51-th Russia Championship Saint Petersburg, 27 July - 8 August 1998 Photo Gallery Photo by Sergey Sorokhtin

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The playing hall

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ThThe The stage

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Champion of the Russia 1998 - Alexander Morozevich

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Peter Svidler - the second plase

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Konstantin Sakaev - the third plase, by the common opinion the best player of all at this championship

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P President FIDE K.Illumzhinov and President of the Russian Chess Federation A.Selivanov on the press conference President FIDE Kirsan Ilumzhinov and chief of the organizational committee, vice-mayor of the St.-Petersburg Valery Malyshev

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Ex-president of Russian Chess Federation Andrey Makarov and GM Mark Taimanov

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Alisa Galliamova

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Mikhail Kobalija

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Valery Popov

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The The playing hall

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C Chief of the press center - GM Mark Taimanov

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The chief of jury - GM G.Sosonko

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GM GM S.Rublevsky - the leader of the championship's start

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E E.Solozhenkin - the St Petersburg's champion the

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T St Petersburg's GM K.Sakaev and P.Svidler - the leaders of the championship after 9 rounds

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P.Svidler - M.Kobalija

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A.Dreev

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V V.Epishin

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E.Sveshnikov

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S.Tiviakov

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V.Zviaginsev

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Y.Vasiliev - Russian journalist from the biggest sport newspaper "Sport-express" lighted the main World Chess tournaments

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V.Yemelin