VIDEO: Interview Veselin Topalov
In our last video from Linares we speak with Veselin Topalov, just after he won his first Linares. He talks about the game against Gelfand and several other topics, and it includes a brief comment by Grischuk as well as footage from the closing ceremony. Below we give many photos from the closing.
The closing ceremony started with music from the Andrés Segovia Choir
Host was Leontxo Garcia
The players in front row enjoying the ceremony
Organizer Paco Albalate, during the rest of the year French teacher
Arbiters Juan Vargas and Faik Gasanov with Paco Albalate
A speech by the President of the Spanish Chess Federation, Javier Ochoa de Echagüen
Paco Vallejo receives last prize from the mayor of Linares himself, Juan Fernández
Boris Gelfand with Javier Ochoa de Echagüen
Vugar Gashimov with Antonia Olivares, a Province delegate occupied with turism
A speech by the secretary general of sports of the Andalucía region, Manuel Jimenez
Levon Aronian and Vugar Gashimov
Topalov and Aronian just received the prize (excellent olive oil) for 'most beautiful game'
All players together on stage during one of the speeches
The mayor of Linares gives Topalov the trophy
The trophy (1st prize): a mine shaft - Linares was a mining city until 1991
Proud winner of Linares 2010: Veselin Topalov
Some final words by the mayor...
...and a final group photo with all players and authorities.
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