Freestyle Chess exhibition match: Assaubayeva scores 2½-1½ victory over Kosteniuk

Alongside the main event in Weissenhaus, Bibisara Assaubayeva and Alexandra Kosteniuk contested a four-game Freestyle Chess exhibition match over the weekend. Played at the same time control as the world championship knockouts, the encounter ended 2½–1½ in Assaubayeva’s favour. The result secured her a place in the forthcoming Women’s FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship later this year. | Photo: Freestyle Chess / Lennart Ootes