The chess games of Alexandra Kosteniuk

Kosteniuk

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Alexandra Kosteniuk
Number of games in database: 775
Years covered: 1994 to 2013
Last FIDE rating: 2491
Highest rating achieved in database: 2540
Overall record: +220 -155 =181 (55.8%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      219 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS

With the White pieces:

Sicilian (145)
    B92 B33 B43 B32 B97
Ruy Lopez (94)
    C78 C65 C67 C92 C95
Caro-Kann (41)
    B12 B11 B19 B18 B16
French Defense (38)
    C11 C00 C10 C15 C13
Sicilian Najdorf (37)
    B92 B97 B96 B90 B99
Ruy Lopez, Closed (33)
    C92 C95 C84 C96 C87

With the Black pieces:

Sicilian (89)
    B62 B67 B51 B90 B30
Queen's Indian (31)
    E12 E15 E17 E14 E13
Nimzo Indian (30)
    E34 E32 E21 E55 E20
Sicilian Richter-Rauser (29)
    B62 B67 B63 B60 B66
Queen's Gambit Declined (26)
    D30 D31 D37 D39
Petrov (25)
    C42 C43

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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Kosteniuk vs C P Gouw, 2000 1-0
   The World vs Kosteniuk, 2004 0-1
   A Ushenina vs Kosteniuk, 2008 0-1
   Kosteniuk vs Onischuk, 2005 1-0
   Kosteniuk vs McShane, 2003 1-0
   Kosteniuk vs L Bergez, 2001 1-0
   Kosteniuk vs Y Dembo, 2005 1-0
   Kosteniuk vs Xu Yuanyuan, 2001 1-0
   Carlsen vs Kosteniuk, 2009 0-1
   A Stefanova vs Kosteniuk, 2004 0-1

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   Chess Queen: Kosteniuk by BntLarsen
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   A Kosteniuk by ghjensen

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ALEXANDRA KOSTENIUK
(born Apr-23-1984) Russia

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Alexandra Kosteniuk was born in Perm, Russia. She was taught the game at the age of five by her father, Konstantin Vladimirovich Kosteniuk. Her younger sister, Oksana Kosteniuk, is a WFM.

In September 2008, she scaled the summit of women’s chess when she became the 14th Women's World Chess Champion after winning the final of the Women's World Championship (2008) against Yifan Hou by 2.5 to 1.5. In December 2010, she conceded her crown when she bowed out in the third round to finalist Ruan Lufei. She again contested the championship at the FIDE Knock-Out Women's World Championship (2012) but lost her second round match to compatriot WGM Natalia Pogonina after defeating US WGM Tatev Abrahamyan in the first round.

A WGM since age 14, an IM at 16, and a GM at 20, Kosteniuk has featured prominently in various regional and world age title competitions, including winning the Girls U10 European Championship in Herculane in 1994, the Girls Under 12 European Championship in Rimavaska Sobota in 1996, and the Girls Under 12 World Championship in Minorca in 1996. In 2001, at the age of 17, she was runner up to Zhu Chen for the Women’s World Championship. In 2000 and 2004, Kosteniuk was second in the Russian Women’s Championships but went one better in 2005 when she won that Championship with a score of 9/11 and a 2691 performance rating. Other prominent tournament successes include winning the First European Women’s Championship that was held in Dresden in 2004, and equal second behind Koneru Humpy in the 2005 North Urals Cup. In 2010 she came fifth in the Russian Women's Championship and in 2011 she won the Moscow Open 2011B - Young GMs with 7/9. Also in 2011, she won the Swiss Women's Championship.

Kosteniuk became the inaugural Fischerandom (Chess960) Women's World Champion in 2006, and successfully defended her title in 2008 against Kateryna Lahno. There did not appear to be a Fischerandom world championship in 2010, and Kosteniuk is therefore still the women's world titleholder for this form of chess.

