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These photos were taken on February 28, 2005 in Amsterdam at the first World Championship "Chessdarts", organized by the company Hotels.nl
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| Chess Grandmaster Alexandra Kosteniuk before the start of the 1st World Championship "Chessdarts" | The event was sponsored by Hotels.nl and took place in the same room Euwe beat Alekhin in 1927 | Alexandra is relaxing at the Krasnopolsky Hotel in the Center of Amsterdam, it will get tough in a moment |
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| It's time to go train at darts! | Alexandra will need to throw some darts, so it's important to train a little before the start of the competition | It's definitely not easy to hit the bullseye or even harder to hit a "treble 20" |
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| Alexandra is almost ready to go throw darts! | Tea Lanchava is teamed with super darts player Raymond van Barnevelt | In the first semi-final, Tea Lanchava is playing GM Sergei Tiviakov - she won, brava! |
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| After beating Tiviakov, Lanchava is qualified for the finals | The two women of the competition Tea Lanchava and Alexandra Kosteniuk | The two women of the competition Tea Lanchava and Alexandra Kosteniuk |
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| Alexandra and our good friend from w-chess Hans van Briemen | It will soon be Alexandra's turn to go to the darts floor | Last photo - it's time to play darts now! |
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| Alexandra is called to the darts floor | Alexandra meets her darts partner - Andy Fordham | Andy gives Alexandra his darts and aks her to throw the dart that will decide who starts first in the darts competition |
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| Alexandra is quite nervous because it's quite important to start first in darts | Chess Grandmaster Alexandra Kosteniuk throwing darts | Her throw made her partner laugh, not so close to the bullseye... |
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| Andy Fordham was the 2004 Darts World Champion | Alexandra is ready to start her semi-final against IM Yge Visser, a frighteningly good blitzer | IM Yge Visser has an ELO of 2451, against 2490 of Alexandra |
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| One has to concentrate before such an important game | Yet Alexandra is relaxed before her first game with Yge Visser | 3, 2, 1 ... start! |
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| Alexandra won her game, Andy Fordham has won his game too, so the team starts 2-0, to the best of 5 (i.e 3 is enough) | The team Kosteniuk-Fordham is confident | Fordham congratulates Alexandra for her win |
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| The organizer of the competition Kees Eldering from Hotels.nl is also an avid chess player | After winning her second game against IM Visser, Alexandra and Tea realize it will be an all-women final! | Alexandra need to throw the darts again to decide who will go first on the darts side |
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| It's not easy to play darts, really! | The two women watch as their partner play | Andy Fordham is also called "The Viking" |
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| It's time to play chess | The final is best of 7, i.e you have to get to 4 points | Alexandra plays white, gets a crushing position, and wins |
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| Time to put the pieces back in the starting position | Chess Grandmaster Alexandra Kosteniuk gives us a smile after her win | Andy Fordham is happy Alexandra won her 3 games, because he only won once, but that's enough to get the 4 points |
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| The new Chessdarts World Champions 2005 Kosteniuk - Fordham | The new Chessdarts World Champions 2005 Kosteniuk - Fordham | The new Chessdarts World Champions 2005 Kosteniuk - Fordham |
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| Andy Fordham congratulates Alexandra Kosteniuk | Happy World Champions Andy Fordham and Alexandra Kosteniuk | Kees Eldering of Hotels.nl gives the trophy to the world champions Kosteniuk - Fordham |
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| Andy Fordham is a true gentlemam, he let Alexandra keep the World Champion's Winner's Cup | The World Champions Chessdarts Alexandra Kosteniuk and Andy Fordham | The World Champions Chessdarts Alexandra Kosteniuk and Andy Fordham |
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| Alexandra loves to get cups! | And she is glad to pose to photographers holding her World Championship Cup | Can one get happier than this? |
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| Alexandra Kosteniuk is World Champion 2005 Chessdarts | Alexandra Kosteniuk is World Champion 2005 Chessdarts | Alexandra Kosteniuk is World Champion 2005 Chessdarts |
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| Alexandra Kosteniuk is World Champion 2005 Chessdarts | Alexandra Kosteniuk is World Champion 2005 Chessdarts | Alexandra Kosteniuk is World Champion 2005 Chessdarts |
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| Alexandra Kosteniuk is World Champion 2005 Chessdarts | Alexandra Kosteniuk is World Champion 2005 Chessdarts | A happy Alexandra and the tournament organizer Kees Eldering, whom we thank for this great championship |
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| Alexandra is posing with the leader of the Groningen Chess Team Bart Beijer | Kees Eldering from Hotels.nl, Alexandra, and Kees girlfriend | The Notice on the Cup Alexandra and Andy Fordham earned in Amsterdam |
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