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Archive for 2010December 14th, 2010Kosteniuk Christmas Goodwill Simul Offer
I’ve decided to repeat last year’s successful chess promotion and offer a free chess simul to a deserving chess club or school in the USA. Read my post about it and my thoughts about the closing 2010 chess year, and how I’m getting ready for 2011. Link to the original post here. Posted by Alexandra Kosteniuk December 14th, 2010
12th Women’s World Chess Champion and Chess Queen™ Alexandra Kosteniuk has decided to repeat last year’s successful chess promotion and offer a free chess simul to a deserving chess club or school in the USA. Read Alexandra’s post about it and her thoughts about the closing 2010 chess year, and how she’s getting ready for 2011. Link to the original post here. November 28th, 2010Kosteniuk will give Culinary Master Class
I love to do new things. Especially if they are both useful and tasty! I am pleased to announce my collaboration with the Norwegian Seafood Export Council that will start with a culinary master class, that I will give tomorrow November 30, 2010. Read the PRESS RELEASE below. NEW: Photos! October 2nd, 2010My Team Russia-1 Won Gold at the Chess Olympiads!
Hello everybody! October 2nd, 2010
At the Chess Olympiads of Khanty-Mansiysk, Alexandra’s team Russia-1 (comprised of Tatiana Kosintseva, Nadezhda Kosintseva, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Alisa Galliamova, and Valentina Gunina), is guaranteed to win Gold. The team got 10 match win in 10 rounds, not even one match drawn or lost. That’s 20 match points, with the closest follower China with only 16 match points, and then 4 teams with 15 match points (Ukraine, Georgia, Russia-2 and Poland). See the rankings after 10 rounds. Read Alexandra’s post about it on chessblog.com. Tomorrow is the last round then we will have lots of photos and even video from the prize ceremony. September 26th, 2010Russia Team-1 in Khanty-Mansiysk
September 11th, 2010Kosteniuk in TV show Bolshie Gonki
September 11th, 2010Name the Players from Russia 1 & 2
September 5th, 2010Chess Queen Kosteniuk tops 100K Twitter followers
I just want to let you know that I passed the milestone of 100,000 followers on Twitter. Twitter has now become a major social network with millions of members, and as you can see lots of chess players. You can visit my Twitter page at http://twitter.com/chessqueen and sign up to follow my updates (it’s free to join Twitter). There are some Chess GM’s on Twitter, a good list can be found on twitterchess.com. Check out also my Facebook page & YouTube channel. Posted by Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk, women’s world chess champion September 5th, 2010
Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk passed the milestone of 100,000 followers on Twitter. Twitter has now become a major social network with millions of members, and lots of chess players. You can visit her Twitter page at http://twitter.com/chessqueen and sign up to follow her updates (it’s free to join Twitter). There are some Chess GM’s on Twitter, a good list can be found on twitterchess.com. Check out also Alexandra’s Facebook page & YouTube channel. September 1st, 2010September 1: Kosteniuk Plans ahead
August 31st, 2010Kosteniuk Kristiansund 2010 Review
August 30th, 2010Kosteniuk Interview in Kristiansund
Posted by Alexandra Kosteniuk August 26th, 2010Kosteniuk Plays Chess Open in Kristiansund
On Saturday, August 28, another very interesting rapid tournament starts here with 4 chess stars – Vishy Anand, Magnus Carlsen, Judit Polgar and the local player John Ludvig Hammer. I will make sure to let you know how it goes. Read more… August 20th, 2010Kosteniuk to give a Simul in Sierre
I’m pleased to announce I will give a simul in the charming town of Sierre, in the sunny canton du Valais, in Switzerland, on October 9, 2010, at 1 PM. It will take place at the Centre Commercial Manor of Sierre. It seems it’s possible to sign up, although preference will be given to local players. Sierre is organizing the simul to celebrate the great result of their first team Valais 1 in the National Team Championship. Posted by Alexandra Kosteniuk August 16th, 2010Most Interactive Celebrity Poll
August 7th, 2010Kosteniuk Chess960 Simul
Tonight I gave a 20-board Chess960 simul at the 2010 Mainz Chess Classic, while Vishy Anand gave a 40-board Classical Chess Simul. What was special about my simul is that I played chess with different starting positions on the board, none of the 20 boards had a classical chess setup! August 6th, 20103 World Chess Champions at Mainz Chess Classic
Mainz is promising to be a great venue, with today 3 reigning World Chess Champions present at the Press Conference. - Vishy Anand, world chess champion, classical chess August 6th, 2010
Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk is in Mainz, Germany, to participate in the famous “Chess Classic”. She was a participant at the Press Conference, together with Vishy Anand, world chess champion, classical chess and Levon Aronian, rapid world chess champion. Read more here. August 3rd, 2010How I became the Chess Queen ®
Lots of people have asked me why I’m called the “Chess Queen”, so I decided to write an illustrated post about it. It all started in 2001, when I was 17 years old. My rating was 2469 and I had the titles of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) and Men International Master (IM). August 2nd, 2010Chess is Cool Comic #6 is out
July 31st, 2010Kosteniuk goes to Mainz 2010
July 30th, 2010Trivia: Where am I?
