Russian chess player Alexandra Kosteniuk on Tuesday, December 28, for the first time became the winner of the World Rapid Chess Championship (Rapid), which was held in Poland.
On the final day of the rapid tournament, she drew with Humpy Koneru from India, Bibisara Asaubaeva from Kazakhstan and compatriot Ekaterina Lagno.
The 37-year-old Russian woman has nine points. Kosteniuk won the World Rapid Championship for the first time. Previously, she became the vice-world champion in this sport three times.
On November 20, the Russian women’s national chess team defeated rivals from Ukraine in the match of the eighth round of the European Team Championship in Slovenia and became the winner of the competition for the seventh time.
The Russians finished the final meeting with a score of 3: 1. Ekaterina Lagno beat Yulia Osmak, Alina Kashlinskaya – Inna Gaponenko. The games between Alexandra Goryachkina and Anna Muzychuk, Polina Shuvalova and Natalia Buksa ended in a draw.
The Russian national team won the eighth match in a row and secured a victory one round before the end of the championship.
Source: IZ
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