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NEW! Photos from the recent 2009 World Blitz Championship in Moscow. During this championship, Women's World Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk created a sensation by beating top world players, such as
• Men's World Chess Champion Vishy Anand (rated #3 in world)
• Men's #1 rated in the world Magnus Carlsen (2801 ELO)
• Men's #5 rated in the world Aronian, #6 rated Gashimov, #10 rated Grischuk
• Women's #1 rated Judith Polgar rated 2680 ELO

Classic photo albums about the 2008 Women's World Chess Championship
1) Alexandra Kosteniuk is crowned WORLD CHESS CHAMPION!!
2) Nalchik Semi-Finals and Finals

• 2009 Kosteniuk Beach Photos
• 2009 Chess Queen photos

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Pufichek is the winner of the prestigious CJA Best Chess Photo of 2008 for his photo of Mariam Mansur (color, b/w)

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Last Chesspics Photo Albums, click on any photo to see the whole album

Merry Christmas to you!	Dallas Nationals K-12 2009	World Blitz Championship 2009	Chess Queen Kosteniuk Halloween Series
Kosteniuk in blue at the Beach	Kosteniuk & Baby in Moscow	Chess Queen Triple Promotion Photos	Kosteniuk in Panama 2009
Zimaletto in Panama	Kosteniuk Beach 2009	Tandem Simul Kosteniuk Skripchenko Pyramides 2009	Kosteniuk - Milliet Corsica 2009
New York 2009 Kosteniuk Simul	Florida SuperState Chess Championship 2009	Kosteniuk in Kalmyk Dress	Kosteniuk in Kalmykia 2008
Kosteniuk visit to Korea 2008	2nd Kosteniuk Cup Moscow 2008	Gostinaya celebrating Kosteniuk World Champion	Drawings by Anibal Lopez Lenci
1st Mind Sports Games Beijing 2008	Nalchik 2008 Semi-finals and Finals Hou - Kosteniuk	Nalchik 2008 Closing Kosteniuk World Champion	Kosteniuk tourism in Nalchik - Mount Elbrus
Kosteniuk visits the Blue Lake while in Nalchik	Beautiful Women Chess Players from Nalchik	Kosteniuk tourism in Nalchik	Memorial Tal 2008
Mainz 2008 Rapid Chess Tournament	Mainz 2008 Women Chess960 World Championship	Kosteniuk is the Star at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum	IMSA Cup Perm 2008