The 2012 World Chess Championship

Images from the 2012 World Chess Championship

Published: May 24, 2012

‘The Princess of the Dream’ painting by Mikhail Vrubel. The Mikhail Vrubel Hall of the T

Image by : V Krishnaswamy/ Moscow

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‘The Princess of the Dream’ painting by Mikhail Vrubel. The Mikhail Vrubel Hall of the Tretyakov State Gallery is where the inauguration of the championship and the drawing of lots took place

The sponsor, Russian billionaire Andrey Filatov

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The sponsor, Russian billionaire Andrey Filatov

The players play inside a Glass Room, while spectators watch from outside

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The players play inside a Glass Room, while spectators watch from outside

Former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov in deep thought as he plays a simultaneous against young

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Former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov in deep thought as he plays a simultaneous against young Russian chess players

Mikhail Gorbachev at the opening ceremony

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Mikhail Gorbachev at the opening ceremony

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Gelfand, Anand and Aruna, Anand’s wife

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