Guernsey Chess Club and Federation Reports
Elista 1998
Dr Vlad (hosts) Paul Cutter, Peter Rowe, Mary McDermott (Captain), Olga (Translator), Peter Wilson and Ernesto Manzanilla
Opening Ceremony
Opening Ceremony
Opening Ceremony
Opening Ceremony
Opening Ceremony
Opening Ceremony
Opening Ceremony - note Guernsey Flag!
Opening Ceremony
Opening Ceremony
A local artists work on display
A local artists work on display
Buddhist influence in Elista
Statue of Lenin
Manzanilla, Rowe, Cutter and McManus
Local kids pose with famous chess players
Fishing trip (The Olympiad was late starting because they were still building the venue!)
War memorial - Olga, Ernesto and Ben
Olga and Ernesto enjoy ice creams
Fishing trip - Guernsey and Japan
Peter Wilson caught a whopper!
Round 1 India v Guernsey (Rowe, Cutter, Manzanilla and McManus)
Visit to a Buddhist temple outside Elista
Visit to a Buddhist temple outside Elista
Round 2 v South Africa (Rowe, Cutter, Manzanilla and McManus)
Paul Cutter in traditional Kalmykian dress
Paul Cutter in traditional Kalmykian dress
Ben, Mary and Peter returning from "Chess City" to our apartment
Olga, Ben and Mary
Guernsey v Sam Marino (Rowe, Cutter, Manzanilla and Wilson)
Our hosts brought a sea-food feast to our apartment
Jangariada - a cultural festival celebrating nomadic way of life
Jangariada - a cultural festival celebrating nomadic way of life
Traditional dancers
Cutter and Wilson performing traditional dance
Ben, Olga and Peter
Ben and Olga
Young Kalmykians playing chess
More traditional dancing
Olga's brother, Ben, Olga and Olga's mother
Olga's family with Peter Rowe
Olga's home outside their home with Ben
Olga's home outside their home with Ben
Our new translator with Ernesto, Paul and our hosts
Before a match - Wilson, Manzanilla, Cutter and Rowe
The team squad plus captain
The team after 2-2 with Netherlands Antilles in the last round
The team as above plus the friendly arbiter from our section
The team from our last match (McManus, Cutter, Wilson and Manzanilla)
Peter wilson ready to play with Jhn Warlick from US Virgin Islands looking on
The team in play with John Warlick again
US Virgin Islands v Jersey
Louis Smith v Paul Cutter
Four of us had to move flat because of a flood and we were given a security guard!
Relaxing after the final round
Apartment blocks in Elista
A meal
Ben (a bit drunk on our last night in Elista)
Chess City - Elista
Peter and Ben with Olga and her father and brother