Video Endorsement for Chess King Software by Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk

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Just before leaving for Moscow and tomorrow playing in the ACP 2012 Women’s Cup in Tbilisi, I recorded this 48-seconds video about Chess King. Hope you like it! Please watch the video on the YouTube page and give “thumbs up” to the video. Thanks! The code I mention in this video will give the best price available for Chess King or Chess King Pro worldwide ($49 at this time whereas list is $99). See the video below.
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Echec et Mat Program on Corsican TV features Chess Queen Kosteniuk

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Our friend Leo Battesti from Corsica just let me know that I was featured in this week’s TV program. Check out the announcement of the French Chess Federation and you can watch the 5-minute program here. It’s in Corsican language. At the end there is a competition where you have to solve a Mate in 1 problem.
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Chess Queen Kosteniuk ran the Miami Beach 5K

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I always tell you that it’s good to do other sports together with chess to be in good shape, so I did just that today and participated in the RUN MIAMI’s Live Ultimate Ocean Drive 5K 2012 Charity Run. My goal was to do under 25 minutes and I did 23:54! This is a photo of me just before we started the race. Do you like to run? What sports do you do to keep in shape?

FaceChess Card features Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk

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Our friends with “FaceChess” cards have just released their continuing 2012 series and I am so pleased to be featured on one of the cards, in such good company! Have a look at the cards below. You can see the FaceChess cards on eBay under search FaceChess and you can buy them at individually or in a complete set.” There is a set on sale now at this link. There is a huge market for sport cards collecting and it would be nice that chess takes on, it would help chess get more popular!
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Chess Queen Kosteniuk Joins The Princess Carina Organization Committee of Honour

PRESS RELEASE RELEASED FEBRUARY 7, 2012
by PRINCESS CARINA ORGANIZATION
& CHESS QUEEN ALEXANDRA KOSTENIUK:




Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk supports the “Princess Carina Organization”.




GENEVA, FEBRUARY 7, 2012 – THE 12TH WOMEN’S WORLD CHESS CHAMPION ALEXANDRA KOSTENIUK JOINS THE “PRINCESS CARINA ORGANIZATION’ S COMMITTEE OF HONOUR, A CLUB OF TOP INTERNATIONAL PERSONALITIES, COMMITTED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUSTAINABLE SOCIAL CHANGE.




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Burundi Chess Stamps with Morphy, Lasker and Chess Queen Kosteniuk

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I found some nice chess stamps from the Republic of Burundi on eBay and thought I’d share them with you. I am honored to have next to me on the stamps Morphy and Lasker. It’s cool to see myself featured on a stamp. Actually over the years I have collected lots of stamps with me on them, it would be nice if one day I got a letter with one of those stamps or if I could use those stamps for my letters! 🙂

Below you can see the stamps bigger.

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