Chess Queen speaks to The New York Times about open letter to Fide on complaints about Women's World Chess Championship, 2010 in Turkey
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Here is the excerpt of Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk, Women's World Chess Champion, 2008, speaking to The New York Times today, about the Open Letter to Fide from women participants of the 2010 Women's World Chess Championship.
Here is the excerpt of Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk, Women's World Chess Champion, 2008, speaking to The New York Times today, about the Open Letter to Fide from women participants of the 2010 Women's World Chess Championship.
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You can read the full NYT article here that also talks of other things. We thought you would be interested in what Alexandra Kosteniuk said.
You can read the full NYT article here that also talks of other things. We thought you would be interested in what Alexandra Kosteniuk said.
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Alexandra Kosteniuk, a Russian grandmaster who was the women’s world champion before losing the title in Turkey, was one of the players who signed the letter of complaint. In a telephone interview on Tuesday, she agreed with Mr. Yazici about how well the Turkish Federation had run previous events. “This tournament was an exception,” she said. “I don’t know why.”
She said that in addition to overcharging for the hotel, it was substandard, especially for such a prestigious event. “The women’s world championship is the main event on the women’s calendar,” said Ms. Kosteniuk. “When they are coming to this event, they want to feel this is a world championship event.”
Ms. Kosteniuk said that she knew there were better alternatives, mentioning that several players stayed in a hotel in the center of Antakya, the city where the championship was held, and that it was “quite nice.”
Ms. Kosteniuk said she was not necessarily upset about being overcharged. “We are not talking about a 30 euros difference,” she said. It was more the principle. Compared with previous events, “they didn’t provide the same level of organization.” She and the other players filed the protest because “we want that the same thing not happen in the future.”
Here are some other links that you might like to read on the issue. If we've missed a link just let us know.
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