Polina Tsedenova of Kalmykia

From left to right are Geurt Gijssen, Chief Arbiter of 1999 World Chess Championship, Polina Tsedenova, personal assistant to World Chess Federation President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, a journalist behind Polina (I do not know his name), Stefan Loeffler, a journalist, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, and at the far right, Alexander Khalifman.

Polina Tsedenova of Kalmykia

The occasion was a press conference given after Khalifman won the World Chess Championship.

This picture was taken by Sam Sloan, who was sitting behind them all.

This is one of several photographs which were taken by Sam Sloan during the 1999 FIDE World Chess Championship in Las Vegas. Here are some other photographs:

Grandmaster Amador Rodriguez of Cuba talks to Alexander Khalifman just after Khalifman has won the FIDE World Chess Championship
Khalifman poses with a journalist for a photograph
Khalifman is interviewed by the press
Photo taken from behind of Khalifman with FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov at press conference
Grandmaster Salov with Grandmaster Walter Browne during live broadcast of games in progress
Marina Makarytcheva of NTV-Plus Sport from Russia interviews Khalifman
Marina Makarytcheva with her trusty cameraman Igor
Marina Makarytcheva and her trusty cameraman Igor with Khalifman
Fide Presidential Board meets, with Ilyumzhinov at the head of the table
Another view of the Fide Presidential Board
Lower end of the table - Fide Presidential Board

Here are links:

Shamema and the Camel
Three Polgar Sisters with Shamema
FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov takes the hard line
Check to Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu for $138,065 has bounced

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