She has captured the public's eye by appearing in a Russian film, doing many product promotions, fashion modeling, and appearing in fashion magazines. She produces a popular series of chess podcasts, and maintains a chess website http://www.kosteniuk.com/

Live rating (women): http://chesspro.ru/guestnew/looknul... Her website: http://www.kosteniuk.com/ and her web photo album http://www.kosteniuk.com/en/albums/...

Wikipedia article: Alexandra Kosteniuk

page 1 of 31; games 1-25 of 775

Game	Result	Moves	Year	Event/Locale	Opening
1. Kosteniuk vs B Farhat	1-0	43	1994	Wch U10 Girls	B71 Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation
2. Kosteniuk vs S Cherednichenko	0-1	40	1994	Wch U10 Girls	B06 Robatsch
3. Kosteniuk vs N Pkhakadze	1-0	41	1994	Wch U10 Girls	D35 Queen's Gambit Declined
4. K Rybenko vs Kosteniuk	1-0	42	1996	Volgograd op	C44 King's Pawn Game
5. E Mirzoeva vs Kosteniuk	0-1	70	1996	Cup G.Kasparov	C26 Vienna
6. Kosteniuk vs L Kritz	0-1	27	1996	Ch Moscow (open)	C29 Vienna Gambit
7. Kosteniuk vs V Belov	0-1	79	1996	Kasparov Cup op	B33 Sicilian
8. Kosteniuk vs N Kosintseva	1-0	68	1996	Ch World (cadets) (under 12) (g)	C29 Vienna Gambit
9. N Seferjan vs Kosteniuk	1-0	51	1997	Pripis mem	B22 Sicilian, Alapin
10. M Perez Candelario vs Kosteniuk	0-1	27	1997	It (open) (juniors)	D03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation)
11. A Yangel vs Kosteniuk	0-1	33	1997	RUS-ch (Women)	A88 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6
12. Kosteniuk vs J Kochetkova	1-0	37	1998	Ch Russia (w) (1 liga)	B20 Sicilian
13. Bosboom-Lanchava vs Kosteniuk	0-1	28	1998	Olympiad (w)	A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6)
14. Kosteniuk vs Romanishin	0-1	71	1999	Bled open	B40 Sicilian
15. Kosteniuk vs M Lomineishvili	1-0	26	1999	It (w)	B40 Sicilian
16. T Grabuzova vs Kosteniuk	1-0	30	1999	RUS-ch49(Women)	A87 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation
17. Kosteniuk vs V Burmakin	½-½	28	2000	Chigorin Memorial	B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
18. M Bosboom vs Kosteniuk	1-0	28	2000	Corus	A10 English
19. P Cramling vs Kosteniuk	1-0	106	2000	WCC	A81 Dutch
20. Kosteniuk vs A Romero Holmes	0-1	65	2000	Corus	C00 French Defense
21. Kosteniuk vs Sutovsky	½-½	29	2000	Monarch Assurance 9th	B57 Sicilian
22. Kosteniuk vs E Shaposhnikov	1-0	40	2000	Chigorin Memorial	B85 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical
23. Kosteniuk vs V Georgiev	0-1	30	2000	Corus	B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation
24. Kosteniuk vs Khurtsidze	0-1	46	2000	WCC	B41 Sicilian, Kan
25. Kosteniuk vs C Werner	1-0	42	2000	Corus	C28 Vienna Game


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Mar-24-10		thegoodanarchist: <madlydeeply: I played Kosteniuk in a simul a couple weeks ago... if you can ever play in a simul against the great ones i recommend it what a trip!> I played GM Edmar Mednis in a simul in 1985, but it isn't the same. He was a homely old man at that time, and Kosteniuk is a pretty young lady. I lost in 23 moves anyway. I cannot blame any distractions!

Mar-25-10		madlydeeply: I hope when i'm a homely old man i'm still a killer! HA

Mar-27-10		wordfunph: "I switched to adult chess early on and often look back with regret on those junior events, and how little time I was able to spend playing in them." GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (source: Chess Life 2010 March)

Apr-04-10		Albertan: I have analyzed Alexandra's second round game from the current Russian Women's Team Chess Championship against Grandmaster Antoneta Stefanova, and posted this analysis to the first page of my blog at http://albertan1956.blogspot.com/ using Chessviewer Deluxe. I hope you come by my blog and play through this game, which is game #36 in the Chessviewer Deluxe game directory. This game proves that it is possible for Black to win when playing the Berlin Defense against the Ruy Lopez!

