๐Unity Chess Multiple Choice 327
B: Qe2 โ 9
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ 75%
C: Qe1 โ 2
๐๐ 17%
A: Qc2 โ 1
๐ 8%
๐ฅ 12 people voted so far.
B: Qe2 โ 9
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ 75%
C: Qe1 โ 2
๐๐ 17%
A: Qc2 โ 1
๐ 8%
๐ฅ 12 people voted so far.
๐Unity Chess Multiple Choice 328
A: Rรb7 โ 13
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ 81%
B: g3 โ 2
๐ 13%
C: Be2 โ 1
๐ 6%
๐ฅ 16 people voted so far.
A: Rรb7 โ 13
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ 81%
B: g3 โ 2
๐ 13%
C: Be2 โ 1
๐ 6%
๐ฅ 16 people voted so far.
Round 3 of the Candidates in Berlin: Kramnik beat Aronian in 27 moves as Black; all other games drawn. Kramnik now leads with 2.5 out of 3 and Rd 4 is on March 14. Pairings are: Kramnik-Caruana, Karjakin-Aronian, Mamedyarov-So, and Grischuk-Ding Liren.
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At the USSR v. Yugoslavia match, Sochi, June 1968. On the 2nd junior board, 17-year-old Anatoly Karpov faces Branko Vujakoviฤ. Mikhail Steinberg looks on.
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Czechoslovak grandmaster Vlastimil Hort, in play v. Yuri Balashov in the opening round at Wijk aan Zee, 15th January 1982.
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From the rich Hungarian chess film collection: Rรฉti and Tartakower. http://bit.ly/2GfkwYa
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Quality Dutch footage from the opening of the 1956 Candidates tournament in Amsterdam. Three future world champions among the participants: Smyslov, Petrosian and Spassky.
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๐ธ Alexandra Kosteniuk
๐ธ Russian chess Grandmaster
โฆ๏ธ Alexandra Konstantinovna Kosteniuk is a Russian chess grandmaster and Women's World Chess Champion from 2008 to 2010.
โช๏ธ Full name: Alexandra Konstantinovna Kosteniuk
โช๏ธ Country: Russia
โช๏ธ Born: 23 April 1984
Perm, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
โช๏ธ Title: Grandmaster (2004)
โช๏ธ Women's World Champion: 2008โ10
โช๏ธ FIDE rating: 2549 (March 2018)
โช๏ธ Peak rating: 2557 (April 2016)
โฆ๏ธAlexandra 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 womenโs 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(2).
โฆ๏ธA 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 Womenโs World Championship. In 2000 and 2004, Kosteniuk was second in the Russian Womenโs Championships but went one better in 2005 when she won that Championship with a score of 9/11 and a 2691 performance rating.
โฆ๏ธKosteniuk became the inaugural Fischerandom (Chess960) Women's World Champion in 2006, and successfully defended her title in 2008 against Kateryna Lahno.
โฆ๏ธOne of the recent games of Kosteniuk๐๐ผ
๐น Alexandra Kosteniuk vs David Martinez Martin
๐น Tradewise Gibraltar (2018), Catalan Bay GIB, rd 8, Jan-30
๐นSicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51)
โฆ๏ธ Review and download PGN file๐๐ผ
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๐ธ Russian chess Grandmaster
โฆ๏ธ Alexandra Konstantinovna Kosteniuk is a Russian chess grandmaster and Women's World Chess Champion from 2008 to 2010.
โช๏ธ Full name: Alexandra Konstantinovna Kosteniuk
โช๏ธ Country: Russia
โช๏ธ Born: 23 April 1984
Perm, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
โช๏ธ Title: Grandmaster (2004)
โช๏ธ Women's World Champion: 2008โ10
โช๏ธ FIDE rating: 2549 (March 2018)
โช๏ธ Peak rating: 2557 (April 2016)
โฆ๏ธAlexandra 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 womenโs 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(2).
โฆ๏ธA 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 Womenโs World Championship. In 2000 and 2004, Kosteniuk was second in the Russian Womenโs Championships but went one better in 2005 when she won that Championship with a score of 9/11 and a 2691 performance rating.
โฆ๏ธKosteniuk became the inaugural Fischerandom (Chess960) Women's World Champion in 2006, and successfully defended her title in 2008 against Kateryna Lahno.
โฆ๏ธOne of the recent games of Kosteniuk๐๐ผ
๐น Alexandra Kosteniuk vs David Martinez Martin
๐น Tradewise Gibraltar (2018), Catalan Bay GIB, rd 8, Jan-30
๐นSicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51)
โฆ๏ธ Review and download PGN file๐๐ผ
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@unitychess Kosteniuk-Martinez Martin 2018.pgn
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โฆ๏ธ Alexandra Kosteniuk - David Martinez Martin, Tradewise Gibraltar (2018)
โฆ๏ธPGN format
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๐ 52.Bรh4??
Black's blunder in time trouble.
(52.Kh3 Qg2+ 53.Kg4 +/-; 52.Kh3 Nf3 53.Qg4! +/-; 52.Kh3 Kf1 53.Qd7=; 52.Kh3 Nf5 53.Qd7=)
52...Qรh4+ 53.Kg1 Qรf2+ 54.Kh1 Qf3+ 55.Kg1 g4 -+
Black's blunder in time trouble.
(52.Kh3 Qg2+ 53.Kg4 +/-; 52.Kh3 Nf3 53.Qg4! +/-; 52.Kh3 Kf1 53.Qd7=; 52.Kh3 Nf5 53.Qd7=)
52...Qรh4+ 53.Kg1 Qรf2+ 54.Kh1 Qf3+ 55.Kg1 g4 -+
๐ 39.Qรc4
The White pieces are in excellent condition for a beautiful combination:
๐ธThe offensive positions of the knight and bishop.
๐ธThe rook on the 7th rank.
๐ธThe queen and the a1-rook are ready to join the attack.
39.Rรg7+! Kรg7 40.Qb7+ Kh8 41.Qf7 Rg8 42.Rb1! c2 43.Rb7 +-
39.. Rรc4 40.eรf5 gรf5 41.Ra6 Rf8 42.Rc7 Rรc7 43.Nรc7 +/-
The White pieces are in excellent condition for a beautiful combination:
๐ธThe offensive positions of the knight and bishop.
๐ธThe rook on the 7th rank.
๐ธThe queen and the a1-rook are ready to join the attack.
39.Rรg7+! Kรg7 40.Qb7+ Kh8 41.Qf7 Rg8 42.Rb1! c2 43.Rb7 +-
39.. Rรc4 40.eรf5 gรf5 41.Ra6 Rf8 42.Rc7 Rรc7 43.Nรc7 +/-