Nadezhda Kosintseva just won the Russian women’s championship. The championship took place from December 5-14, 2008 in Moscow.
Final standings:
1. N. Kosintseva (2468) 6.5
2-3. T. Kosintseva (2513), Bodnaruk (2381) 5.5
4-5. Shadrina (2429), Romanko (2398) 4.5
6-9. Pogonina (2474), Korbut (2459), Ovod (2429), Gunina (2381) 4.0
10. Stepovaia (2386) 2.5
Official website: RussiaChess.org
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
She’s hot, even better than Kosteniuk.