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Everyone wanted to catch the first moments of Caruana-Carlsen | Photo: David Llada
NRK Moderator Nora Thorp Bjornstad gets excited... | Photo: Georgios Souleidis (chess24)
...and interviews Baadur Jobava right before the start of the game | Photo: Georgios Souleidis (chess24)
Daniele Vocaturo follows the action at close hand | Photo: Georgios Souleidis (chess24)
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov eventually beat Baadur Jobava | Photo: Georgios Souleidis (chess24)
Even on a free day at the Chess Olympiad there is some tournament competition | Photo: Daniel Skog
This seal is real | Photo: Daniel Skog
This seal is real too | Photo: Daniel Skog
Mack´s brewery | Photo: Georgios Souleidis (chess24)
Bhutan might not be a favorite for a medal but they are certainly having a lot of fun in Tromsø | Photo: Daniel Skog
Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian of course shaked hands before the start of the game which eventually ended in a draw | Photo: Paul Truong
Veselin Toplaov and Vladimir Kramnik of course didn´t shake hands before the start of the game which Kramnik eventually won | Photo: Paul Truong
GM Ian Rogers is a renowned journalist but works also as a coach for the Australian womens team | Photo: Georgios Souleidis (chess24)
After winning four in a row Irans women team suffered the first defeat at the Olympiad against Hungary | Photo: Georgios Souleidis (chess24)
Melanie Ohme (Germany) is one the Olympiads ambassadors | Photo: Georgios Souleidis (chess24)
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