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Kosteniuk worked as a model and also acted in the film Bless the Woman by Stanislav Govorukhin. [9] [32] Kosteniuk is a member of the "Champions for Peace" club, a group of 54 famous elite athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport, created by Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization. [33] [34]
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) was established in 1924 as the governing body of competitive chess. At the time, the term "grandmaster" was already being informally used to describe the world's leading chess players since the players competing in the Championship section of the Ostend 1907 chess tournament were referred to as "grandmasters" in reference to them all having previously ...
In the next leg at Monaco in December, she finished in joint first with Koneru and Alexandra Kosteniuk, squandering a chance at clear first with a last-round loss to Koneru. [78] Following the World Championship match, she again finished in joint first in the third leg at Lausanne in March, this time with Nana Dzagnidze , who won on the ...
The Women's World Chess Championship 2008 took place from August 28, 2008 to September 18 in Nalchik, Russia.It was won by Alexandra Kosteniuk, who beat Hou Yifan in the final by 2½ to 1½.
In April 2014, Lagno won the Women's World Rapid Championship in Khanty-Mansiysk by tie-break over Alexandra Kosteniuk. [8] On 11 July 2014, FIDE officially approved her transition from the Ukrainian Chess Federation to the Russian Chess Federation , as filed in March 2014.
Current Women's World Chess Champion Ju Wenjun from China. The Women's World Chess Championship is a chess match played to determine the Women's World Chess Champion. It has been administered by FIDE since its inception in 1927, unlike the absolute World Chess Championship, which only came under FIDE's control in 1948.
When Melania landed at the Helsinki Airport in Finland, all eyes were feet which bore a pair of flats (yes, flats) from the French brand. The former model wore the brand's 'Solasofia' flat , which ...
The Women's World Chess Championship 2004 took place from May 21 to June 4, 2004 in Elista, Russia.It was won by Antoaneta Stefanova, who beat Ekaterina Kovalevskaya in the final by 2½ to ½.