Apr-23-10		wordfunph: When funds could not be raised to send Alexandra Kosteniuk to a tournament in Yugoslavia, Kosteniuk gambled the family's last savings at a casino --- and won! hsppy 26th birthday Alexandra!

Apr-23-10		MaxxLange: advisory: do not gamble your family's savings to pay for a chess tournament, unless you are pretty damn sure about what you are going to play at the chessboard

Apr-23-10		siamesedream: Happy Birthday Alexandra!

Jun-09-10		DCP23: Alexandra participates in a simul given by a ROBOT: http://www.tubechess.com/index.php?... The robot beats everyone else but loses to Alexandra Kosteniuk. Should have played her 1-on-1. Ah, the vanity of robots nowadays.

Jun-09-10		HeMateMe: Thats a nice site for chess video. She looks great in the red pants. The announcer says her name as 'Kos-ten-YOOK'. We americans flatten all the vowels, no emphasis on the last part of the name. I was once playing a game at a club and a guy from Russia came over and asked a question about 'Pet-ro-SEE-UN'. I said "Who"? And he said 'Pet-ro-SEE-HUN'......OH...."Pet-ro-shun'. Got it....

Jun-19-10		Kaspablanca: What happened to Kosteniuk website?

Jun-20-10		AnalyzeThis: Works fine for me. http://www.kosteniuk.com/

Jun-20-10		Kaspablanca: I still have problem entering her website.

Jun-21-10		savagerules: You're missing a lot. I have no problemas at the website either. I think Kosteniuk has easily surpassed Susan Polgar at the art of self promotion. She ought to go into politics.

Jul-04-10		Indiachess: Why Kosterniuk's name does not appear in the drop down menu like others?

Jul-04-10		Indiachess: Does she look like Judie Foster? http://www.uxxsmagazine.com/uxxsblo...

Jul-06-10		Kaspablanca: Indiachess: Because she is a woman, the only exceptions are the Polgar sisters.

Jul-06-10		HeMateMe: <Indiachess:> Judy hunts serial killers; AK just hunts down weak pawns.

Jul-07-10		MaxxLange: "Together...they solve crimes!"

Jul-15-10		HeMateMe: She is playing in the Swiss Championship, women's section. She was married to a Swiss man at age 19 and has a Switzerland passport. Presently, AK lives in Miami with her american husband. Is it possible (legalwise) for her to compete in the USA, Swiss and russiand closed women's championships?

Jul-20-10		Kaspablanca: I thought her husband is from Colombia.

Aug-10-10		chessfootball: Amazing video with A.Kosteniuk http://grandcoach.com/en/coach/blog...

Aug-10-10		HeMateMe: Interesting video. It looks like the clock malfunctioned during the speed game. Anyone know who she was playing, or was it just an exhibiton game? I'd like to meet her. If anyone here knows her, can you tell her that next time she comes to New York, she can stay at my apartment, instead of some drab hotel suite? She can go clubbing with me and my hommies. Thanks in advance!

Oct-31-10		bartonlaos: Tweet: <Happy Chess Halloween to everybody!> http://chesspics.com/albums/chesspi...

Oct-31-10		bartonlaos: Several more Halloween photos "up a level" http://chesspics.com/albums/chesspi...

Nov-17-10		HeMateMe: Theres a good video on utube, "Kosteniuk beats Carlsen", where AK is speaking from a podium, annotating the game, while the actual video of the two people at the board plays out in a smaller side window. She catches Magnus trying to cheat, when he grabs a rook (the wrong rook) under pressure, which immediately loses. He quickly grabs the other rook, and she waves a finger at him, "No!", and MC quickly walks away. Pretty funny, chessplayer humour. She looks great, all made up, annotating the game.

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