Welcome to Alexandra Kosteniuk's Newletter, October 2003 Edition

	SUMMARY OF ALEXANDRA'S NEWS, SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2003 Alexandra just got back from Plovdiv (Bulgaria), where she took part in the European Team Chess Championships, member the National team of Russia, together with Alisa Galliamova and Svetlana Matveeva. The team took bronze in the Championships, and Alexandra got a gold medal for best result on her board (4.5 out of 6). We have a monster photo album for you, with 119 photos of the event (photos of the tournament, of Alexandra, her teammates, other players in the men's and women's tournaments). Enjoy!
	Alexandra played in the 8th European Club Cup for Women's in Rethymnon, Crete (Greece). Her team, Internet CG Podgorica obtained first place in the competition. You can see photos from the event by clicking here. We also present photos of all of the participants of this women's championship online. Enjoy! You can also view Alexandra's 7 games by clicking here.
	Alexandra played in the Famous Young Masters Tournament in Lausanne (Switzerland), which counted 8 of the strongest young (U-20) chess players of the planet, 6 boys and 2 girls. Alexandra played quite well and her result was as expected, she started number 6 by ELO ranking and she finished 6th in the tournament. She won convincingly in a nice positional game against Elisabeth Paehtz. In the photo to the left you see Alexandra playing against Sergei Karjakin (she drew this game). Enjoy many photos of the event by clicking here. We have also many photos of the Open tournament and you can see them by clicking here
	Alexandra was in Amsterdam (Holland) on September 6 and played the first ever simul on cell phone "i-mode", created by the company Mobile Excellence and offered by many cellular phone operators in Europe. She played against 6 players, who started their games in 6 different locations in Holland and travelled to the Theater de Balie while playing moves on their cell phones! Look at our photos here. This new technology really brings chess to the masses, allowing you to play chess anywhere your phone works, it's cool, try it out!
	Finally the great day has arrived and the movie in which Alexandra has played has come out! The Official Premiere took place in Moscow (Russia) on August 27 in the most famous movie theater in Russia, the Pushkinsky. Several famous chess people came to the event, including ex-world champion Anatoly Karpov. The movie is called in Russian "Blagoslovite zhenshinu", litteral translation "Bless the Woman", a beautiful love story of a Russian woman from 1935 to 1957 (photos of the filming stage in Odessa were posted (ad are still) here). The movie is 1h50, and later this year it will also come out in a longer TV version of 4 series. Look at our new photos here. Starting September 4, the movie will be shown in a great number of movie theaters in Russia.


COMPETITION ! Solve this chess problem and win a prize from Alexandra! White plays and mates in 2 moves. Send your solutions by email to alexandra@kosteniuk.com We will send 10 prizes to 10 people who answer within 10 days (random pick). Good luck!	A MUST BUY! Alexandra's hardcover book is perfect for children who want to learn chess or parents who don't know how to start teaching them. It is available in English, Spanish, or Russian, buy your copy now! Discounts for multiple purchase, contact us.	SPECIAL! Alexandra's book (electronic edition, on CD) is available in English, Spanish, and Russian, buy it now! Special price of $9.99 for online purchase. Lots of bonuses on the CD, worth that price alone!	A CLASSIC! Alexandra's first fashion CD "Beauty and Chess", with stunning photos in high resolution, fun videos about Alexandra (see Alexandra doing sports in Miami) you have never seen before, all of Alexandra's web photo albums, games and much more. Buy now!	NEW! Alexandra's second fashion CD, with exclusive fashion photos that will not leave you indifferent! Super high resolution. Lots of bonuses on the CD. By purchasing this CD, you also get a password for the special online album. Buy now!	FREE PRIZE! Did you know you could win a prize sent to you by Alexandra herself? If you have an original newspaper or magazine article that speaks about Alexandra and is not in our list of Articles (click "Articles" above), send it to us and claim you prize!
Attention Newspaper or Magazine Editors! Do you know that Alexandra is the most popular woman chessplayer in the world? That she is often referred to the "Kournikova" of Chess"? If you would like to write an article about Alexandra, and need information or photographs, please contact us! We will gladly collaborate, we can answer most questions by phone or email, we can help you with the photos. Send us information about your publication and your credentials and we will respond!	Attention Tournament Organizers! Did you know that inviting Alexandra to your tournament can make it more attractive to other players, to sponsors, and to the press, due to the huge following she has? So if you are considering hosting a chess tournament or chess event, consider first Alexandra, it will bring more excitement (more entries, more visitors, more press) to your event! :-)	Attention School Principals, Chess Federations, Chess Club Directors! Alexandra can help develop chess for your children and for your members, by inspiring young children to make progress, by showing that it is possible to be good at chess and successful in life. Alexandra wants to prove that chess is good for school and for children! Alexandra can be the role model for your organization. Contact us for more information!	Did you know that Alexandra does a lot to help to popularize chess in the world and often gives free simuls to children, with no cost at all to the organizers and free prizes for all? Look at our report from Cali (Colombia), and sign up for the Chicago simul during the K-12 Collegiates December 11, 2003! There will be many free gifts for all (incl. watches Balmain!) offered to you by Alexandra's Chess Fund and the Swiss watch company Balmain!	By contributing to Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Fund, you can help Alexandra in her goal, which is to help develop chess in the world, especially among children. Any contribution is appreciated, you will receive a personal thank you note from Alexandra, and reports on the activities of the Fund. Larger contributions can be directed to specific events. Click to donate to Alexandra's Chess Fund! Thanks!