Russian chess player Alexandra Kosteniuk decided to play for the Swiss national team.

This was announced by the representative of the Swiss Chess Federation Peter Erismann.

38-year-old Kosteniuk has had a Swiss passport for 10 years after her marriage and divorce from a representative of this country.

From 2024, the Russian woman will start playing for the Swiss women's team. In 2023, she will not be able to play for the team, as she would have to pay compensation to the Russian Chess Federation in the amount of 10 thousand dollars. After two years of pause, the transition will be free.

It is worth noting that in March 2022, she signed a letter condemning Russia's full-scale military invasion of Ukraine..

Alexandra Kosteniuk is a grandmaster and world champion in classical chess, rapid and blitz. In addition, she won the Chess Olympiad with the Russian team..

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