Round 8 results
| Kosintseva, Tatiana | – Kosteniuk, Alexandra | 1-0 |
| Paikidze, Nazi | – Galliamova, Alisa | 0-1 |
| Kosintseva, Nadezhda | – Bodnaruk, Anastasia | 0-1 |
| Nebolsina, Vera | – Girya, Olga | ½ |
| Gunina, Valentina | – Shadrina, Tatiana | 0-1 |
| Matveeva, Svetlana | – Pogonina, Natalija | ½ |
Standings after 8 rounds
| 1. | Galliamova, Alisa | m | RUS | 2487 | 5½ |
| 2-4. | Pogonina, Natalija | wg | RUS | 2472 | 5 |
| 2-4. | Paikidze, Nazi | wg | GEO | 2401 | 5 |
| 2-4. | Kosintseva, Tatiana | g | RUS | 2581 | 5 |
| 5-9. | Shadrina, Tatiana | wg | RUS | 2384 | 4 |
| 5-9. | Kosintseva, Nadezhda | m | RUS | 2576 | 4 |
| 5-9. | Bodnaruk, Anastasia | m | RUS | 2407 | 4 |
| 5-9. | Kosteniuk, Alexandra | g | RUS | 2507 | 4 |
| 5-9. | Nebolsina, Vera | wg | RUS | 2377 | 4 |
| 10. | Girya, Olga | wg | RUS | 2435 | 3 |
| 11. | Gunina, Valentina | wg | RUS | 2479 | 2½ |
| 12. | Matveeva, Svetlana | m | RUS | 2389 | 2 |
http://www.russiachess.org/content/blogcategory/192/413/
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
What’s wrong with Kosteniuk? She’s performing at only 2400. She has to be better than that, right?
She has other responsibilities. Naturally this would have an affect on her ability to play well and train effectively for events. She’s chosen what’s important for her to focus on, family, journalism, promotion of chess, Fide representation (1 of 2 women). All valid and equal. I think we need to realize some have lives outside of chess.
Mark my words…Alexandra may be playing for America soon.
She’ll play for the country which will pay her the most, and right now that’s Russia. But of course if someone is willing to give her more, she’ll sell her soul for it. Money talks with Kosteniuk, always. She pretends to be representing the US and Switzerland while getting paid by the Russian to support Ilyumzhinov. She’s for herself and no one else. Of course she’s also the greatest female player who ever walked the planet earth, according to her management team.
Self promotion and doing anything for attention, need we say more? http://celebgalz.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/499.jpg
And this one was posed while she was under age: http://www.anusha.com/kosteniuk9.jpg
What great role model for her appologists, especially Sam Sloan and other perverts.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LLI2Et8aUbw/SQAc4h0GgeI/AAAAAAAAGH4/BgbLdeW36qs/s400/Alexandra+Kosteniuk+17.jpg
How vile!
..and there is no ending in the almost daily bashing of the reigning World Champion
..very sad to read this over and over again on this blog.
Oh my God…a great looking woman, who plays better chess than most people in the world and who knows how to make money…disgusting.
But keep those “obscene” URLs handy!!!
Get over it!!!
Showing the facts is bashing? Are you from Communist Russia or something? In Canada we do have freedom or expression. Can you point out what’s untrue?
Meanwhile, I’m rooting for Pogonina.
You are doing good publicity work for someone else. Keep it up. I wonder if anyone else noticed. Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.