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April 10th, 2013

Kosteniuk at Nashville Chess SuperNationals with 5335 players

Video of the opening of the SuperNationals with Alexandra KosteniukI just got back from the largest rated chess tournament ever, the 2013 SuperNationals, to which I was invited to open the event, and to play a chess simultaneous exhibition at the start of the event! I had a couple book signings in the bookstore on Friday and Saturday, and the lines were huge and did not stop during the 4+ hours I was there. Below you can see a few photos and a couple videos by the USCF so you can sense the great chess atmosphere present.


A video on the opening of the 2013 Chess SuperNationals:



Another video just before my simul, thanks to Jennifer Shahade for doing a great job in Nashville!




A few photos of me giving the simul:



Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk gives a simul at the SuperNationals in Nashville


Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk gives a simul at the SuperNationals in Nashville


Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk gives a simul at the SuperNationals in Nashville


I played 37 players at the same time, and won 36 games. I drew with Varvara Okuneva, on the photo below. She was quite a tough opponent!


Chess Queen Kosteniuk at the 2013 SuperNationals in Nashville


Here is the view from my window. The hotel is the largest in the world, over 2880 rooms!


Chess Queen Kosteniuk at the 2013 SuperNationals in Nashville


Thanks to the USCF for treating me so well, I was given the Presidential Suite, which is enormous, with various living rooms, sports room, full kitchen, it’s bigger than my apartment at home!


Chess Queen Kosteniuk at the 2013 SuperNationals in Nashville


A typical view of a playing hall, with hundreds of kids eager to play chess!


Chess Queen Kosteniuk at the 2013 SuperNationals in Nashville


My two signing sessions were so popular, I signed hundreds of books, signed scoresheets and was taken in photo with my fans!


Chess Queen Kosteniuk at the 2013 SuperNationals in Nashville


Chess Queen Kosteniuk at the 2013 SuperNationals in Nashville


That’s me at the SuperNationals:


Chess Queen Kosteniuk at the 2013 SuperNationals in Nashville


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Posted by Chess Queen™ Alexandra Kosteniuk
12th women’s world chess champion
www.chessqueen.com


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15 Responses to “Kosteniuk at Nashville Chess SuperNationals with 5335 players”

  1. Adam Porth says:

    My daughter played you in the simul and really enjoyed it. After analyzing her French Defense against you and fixing some issues, she won all her games as black! Thank you so much. PS Dylan says hi.