I have an easier trivia competition for you this week, Please tell me where I am now July 24th, 2010FIDE Presidential Board
July 23rd, 2010Trivia: Guess what I did on 21st of July
July 22nd, 2010Europe-Echecs Article on Chess & Twitter Revolution
July 21st, 2010Chess Envelope from the Czech Republic
July 18th, 2010Kosteniuk Swiss Chess Rapid Champion!
Today July 18 I did quite well at the Biel Rapid Chess tournament, with 6.5 out of 9, winning against GM Leonid Kritz (2618), GM Mohammed Al-Sayed (2498), FM Emmanuel Preissman (2316), and Vasyl Nedilko (2408), and losing only to GM Alexander Riazantsev and GM Christian Bauer (2612). I tied for overall 6th place (8th by tie-breaks), and was awarded the first Swiss prize and cup. The tournament was very strong with 13 GM’s and lots of IM’s. I have the videos of most games, and plan on preparing one or more commented game(s) for my YouTube channel. Photos and full rankings can be found below. Posted by Alexandra Kosteniuk July 17th, 2010Kosteniuk Swiss Chess960 Champion!
I’m glad to announce that today I won the Swiss Chess960 Championship in Biel, with 5.5/7, with wins against GM Sebastien Feller (2611), GM Mikhail Ulibin (2540), Marco Gähler (2334), Jonas Wyss (2277), and Markus Kerz (2120), a draw against GM Michael Roiz (2645), and only one loss against GM Vitali Golod (2585). Let me remind you that Chess960 is the variant of chess invented by World Champion Robert Fischer, in which the starting position of the main pieces is chosen at random. Find out more about Chess960 on Wikipedia. More photos of the event and of the winners can be found below. The full results are as follows: Read more… July 11th, 2010Sporty Mood in Lenzerheide
Today after my game I went to practice some football at the local sports field in Lenzerheide and will watch the final of the 2010 World Cup between Holland and Spain. Up to now 4 rounds of the Swiss championship have been played, I’m at 2.5 out of 4, 1/2 point behind the leaders Korchnoi, Pelletier and Gallagher, who all have 3/4. 5 more rounds to go. Posted by Alexandra Kosteniuk July 9th, 2010Kosteniuk Chess Cover Girl
July 8th, 2010Kosteniuk wins first round in Lenzerheide
Today was the first round of the National Swiss Chess Championship in Lenzerheide, and I won against International Master Beat Züger (ELO 2405). The tournament has 10 players and will run 9 rounds, one game against each player, from July 8 to July 16, 2010. See the diagram below for a nice series of moves. Kosteniuk – Züger, Lenzerheide 2010, round 1 In this position it’s white to play and win. July 7th, 2010Lenzerheide Swiss Championship Starts
Today I arrived to the charming Swiss town of Lenzerheide, in the Eastern part of Switzerland. Tomorrow the National Swiss Chess Championship is starting, and I will participate in the Men’s closed event. It will be the strongest championship on record, with 5 GM’s playing (me, Yannick Pelletier, Viktor Kortschnoi, Joe Gallagher and Florian Jenni), and 5 IM’s (Ekström, Züger, Kurmann, Forster, Huss). Read more… June 22nd, 2010Trivia – Where am I training?
Hello everybody! As you know, last week I was in St. Petersburg at the Economic Forum, then I went back to Moscow, and then took a plane to go to a training camp. Very few people know where that is. But if with the help of this photo you are the first to guess exactly where it is, I will give you a prize! Here’s a bigger version of the photo, maybe it helps: Read more… June 17th, 2010Trivia – Where am I exactly
I’m still in St. Petersburg, today was the last day of the Youth Economic Forum, and after my talk (see photo a little below), my sister Oxana and I went for a walk in town. There are so many beautiful monuments in St. Petersburg, that I’d like to present one to you as a trivia contest, can you guess where exactly the photo was taken and what’s the name of that monument? You can see me below at a different place, in front of Read more… June 17th, 2010Chess Queen Oranges on eBay?
I can’t resist checking daily on eBay if there is anything interesting which has a “chess motive” (that’s the keyword “chess”), black & white squares, or any chess pieces. My home is full with chess paintings, chess lamps, chess cushions, big chess pieces. I won’t speak of chess sets, some people say I have too many of those (I don’t agree). Finally, if you’re not convinced, I wear chess shoes, chess belts and chess hair clips, obviously. So you can imagine the nice surprise Read more… June 16th, 2010Chess is Cool Comic published in Greek!
