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These photos were taken in November 2004, in Moscow, during the 57th Superfinal Russian Championship, which Kasparov won convincingly. You will find photos of the players, and of the opening and closing ceremonies.
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| The Superfinal took place at the Vasilievsky restaurant in the Rossia Hotel, right across from the Red Square | The official logo of the Russian Chess Federation | Just before the opening ceremony, a photographer from Marie-Claire was working with Alexandra, for an article on Alexandra and chess |
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| During the Opening Ceremony, the Bronze Medal Olympiads Winners were honored: N. Kosintseva, A. Kosteniuk, E. Kovalevskaya, T. Kosintseva | The Bronze Medal Olympiads Winners with their mentor Valery Zubov and trainers Yuri Yakovich and Maxim Sorokin | The President of the Russian Chess Federation (and also Vice-Premier of the Russian Government) Alexander Zhukov with his Olympiad medal winning team |
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| The President of the Russian Chess Federation (and also Vice-Premier of the Russian Government) Alexander Zhukov with top-rated Russian woman Chess player Grandmaster Alexandra Kosteniuk | The two trainers who helped Russia get their medals: Yuri Yakovich and Maxim Sorokin | According to the most recent FIDE rating list, Alexandra Kosteniuk is the top-rated Russian woman and Garry Kasparov is the top-rated Russian man. This is a historical photo! |
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| Alexandra Kosteniuk showing her bronze medal from the Calvia Olympiad | Alexandra Kosteniuk and her mother Natalia Kosteniuk | The two Kosintseva sisters, Tatiana and Nadezhda |
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| Alexander Zhukov with Gennady Boroznov from Goskomsport | The winner of the 57th Russian superfinal | Silver medal: Alexander Grischuk |
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| Bronze medal: Alexei Dreev | Alexander Motylev | Petr Svidler |
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| Alexander Morozevich | Evgenii Bareev | Evgenii Bareev |
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| Alexei Korotylev | Alexei Korotylev | Alexei Korotylev |
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| Vladimir Epishin | Artem Timofeev | Vitaly Tseshkovsky |
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| Vitaly Tseshkovsky | Alexei Korotylev is playing number 1 Garry Kasparov - it will be a draw | The chief Arbiter Vladimir Dvorkovich |
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| Oxana Kosteniuk, Alexandra's sister, was working at the Press Center of the Supefinal | Oxana Kosteniuk, Alexandra's sister, was responsible for a perfect scoretable! | Alexandra Kosteniuk and the Chief Editor of the Chess Magazine "64" Alexander Roshal' |
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| Anatoly Karpov came to the closing ceremony and is here posing next to Alexandra Kosteniuk | The first row was reserved to VIP's , Alexandra Kosteniuk, Alexander Zhukov, the Smyslovs, Karpov | Garry Kasparov gets (apart from his check) an enormous bouquet of red roses |
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| Alexandra Kosteniuk sitting with the very nice 7th world champion Vasily Smyslov and his wife. | Alexandra Kosteniuk signing the Golden Book of the restaurant Vasilievsky | Konstantin Kosteniuk surrounded by Dvorkovich and his wife |
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| Alexandra, her father, and the President of the Moscow Chess Federation Vyacheslav Berestnev | Alexandra Kosteniuk and Alexander Bakh, the Executive Director of the Russian Chess Federation | Alexandra Kosteniuk and her father Konstantin Kosteniuk |
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| Alexei Korotylev and his friend Lera | Alexandra and the President of the Moscow Chess Federation Vyacheslav Berestnev |
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