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These photos were taken on October 8, 2005 in Sierre, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Echecs Club of Sierre. Alexandra won all 28 of her games!
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| It was a sunny day in Sierre! | Thanks to the sponsor Manor in the Centre Commercial de Sierre | The Simul was announced all over the mall |
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| All simuls are started with a good handshake (here with Ashok Biollay) | Alexandra on the verge of playing her first move against Mauro Ferraro | Alexandra shaking hands with Samuel Pignat |
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| Two TV crews came to film Alexandra during the simul. Here Leon Mabillard is playing his move | Alexandra is going around the room. To the right is Matthieu Jacquemet | Alexandra is playing her move against Pierre Anken |
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| Alexandra in front of Gilles Favre | Cyril Zambon is waiting for Alexandra to play her move | Moves played gently can be very strong... |
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| Chess Grandmaster Alexandra Kosteniuk | To the left Romain Roubaty and Cedric Tabin | Daniel Briguet |
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| Mauro Ferraro is across of Alexandra | Chess Grandmaster Alexandra Kosteniuk | Across from Alexandra is Dinoys Lugon-Moulin |
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| Daniel Briguet | One of the founding members of the Club, 50 years ago: Leon Mabillard | Patrick Briguet, the father of Daniel Briguet |
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| Valentin Favre | Gilles Favre, the President of the Club de Sierre | Pierre Perruchoud, the strongest player in the simul, is also the President of the Federation Valaisanne |
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| Pierre Anken | Alex Guntert and Matthieu Jacquemet | Sadri Zendel et Laurent Martin |
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| Joel Chaout | Veronique Bourguinet | Veronique Walker, Verene Nanchen, and Romain Roubaty |
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| Romain Roubaty | Olivier Gross and Claude Bonvin | Mauro Ferraro, Dinoys Lugon Moulin and Cyril Zambon |
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| Pierre Perruchoud | Gilles Favre and his son Valentin Favre | Gilles Favre, the President of the Club de Sierre |
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| Alex Guntert | The TV cameraman films the board after Alexandra won her first game | Mauro Ferraro and Lugon-Moulin |
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| Eric Bayard | Pierre Perruchoud | Alex Guntert is across from Alexandra |
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| Valentin Favre | Eric Bayard | Laurent Martin |
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| Pierre Anken, Alex Guntert and Matthieu Jacquemet thinking about their position | Joel Chaout | Sadri Zendel |
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| Valentin Favre | Thierry Frey | Didier Barras was the only player who could have avoided a loss at the very end of the simul! |
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| Olivier Gross | Olivier Gross and Claude Bonvin are both in big trouble | Patrick Briguet and Leon Mabillard are quite worried about their positions |
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| Ashok Biollay | Against Pierre Perruchoud Alexandra sacrificed the exchange and her knight turned out to be very strong, giving her a nice win | Alexandra is playing her move against Pierre Perruchoud |
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| Patrick Briguet and Leon Mabillard | Veronique Bourguinet, Veronique Walker and Verene Nanchen liked the free Kosteniuk caps | Alexandra with the Club President Gilles Favre and the Manager of Manor Jean-Claude Hess |
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| Alexandra with Leon Mabillard, one of the founding members of the Sierre Chess Club | After the simul Alexandra went up the mountain to take some photos of the beautiful scenery | Lots of vineyards up there! |
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| Alexandra Kosteniuk after the 28-0 Simul in Sierre | Sierre is in the canton "Valais", characterized by a valley surrounded by mountains | You can see the city of Sierre behind Alexandra |
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| You'll find these vineyards on the road to Crans from Sierre | Thanks for looking at our photos! Come often to visit our site www.kosteniuk.com! |
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