Russian chess champion to represent Switzerland ...News

Alexandra Kosteniuk is in the process of switching her national allegiances The world’s ninth-ranked female chess player, Alexandra Kosteniuk, who holds both Russian and Swiss citizenship, is set to represent the Swiss Chess Federation from January 2024, the organization said in a statement released on Tuesday. Kosteniuk, 38, will play for the Swiss federation’s male and female teams “if need be,” according to the statement, as she stopped representing Russia shortly after the launch of the country’s military operation in Ukraine. In doing so, Kosteniuk will become the latest Russian grandmaster to turn her back

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