Kings beat Queens in Saint Louis chess; Kosteniuk top Queen result
The beautiful Kings vs. Queens tournament, organized by the Saint Louis Chess Club is over. The Kings won by 31.5 to 18.5, with an impressive showing by Hikaru Nakamura who won the event with 9.5 out of 10! In second place is GM Ben Finegold with 7.5, then IM’s Marc Arnold and IM Jacek Stopa with 6.0. Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk, who finished strong with 4 wins in a row, is top woman (Queen) with 5.5, followed by Kateryna Lahno 5.0, Irina Krush 3.0, Anna Zatonskix & Martha Fierro 2.5. The full table, photos and a nice video can be seen below.
The Queens Team (from left to right): Krush, Kosteniuk, Lahno, Fierro & Zatonskih
The King’s Team (from left to right): Stopa, Nakamura, Arnold, Finegold, Cao
A nice video analysis from the event:
If you like this video, you will also like the YouTube channels ChessQueen & ChessKing.
Thanks to the organizers for a superb tournament!
Tags: anna zatonskih, ben finegold, Chess King, chess queen, Chess Video, irina krush, jacek stopa, kateryna lahno, marc arnold, martha fierro, saint louis chess
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Siempre lo haces bien en Estados Unidos. Very interesting event. If they had more such events in America like this one then chess would become even more popular. You are a very charming chess ambassador I must say. Even Lahno did well. I am impressed by Hikaru Nakamura’s performance among the men.