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GM Alexandra Kosteniuk

12th Women's World Chess Champion, Grandmaster, educator, Champion for Peace, marathon runner and a mom.

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Международный гроссмейстер, 12-ая чемпионка мира по шахматам, автор книг – «Как стать гроссмейстером в 14 лет», «Дневники шахматной королевы»,  «Играй, как я!», «Как научить шахматам. Дошкольный шахматный учебник», а также учебно-методического комплекса «Шахматные прописи для самых умных ребят».

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Can you do it faster than me?

Can you do it faster than me?

GM ChessQueen
| Dec 4, 2013

Hi everyone! For fun, while teaching my daughter how to move the knight, I recorded a 1-minute video showing going fast from a1 to the other 3 corners of the board and back to a1 as fast as possible. If you can do it faster than me, I'll give yo...

Kosteniuk in Cosmopolitan

Kosteniuk in Cosmopolitan

GM ChessQueen
| Nov 20, 2013

Hi everyone! Just wanted to share with you an article that just came out this month in the Russian edition of Cosmopolitan. Sorry it's in Russian for those of you who don't understand it, but at least you can have a look at the photos. Let me know...

New YouTube video GM Kosteniuk - GM Edouard

New YouTube video GM Kosteniuk - GM Edouard

GM ChessQueen
| Jul 6, 2013

Just wrote a post with photos and a new YouTube video of my game played last week at the Geneva Chess Masters against GM Romain Edouard (Elo 2666). See it here. Below is the YouTube video:   Posted by Chess Queen™ Alexandra Kosteniuk 12th wo...

New Versions of Chess King Software Announced Today

New Versions of Chess King Software Announced Today

GM ChessQueen
| Jun 4, 2013

My favorite Chess Software Chess King has been upgraded! Complete Chess King Software at exceptional prices, check it out! 3 new versions with Houdini 2 and Houdini 3 / 3 Pro. To play and improve at chess you need Chess King! Super easy-to-use for...

Astana World Team: 1. Ukraine 2. China 3. Russia

Astana World Team: 1. Ukraine 2. China 3. Russia

GM ChessQueen
| Mar 12, 2013

The 2013 Astana World Team Championships ended with the victory of the Ukrainian team with their top formation (Lahno, Ushenina, M. Muzychuk, Zhukova and Gaponenko), congratulations to a great team! The silver and bronze was taken by two teams tha...

New Chess King eBay Store

New Chess King eBay Store

GM ChessQueen
| Feb 11, 2013

Hi everyone! Check out this new eBay store, where you can get popular titles such as Chess King, the Complete Chess Course Combo, Chess Opening Ideas Combo, Chess King Training 6 CD-Rom Combo, and my DVD's at a significant discount. At the moment ...

Play with Kosteniuk in Nashville SuperNationals!

Play with Kosteniuk in Nashville SuperNationals!

GM ChessQueen
| Feb 11, 2013

The USCF has announced that 12th Women’s World Chess Champion and Chess Queen™ Alexandra Kosteniuk has been invited to the Nashville Chess SuperNationals, which take place Friday, April 5th through Sunday April 7th, 2013 at the Gaylord Opryland Re...

New Chess Video Kosteniuk - Hou Yifan

New Chess Video Kosteniuk - Hou Yifan

GM ChessQueen
| Feb 6, 2013

Hi everyone! I would like to share with you my new chess video where I comment my game played last December with 13th women's world chess champion Hou Yifan. Here is the link: http://chessqueen.com/new-youtube-chess-video-kosteniuk-hou-yifan-sport...

Upcoming Chess Puzzle & Trivia Competition

Upcoming Chess Puzzle & Trivia Competition

GM ChessQueen
| Jan 18, 2013

I am preparing a Chess Puzzle and Trivia competition, with lots of prizes both donated by me and by Chess King. To participate, you need to subscribe to my free email Newsletter at http://eepurl.com/jMR9T . Good luck!Alexandra Kosteniuk 

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