Can you guess what I am saying in the comic image to the left? It’s taken from the Greek version of my comic series “Chess is Cool”, which I created together with René Duret from the Netherlands. Thanks to Constantine Koutsoukos, who helped me translate it into Greek, and who got it published in the Greek kids magazine Read more… June 16th, 2010Kosteniuk speaks at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum
I’m at the 1st St. Petersburg Youth Economic Forum right now, which is part of the larger yearly St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. I’m the member of a working group on how to build better cities of the future, and tomorrow will be giving a talk about it (and I will use chess analogies!). Today, we had the visit of President Medvedev, and tomorrow Read more… June 14th, 2010Kosteniuk Named Ambassador for Tromsø 2014 Chess Bid
I have already been to Norway this year, and will return next month, for the FIDE Presidential Board in Tromsø. I have been very impressed by the Read more… June 14th, 2010
We have just received the news that the Reigning Women’s World Chess Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk has been named Official Ambassador for the bid for the Chess Olympiads in Tromsø 2014, alongside Magnus Carlsen, current World #1 according to FIDE rating. Read the full press release and more on www.chessqueen.com. June 13th, 2010Kosteniuk Charity Simul for Cancer Survivors
On June 10, in Moscow, I gave a VIP charity simul to benefit children in very tough situations, without parents or who became incapacitated. The announcement of the event can be found here and photos of the event are here. Each person playing paid $500 which went directly to the charity for the kids. June 13th, 2010Alexandra Kosteniuk’s Blog moves to www.chessqueen.com
Hello everybody! I am glad to announce that I have moved my personal blog to this site www.chessqueen.com. It’s more in line with my identity Chess Queen®, which I follow on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. If you have any questions you can email me to chessqueen@me.com. June 12th, 2010
We are pleased to announce the inauguration of Alexandra’s new chess blog, located at www.chessqueen.com, which will be the place where Alexandra will post her news and thoughts about chess. Her women’s chess blog www.chessblog.com will expand to contain both men’s and women’s chess news, which has been an overwhelming request from fans all over the world. May 29th, 2010
Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk just came back from a chess & tourism promotion trip to one of the 7 Wonders of the world: the Machu Picchu, Peru. The trip was intensely followed by the press and was shown Live country-wide on TV. Have a look at Alexandra’s blog post, and the YouTube video of Game 3. Don’t miss the official photo album with stunning photos of chess at the Machu Picchu. Alexandra also climbed to the top of the Waynapicchu, a climb reserved to few people, and was the first person to reach the top on May 24. May 15th, 2010
Alexandra was a guest of honor at the Title I District Chess Championship in Miami yesterday. On the photo you see her with Program Director Elizabeth Tejada and Superintendent of schools Alberto Carvalho (who oversees the 4th largest school district in the USA). The Program and tournament (844 kids playing) is a great success and it’s nice to see such great support for chess in schools. Read Alexandra’s blog post and see the official photos of this event. May 2nd, 2010
Chess is great to promote products. It was a smart BUSINESS decision by JGB to invest in CHESS to promote their product Tarrito Rojo. The Queen of Chess, Alexandra Kosteniuk shares with you her impressions from her Promotion trip in Colombia, including her goodwill visits to foundations such as the “Pies Descalsos” of singer Shakira, just outside of Bogotá, and much more. Read the exclusive post on CHESSBLOG. We have nice photo albums: Tarrito Rojo Chess Talent, Fashion in Bogotá, and Tourism in Medellin. And don’t miss Alexandra’s emotional video about her trip to Colombia. April 30th, 2010
It was probably the biggest combined chess & product promotion of the year: The Colombian company JGB, maker of the vitamin supplement “Tarrito Rojo” put much of their yearly advertising budget into inviting Women’s World Chess Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk and promoting chess to Colombian youth. The result was a massive chess tournament “Tarrito Rojo Chess Talent” in Bogotá and in Medellin, with many simuls, prizes, donations to charities. See the full photo album on ChessPics. April 29th, 2010
We are pleased to present to you, from our photo partner ChessPics two web photo albums of Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk, “Fashion in Bogotá“, and “Tourism in Medellin“. They were taken while Alexandra was participating in the Chess Talent Tarrito Rojo 2010. More photos of the main event coming separately. April 28th, 2010
Alexandra Kosteniuk is in Dubai for the Sport Accord Convention. She took advantage of that venue to support Chess to become an official Olympic Sport. Read the article of Gulf News about it. Feel free to leave a comment with your feelings about this issue. April 25th, 2010
Alexandra traveled on her birthday from Miami to Indialantic, Florida, so she could give a 46-board simul during the Space Coast Chess Festival, in Indialantic, Florida. It went very well, and the final result was +42 =3 -1. Congratulations to Wayne Strickland for his win, as well as to Dr. Axel Stock of UCF, John Ludwig, and Eric Perlman for their draws. See the official photo album of this event. |
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I’m pleased to share with you my new “Chess is Cool” comic #6, which is a joint venture between myself and talented comic-book illustrator-cartoonist René Duret. See it below or on 
I’m looking forward to going to Mainz (close to Frankfurt, Germany), to give a Chess960 simul on Friday August 6 at 4PM (I’m the reining Women’s World Chess960 Champion), then play in the World Rapid Chess Championship on Saturday & Sunday (Open section – both men & women). There are already over 100 titled players, it will be super strong (Aronian, Grischuk, Shirov, Kamsky are playing)! I am #36 in the list as of now. See below for the whole list of pre-inscribed players. 
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