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Russia's 24-year-old Alexandra Kostenyuk has become the 12th Women's Chess Champion in history, tieing the score with China's Hou Yifan in the 4th round and winning the Women's World Chess Championship Finals in Nalchik 2.5 - 1.5.
- Categories: Sports
- Location: Nalchik, Republic of Kabardino-Balkarya, Russia
- Event date: 17.09.2008
- Date published: 17.09.2008
- Author: Anton Denisov
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 2592x3888px, 2.2Mb