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💢 Alexandra Kosteniuk
💢 Russian chess Grandmaster
♦️ Alexandra Konstantinovna Kosteniuk is a Russian chess grandmaster and Women's World Chess Champion from 2008 to 2010.
🔸 Full name: Alexandra Konstantinovna Kosteniuk
🔸 Country: Russia
🔸 Born: 23 April 1984 (age 33) Perm, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
🔸 Title: Grandmaster (2004)
🔸 Women's World Champion: 2008–10
🔸 FIDE rating: 2561 (January 2018)
🔸 Peak rating: 2557 (April 2016
♦️ 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. She scored 6/8 at the World Team Chess Championship (Women) (2017) for Russia's top board to secure their team their winning finish
♦️ A memorable game by Kosteniuk from World Blitz Championship (2009), Moscow against GM Anand👇🏼👇🏼
▪️ Viswanathan Anand vs Alexandra Kosteniuk
▪️ World Blitz Championship (2009), Moscow RUS, rd 26, Nov-17
▪️ Queen's Gambit Declined: Vienna Variation (D39)
♦️ Review this game and download it's PGN file and analysed PDF file by Kosteniuk👇🏼👇🏼
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💢 Alexandra Kosteniuk
💢 Russian chess Grandmaster
♦️ Alexandra Konstantinovna Kosteniuk is a Russian chess grandmaster and Women's World Chess Champion from 2008 to 2010.
🔸 Full name: Alexandra Konstantinovna Kosteniuk
🔸 Country: Russia
🔸 Born: 23 April 1984 (age 33) Perm, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
🔸 Title: Grandmaster (2004)
🔸 Women's World Champion: 2008–10
🔸 FIDE rating: 2561 (January 2018)
🔸 Peak rating: 2557 (April 2016
♦️ 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. She scored 6/8 at the World Team Chess Championship (Women) (2017) for Russia's top board to secure their team their winning finish
♦️ A memorable game by Kosteniuk from World Blitz Championship (2009), Moscow against GM Anand👇🏼👇🏼
▪️ Viswanathan Anand vs Alexandra Kosteniuk
▪️ World Blitz Championship (2009), Moscow RUS, rd 26, Nov-17
▪️ Queen's Gambit Declined: Vienna Variation (D39)
♦️ Review this game and download it's PGN file and analysed PDF file by Kosteniuk👇🏼👇🏼
@unitychess
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▪️ Viswanathan Anand vs Alexandra Kosteniuk
▪️ World Blitz Championship (2009), Moscow RUS, rd 26, Nov-17
▪️ Queen's Gambit Declined: Vienna Variation (D39)
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▪️ World Blitz Championship (2009), Moscow RUS, rd 26, Nov-17
▪️ Queen's Gambit Declined: Vienna Variation (D39)
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🔸 Viswanathan Anand - Alexandra Kosteniuk, Moscow 2009
🔸 Analysed game by Aleksandra Kosteniuk
🔸 PDF format
🔸 Prepare from UON chess magazine ( Jan-Aug 2010)
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🔸 Analysed game by Aleksandra Kosteniuk
🔸 PDF format
🔸 Prepare from UON chess magazine ( Jan-Aug 2010)
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📘 19...Rc7
(19...R×c2! An interesting exchange sacrifice in order to seize the initiative. 20.N×c2
(20.K×c2 Qg6 21.Ng2 Bc4 22.Qe1 f5 -+) 20...Bg4 21.Rd3 Nc6 =/+ Black has an active game.
20.Rd2 Rfc8 21.d×e5 d×e5 22.Rhd1 =
(19...R×c2! An interesting exchange sacrifice in order to seize the initiative. 20.N×c2
(20.K×c2 Qg6 21.Ng2 Bc4 22.Qe1 f5 -+) 20...Bg4 21.Rd3 Nc6 =/+ Black has an active game.
20.Rd2 Rfc8 21.d×e5 d×e5 22.Rhd1 =
📘 21...B×f4?
Black could have played 21...Ba8 to keep the position. Surrendering the vital d6-square will lead to the winning position for White.
22.Q×f4 B×c6 23.d×c6 Qc7 24.Rd6 Rcd8 25.Rcd1 +-
Black could have played 21...Ba8 to keep the position. Surrendering the vital d6-square will lead to the winning position for White.
22.Q×f4 B×c6 23.d×c6 Qc7 24.Rd6 Rcd8 25.Rcd1 +-
📘 7.Nd2
A typical maneuver in English, symmetrical variation. White intends to immediately transfer the knight to d5-outpost via f1-e3 square.
7...d6 8.Nf1 a6 9.Bg5 Rb8 10.a4 Be6 11.B×e7 N×e7 12.Ne3 h5
A typical maneuver in English, symmetrical variation. White intends to immediately transfer the knight to d5-outpost via f1-e3 square.
7...d6 8.Nf1 a6 9.Bg5 Rb8 10.a4 Be6 11.B×e7 N×e7 12.Ne3 h5
📘 19.B×h7+
Kramnik wins a pawn with the typical bishop sacrifice on h7.
19...K×h7 20.B×e5 B×e5 21.Qh5+ Kg8 22.R×e5 R×e5 23.Q×e5 +/-
Kramnik wins a pawn with the typical bishop sacrifice on h7.
19...K×h7 20.B×e5 B×e5 21.Qh5+ Kg8 22.R×e5 R×e5 23.Q×e5 +/-
📕 24...Be5!
A strong exchange sacrifice. it is at least partly the degree of white's commitment to attack, and the concomitant structural neglect of the queenside ( don't overlook black's glorious knight on c5 ) which helps to justify this. Also do not underestimate the importance of the role of the queen on e7 in denying white's queen access to h4.
24...Qd7 and 24...Qc7 allows 25.Bxg7 Kxg7 26.Qh4 with the idea of 27.Rh3 with a huge attack.
A strong exchange sacrifice. it is at least partly the degree of white's commitment to attack, and the concomitant structural neglect of the queenside ( don't overlook black's glorious knight on c5 ) which helps to justify this. Also do not underestimate the importance of the role of the queen on e7 in denying white's queen access to h4.
24...Qd7 and 24...Qc7 allows 25.Bxg7 Kxg7 26.Qh4 with the idea of 27.Rh3 with a huge attack.
📘 20...c5!
Black with sacrificing a pawn, shuts white bishop out of the game. Then he can obtain the initiative by playing on the b-file.
Black with sacrificing a pawn, shuts white bishop out of the game. Then he can obtain the initiative by playing on the b-file.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 253
A: a5 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 64%
C: B×a1 – 4
👍👍👍👍 36%
B: Rad8
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A: a5 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 64%
C: B×a1 – 4
👍👍👍👍 36%
B: Rad8
▫️ 0%
👥 11 people voted so far.