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These photos were taken on June 11 and June 12, 2004 at the Hotel Ararat in Moscow, during the Inauguration of the match Petrosian Team vs. the World Team. Alexandra was first congratulated by Valery Zubov for being the first Russian to become European Champion 2004, then she helped comment the games in progress with GM Spassky
| Alexandr Roshal is introducing the vice-chairman of the Russian Chess Federation Valery Mikhailovich Zubov, in charge of Russian Women Chess | Ekaterina Kovalevskaya is congratulated for becoming vice-champion of the world 2004, the same title Alexandra got in 2001! | Alexandra is congratulated for being European Champion 2004, the first Russian ever to get that prestigious title |
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| Valery Zubov is congratulating Alexandra and Ekaterina for their outstanding successes | Alexandra is given a beautiful Golden coin as a special prize from the Russian Federation | Vice-Champion of the World 2004 Ekaterina Kovalevskaya and European Champion 2004 Alexandra Kosteniuk |
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| Vice-Champion of the World 2004 Ekaterina Kovalevskaya and European Champion 2004 Alexandra Kosteniuk | Alexandra and ex-world champion Boris Spassky, who now lives in France | |
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| Alexandra is commenting the games in progress with Sergei Shipov | Alexandra is at the demonstration board | |
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| Peter Svidler is happy to have won his game today | The Gold coin Alexandra received as a special prize from Valery Zubov, who is also a Deputy at the Duma, from Krasnoiarsk | |
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| The Gold coin Alexandra received as a special prize from Valery Zubov, who is also a Deputy at the Duma, from Krasnoiarsk | After getting her prize, Alexandra is having an alcohol-free cocktail at a nearby sushi restaurant | The Petrosian Match is at the hotel Ararat, in the center of Moscow |
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| Alexandra in front of the tournament poster | The press room where Spassky, Shipov and Alexandra are commenting games in progress | Boris Spassky is thinking, in the background Alexandr Roshal' |
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| The expert commentators are trying to evaluate the players' next moves | ||
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