Monday, December 30, 2019

Catwalk Queen

Bright lights and high fashion took over the stage at the awards ceremony of the Linglong Tire Cup One Belt One Road Sino-European Chess Championship in 青岛 (Qīngdǎo), China, with four-time Women’s World Chess Champion and Rhodes Scholar 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) (pictured above centre) and 黄茜 (Huáng Qiàn) — duly escorted by their servant knights 赵骏 (Zhào Jùn) and 卜祥志 (Bǔ Xiángzhì) — being awarded their cup and medals for the victory of the Chinese team. Pictured below are Bela Khotenashvili and Jovana Vojinović-Rapport next to their mates Vladimir Nailevich Malakhov and Richárd Rapport receiving their second-prize medals on behalf of the European team. Photos: International Mind Sports Association.

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