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These photos were taken in Elista (capital of the republic of Kalmykia) in November 2000 during a training camp
| The official logo & symbol of the Elista Chess Olympiads of 1998, a smiling camel | The local school welcomes Alexandra | Kirsan Ilyumzhinov came to give a visit to the participants of a blitz chess tournament in Elista which Alexandra won! |
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| Alexandra, her trainer Alexei Korotylev and her Dad Konstantin Kosteniuk | ||
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| Alexandra as a local Kalmyk girl | ||
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| Alexei Korotylev as a local | Alexandra during one of her blitz matches | |
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| Alexandra visited a local fair | ||
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| Alexandra in front of City-Chess | The statue of Ostap Bender | |
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| Ostap Bender is the main hero of the book by Il'f and Petrov "12 Chairs" | ||
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| Alexandra loves cats! | In City-Chess there are many statues and monuments devoted to chess | Alexandra visited a local school in the counrty-side of Kalmykia and donated 3 computers to the children |
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| The school has a chess section and one of the pupils did quite well in a chess competition | Alexandra is telling a poem to the school pupils | |
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| Horse-back riding is a favorite of Alexandra | ||
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| Alexandra playing a training blitz game with Alexei Korotylev | ||
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| Alexandra is giving a simul to the local children of Elista | ||
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| This boy is a real talent | Alexandra is interviewed for the local radio station | |
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| It's snowing and Alexandra managed to make a snow-man! | ||
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