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: Réti 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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🌸 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
Perm, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
▪️ Title: Grandmaster (2004)
▪️ Women's World Champion: 2008–10
▪️ FIDE rating: 2549 (March 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(2).
♦️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.
♦️Kosteniuk became the inaugural Fischerandom (Chess960) Women's World Champion in 2006, and successfully defended her title in 2008 against Kateryna Lahno.
♦️One of the recent games of Kosteniuk👇🏼
🔹 Alexandra Kosteniuk vs David Martinez Martin
🔹 Tradewise Gibraltar (2018), Catalan Bay GIB, rd 8, Jan-30
🔹Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇🏼
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🌸 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
Perm, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
▪️ Title: Grandmaster (2004)
▪️ Women's World Champion: 2008–10
▪️ FIDE rating: 2549 (March 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(2).
♦️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.
♦️Kosteniuk became the inaugural Fischerandom (Chess960) Women's World Champion in 2006, and successfully defended her title in 2008 against Kateryna Lahno.
♦️One of the recent games of Kosteniuk👇🏼
🔹 Alexandra Kosteniuk vs David Martinez Martin
🔹 Tradewise Gibraltar (2018), Catalan Bay GIB, rd 8, Jan-30
🔹Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇🏼
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📘 52.B×h4??
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...Q×h4+ 53.Kg1 Q×f2+ 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...Q×h4+ 53.Kg1 Q×f2+ 54.Kh1 Qf3+ 55.Kg1 g4 -+
📘 39.Q×c4
The White pieces are in excellent condition for a beautiful combination:
🔸The offensive positions of the knight and bishop.
🔸The rook on the 7th rank.
🔸The queen and the a1-rook are ready to join the attack.
39.R×g7+! K×g7 40.Qb7+ Kh8 41.Qf7 Rg8 42.Rb1! c2 43.Rb7 +-
39.. R×c4 40.e×f5 g×f5 41.Ra6 Rf8 42.Rc7 R×c7 43.N×c7 +/-
The White pieces are in excellent condition for a beautiful combination:
🔸The offensive positions of the knight and bishop.
🔸The rook on the 7th rank.
🔸The queen and the a1-rook are ready to join the attack.
39.R×g7+! K×g7 40.Qb7+ Kh8 41.Qf7 Rg8 42.Rb1! c2 43.Rb7 +-
39.. R×c4 40.e×f5 g×f5 41.Ra6 Rf8 42.Rc7 R×c7 43.N×c7 +/-
📘 7...Rg8!
A surprising move by Kramnik. However, the move has already been played four times.
8.Kh1 Nh5 9.c3 g5 10.N×e5 g4 11.d4 Bd6 12.g3 B×e5 13.d×e5 Q×e5 14.Qd4 Qe7 15.h4 c5
A surprising move by Kramnik. However, the move has already been played four times.
8.Kh1 Nh5 9.c3 g5 10.N×e5 g4 11.d4 Bd6 12.g3 B×e5 13.d×e5 Q×e5 14.Qd4 Qe7 15.h4 c5
📘 18...f5!!
Another shocking move. The pawn is ,of course, untouchable: 19.e×f5? N×g3+! 20.f×g3 Bd5+ 21.Kg1 Qe2 -+
19.Bg5 R×g5 20.h×g5 f4 -+
Another shocking move. The pawn is ,of course, untouchable: 19.e×f5? N×g3+! 20.f×g3 Bd5+ 21.Kg1 Qe2 -+
19.Bg5 R×g5 20.h×g5 f4 -+
📕 20.Qe1!
Stronger than 20 Qe2. It is important to protect the c3 bishop as a preparation for the f2-f3 lever.
Bad is 20.Qc2 as now, f5 cannot be met with 21.f3? due to 21...Bxc5! dxc5 22.Qxc5+ Kh1 23.b4 and Black even wins because of the unfortunate position of White's queen.
Stronger than 20 Qe2. It is important to protect the c3 bishop as a preparation for the f2-f3 lever.
Bad is 20.Qc2 as now, f5 cannot be met with 21.f3? due to 21...Bxc5! dxc5 22.Qxc5+ Kh1 23.b4 and Black even wins because of the unfortunate position of White's queen.