http://9queens.org/2008/09/28/new-chess-queen-alexandra-kosteniuk-endorses-9queens/ Empowerment through Chess Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:16:12 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 http://9queens.org/2008/09/28/new-chess-queen-alexandra-kosteniuk-endorses-9queens/comment-page-1/#comment-2086 Pink and puzzles at Philly’s first Queens Academy of 09 » 9 Queens Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:48:38 +0000 http://9queens.org/2008/09/28/new-chess-queen-alexandra-kosteniuk-endorses-9queens/#comment-2086 [...] In this game, the first of the four-game match, Kosteniuk found 1…Nxf3! with the idea 2.Qxf3 Bxg4! and Qxg4 loses to Qxg4 Nxg4 d1=Q while Nxg4 loses similarly, to Qxf3+ Kxf3 d1=Q. After this, Alexandra Kosteniuk drew the next three games to finish the match 2.5-1.5 and claim the 12th Women’s World Championship. Along the way, she found time to give a shout out to 9queens! [...] [...] In this game, the first of the four-game match, Kosteniuk found 1…Nxf3! with the idea 2.Qxf3 Bxg4! and Qxg4 loses to Qxg4 Nxg4 d1=Q while Nxg4 loses similarly, to Qxf3+ Kxf3 d1=Q. After this, Alexandra Kosteniuk drew the next three games to finish the match 2.5-1.5 and claim the 12th Women’s World Championship. Along the way, she found time to give a shout out to 9queens! [...]

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