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These photos were taken in Lausanne (Switzerland) during the period September 17-22, at the Famous Young Masters Tournament, in which played 8 of the strongest young chess players of the planet
| The tournament hall right in the center of Lausanne - the Alpha Palmiers was very well suited to the event | The great organiser of the event, Mr. Rene Kesselring | Georges Bertola, the Press Chief of the Young Masters was a very good help to the tournament |
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| The main arbiter and our good friend Lucio Photios Barvas | The webmaster of www.lausanneyoungmasters.com Mr. Croset and Lucio Photios Barvas | The webmaster Mr. Croset and Michel Piguet |
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| The fantastic commentator and our good friend from Cannes-Echecs Damir Levacic | Four of the 8 stars of the event: S. Karjakin, L. McShane, Alexandra Kosteniuk and Etienne Bacrot | Alexandra is reading the booklet of the Young Masters |
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| The arbiter Mr. Lucio Photius Barvas starts Alexandra's clock | ||
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| Alexandra is holding the anti-stress ball she was given and enjoys it very much | Alexandra's first match was against Shakhryar Mamedyarov, the current World Champion U-20 | Alexandra's first match was against Shakhryar Mamedyarov, the current World Champion U-20 |
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| The demonstration boards behind were very useful for the spectators | Alexandra's second match is against Elisabeth Paehtz, Alexandra won this match 1 1/2 to 1/2 | Lots of press came to the event, including TV, fliming Alexandra during her second match against Elisabeth |
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| Alexandra's third match is against Sergei Karjakin | Alexandra is playing a speedy Bg5 against Karjakin - she drew this game | Arkadij Naiditsch is playing Sergei Karjakin, he won the match 2-0 |
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| Severin Papa is playing Etienne Bacrot, he lost the match, but had good chances in the first game | Shakhriar Mamedyarov won his encounter against his friend Arkadij Naiditsch 2-0 | Severin Papa managed to beat Elisabeth Paehtz in his last match |
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| The final between Luke McShane and Etienne Bacrot was won by Luke McShane | The final between Luke McShane and Etienne Bacrot was won by Luke McShane | Luke Mc Shane |
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| Luke Mc Shane | Elisabeth Paehtz | Elisabeth Paehtz |
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| Elisabeth Paehtz playing with the anti-stress ball that were given to the players before the game | Sergei Karjakin | Sergei Karjakin |
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| Arkadij Naiditsch | Severin Papa | Etienne Bacrot |
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| Alexandra and her coach GM Alexei Korotylev | Shakhryar Mamedyarov | Shakhryar Mamedyarov |
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| The tournament is finished and Alexandra is playing a blitz game against Shakhryar, with Sergei looking on | Alexandra is playing a blitz game against Shakhryar, with Sergei looking on | It's fun to play blitz games! |
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| The winner of the open is Borovikov, who is Sergei Karjakin's coach | Alexander Raetsky won the tournament "Masters and Hopefuls" | The three top finishers of the tournament "Masters and Hopefuls" |
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| At the prize distribution | At the prize distribution | Elisabeth Paehtz and her father, a GM who is her best coach |
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| Arkadij Naiditsch and his friend Shakhryar Mamedyarov and his sister | Arkadij Naiditsch and his friend Shakhryar Mamedyarov and his sister | Having fun after the tournament, Shakhryar and Arkadij |
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| Sergei Karjakin and Levon Aronian form a good team | Shakhryar and Arkadij | Alexandra is playing a racing game against Shakhryar |
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| Arkadij is shooting at Sergei (and vice-versa!) | Alexandra and Shakhryar are playing electronic football | |
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