honorary member of the Russian Academy of Arts, FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan (left to right) at a VIP gala opening the World Chess Candidates Tournament.10.03.2016#2804696
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, right, and FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov at a VIP gala opening the World Chess Candidates Tournament.10.03.2016#2804695
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan at a VIP gala opening the World Chess Candidates Tournament.10.03.2016#2804694
Nikolai Uskov, President of ZhiVi! media group, at a VIP gala opening the World Chess Candidates Tournament.10.03.2016#2804690
Nikolai Uskov, President of ZhiVi! media group, and TV host Tatyana Arno at a VIP gala opening the World Chess Candidates Tournament.10.03.2016#2804689
Russian chess Grandmaster Vladimir Kramnik, left, at a VIP gala opening the World Chess Candidates Tournament.10.03.2016#2804687
Ukrainian chess Grandmaster Evgenij Miroshnichenko, left, and Vladimir Barsky, Grandmaster and Editor-in-chief of the Russian Chess Federation's website, at a VIP gala opening the World Chess Candidates Tournament.10.03.2016#2804685
FIDE head Kirsan Ilyumzhinov attends a VIP gala for the World Chess Candidates Tournament.10.03.2016#2804683
