http://chesspics.com chesspics.com the best chess portraits and photos http://chesspics.com/index.php?e=146 Photos taken on June 3, 2011, by Pufichek, of Chess Queen™ and 12th women's world chess champion Alexandra Kosteniuk with chess sets made by the Russian manufacturing company "Shakhmaty" from Orlov, Kirov Region.
]]> http://chesspics.com/index.php?e=144 Women's World Chess Champion and Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk teamed up with the large Norwegian Seafood Export Council to promote healthy eating habits, which include high quality fish, which contain OMEGA-3 oils. The collaboration started on November 30, 2010, with a culinary master-class, where cooking of cannelloni was shown to kids, and while the cannelloni were baking, Alexandra managed to play a chess simul with all of them!
]]> http://chesspics.com/index.php?e=143 31-board Simul by Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk at the Manor Commercial Center of Sierre, Valais, Switzerland. Alexandra won 27 games, 4 draws, and no losses. Photos by Pufichek.
]]> http://chesspics.com/index.php?e=142 Photos of the 2010 Chess Olympiads at Khanty-Mansiysk, where the team Russia-1 (Tatiana and Nadezhda Kosintseva, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Alisa Galliamova and Valentina Gunina won the women's section with a record 11 match wins out of 11. The Russian men got silver, with Ukraine getting gold. Photos by Pufichek, use of the photos without express permission not authorized.
]]> http://chesspics.com/index.php?e=141 The 2010 Women's World Chess Blitz Championship took place in Moscow. It was the strongest in history and was won by Kateryna Lahno, followed by Tatiana Kosintseva, Gunina, Stefanova, Koneru, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Gaponenko, Nadezhda Kosintseva, Sebag, Muzychuk, Paikidze, Skripchenko, Krush, Zhukova, Nebolsina. Photos by Pufichek.
]]> http://chesspics.com/index.php?e=140 Photos of the Press Conference where The Caissa Award (proposed by women's world chess champion Alexandra Kosteniuk and created by jewelry firm Lobortas) Award was presented to Nadezhda Kosintseva, best women player of 2009, in the presence of Nona Gaprindashvili.
]]> http://chesspics.com/index.php?e=139 Photos of the 10 top players of Switzerland, playing in the National Titel-Turnier of Lenzerheide 2010. This was the strongest National tournament ever, with the participation of 5 GM's Yannick Pelletier, Joseph Gallagher, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Viktor Kortchoi and Florian Jenni. Photos © Pufichek and chesspics.com. Ask permission to use them at pufichek@yahoo.com .
]]> http://chesspics.com/index.php?e=138 Photos of Open Chess Tournament at the Swiss National Championships of Lenzerheide 2010. Photos © Pufichek.
]]> http://chesspics.com/index.php?e=137 Photos of the 10 players from the 2010 Lenzerheide Swiss Senior Championships. Photos by Pufichek.
]]> http://chesspics.com/index.php?e=136 Photos taken by Pufichek in May 2010 in Lima, Cusco and the Machu Picchu, Peru, where Women's World Chess Champion & Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk played Girls Under-16 World Champion Deysi Cori. The match was won by Alexandra Kosteniuk with the score of 2-1.
]]> http://chesspics.com/index.php?e=135 Photos taken on May 15, 2010, during the Miami-Dade District Scholastics Chess Championship, organized by the Title 1 chess program. Present was Miami-Dade Superintendent for schools Alberto Carvalho, organizer Elizabeth Tejada, and Star guest women's world chess champion and chess queen Alexandra Kosteniuk.
]]> http://chesspics.com/index.php?e=134 Women's World Chess Champion and Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk at the 2010 National Elementary Chess Championships in Atlanta, May 7-9, 2010. Alexandra gave a chess simul, then signed autographs, and participated in the Free USCF-FIDE women's chess seminar.
]]> http://chesspics.com/index.php?e=133 This may be the largest chess promotion project of 2010, when Women's World Chess Champion and Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk worked with the company JGB of Colombia to promote the game of chess to kids, together with their vitamin supplement brand Tarrito Rojo. Several simuls took place in Bogota and Medellin, as well as goodwill donations to foundations of underprivileged kids and military veterans.
]]> http://chesspics.com/index.php?e=132 Photos of Chess Queen and Women's World Chess Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk in Bogota, in front of a giant chess set and in the mall where the Tarrito Rojo Chess Talent 2010 took place.
]]> http://chesspics.com/index.php?e=131 Photos taken by Pufichek in April 2010 during the Tarrito Rojo Chess Talent 2010 of Chess Queen and Women's World Chess Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk visiting Medellin, Colombia.
]]> http://chesspics.com/index.php?e=130 Photos taken on April 24, 2010 in Indialantic, Florida, during the Space Coast Chess Festival, when Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk gave a 46 board simul, with result +42 =3 -1.
]]> http://chesspics.com/index.php?e=129 Photos taken on April 21, 2010, in Puerto Tejada, close to Cali, Colombia, during the inauguration of the Chess for Peace Program, by Chess Queen Women's World Chess Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk, Peace and Sports of Monaco, The Foundation Colombianitos and the International Chess Federation FIDE
]]> http://chesspics.com/index.php?e=128 Holiday photos of Women's World Chess Champion and Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk.
]]> http://chesspics.com/index.php?e=127 These photos were taken on December 11, 2009 by Pufichek at the Dallas Scholastics K-12 Nationals. Women's World Chess Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk gave a 44-board simul and had a book signing for her new book "Diary of a Chess Queen".
]]> http://chesspics.com/index.php?e=126 Photos of the 2009 World Blitz Championship, played in the Moscow GUM. It was won by 1. Magnus Carlsen 2. Vishy Anand and 3. Sergey Karjakin. A memorable event for Women's World Chess Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk who managed to beat tenured Grandmasters such as Men's World Champion Vishy Anand (ELO 2788), World rated #1 Magnus Carlsen (ELO 2801), World rated #5 Aronian (ELO 2781), World rated #6 Gashimov (ELO 2758), World rated #10 Morozevich (ELO 2750), as well as Judith Polgar (Women's rated #1, ELO 2680, who had previously never lost to a woman). All photos are by Pufichek and © chesspics.com . They can be used only with written permission. Bona Fide Press Agencies can enquire how to get hi-res versions for publication.
]]> http://chesspics.com/index.php?e=125 The classic Halloween series by Women's World Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk, photographed by Pufichek, re-issued in higher quality.
]]> http://chesspics.com/index.php?e=124 These photos were taken by Pufichek on September 25, 2009, on the beach in Florida. The chess set is from Blas Lugo of the Miami Chess Academy, the dress is by Zimaletto.
]]> http://chesspics.com/index.php?e=123 Some photos taken on September 12, 2009. Women's World Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk is photographed with her 2-year old baby Francesca in Moscow by Pufichek. Dress by Zimaletto.
]]> http://chesspics.com/index.php?e=122 Promotional photos © Pufichek taken of Women's World Chess Champion and Chess Queen™ Alexandra Kosteniuk in July 2009.

The clothes are kindly provided by Zimaletto , the verticall wall-mounted chess board by Straight Up Chess and the necklaces by Jewelry by Juliana .
]]> http://chesspics.com/index.php?e=121 Women's World Chess Campion, Grandmaster Alexandra Kosteniuk was in Panama on June 18-21, to promote chess to children. All photos © Pufichek.
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