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Archive for November, 2002

November 27th, 2002

Today Alexandra went to the official Recognition ceremony for excellent results at the Olympiads of Bled by the Russian teams (the men got GOLD and the women got SILVER). Alexandra also met her friend the famous movie director Stanislav Govoruhin, who filmed this summer "The Hotel Manager" with Alexandra Kosteniuk in her first acting role on the big screen.

November 27th, 2002

Alexandra’s sister, Oxana, just got back from England where she played 2 games in the 4NCL 2nd Division with Numerica 3CS 1 Team. She won both games, which helped her team share the lead with a maximum 4 points out of 4, congratulations, Oxana! The next round will be on January 18-19. You can get all the results at the 4NCL site.

November 15th, 2002

The Russian women team got back in Moscow with the Silver Medal at the Bled Olympiads, only 1/2 point behind China. Bravo! The official site of the Olympiads has more information. And look at some new photos.

November 15th, 2002

Alexandra just signed a sponsoring contract with the Swiss watch company "BALMAIN"
Here’s the Press Release in French, or English, or Russian,