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Women’s world chess champ visits (Arizona Daily Star)

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Above, Alexandra Kosteniuk, 25, the reigning women’s world chess champion, takes on 34 players during a simultaneous exhibition Sunday at Tucson’s Mast boutique. A Russian by birth, Kosteniuk defeated 30 of the 34 players and played four to a draw in a little less than three hours, going down to the wire with 12-year-old Bryan Hu of Tucson, the last man standing. “The last one was very close …

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Women’s world chess champ visits (Arizona Daily Star)

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December 21st, 2009 at 12:17 am

Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information: Young chess prodigy …

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The 8-year-old recently got back home from Turkey, where he won a silver medal in the World Youth Championship chess tournament. He beat out 129 other players during a two-week-long tournament for the prestigious title. …

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