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ALEXANDRA KOSTENIUK

Alexandra Konstantinovna Kosteniuk is a chess grandmaster and former Women’s World Champion. She was born April 23, 1984 in Russia. She learned to play chess by the age of five. At the age of 17, she made it to the final round of the Women’s World Championship. She was defeated by Zhu Chen. Three years later she won the tournament in Dresden, Germany and became the European Women’s Champion. She won the Women’s World Championship in 2008. She later lost her title in 2010 when she was defeated in the third round by Ruan Lufei.

Alexandra was the tenth woman to receive the title of International Grandmaster, in 2004. As of November 2011, she ranks 44th on the FIDE Women’s Elo rating with 2439. Today, she is a member of the Champions for Peace, a group of 54 famous athletes who are committed to serving peace to the world through sports.



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Alexandra Kosteniuk

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Russia

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April 23, 1984

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Grandmaster

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    ALEXANDRA KOSTENIUK - My Best Chess Games
    Watch and listen to Alexandra Kosteniuk as she shows you her career's top 10 games from her first serious championship when she was 10 years old, until she became the 12th Women's World Chess Champion. She speaks about the importance of the circumstances around each game and gives valuable tips and insights along with her detailed comments.
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    Chess Endgames - Fundamental Knowledge
    For club, intermediate and advanced players. This course is composed by GM Panchenko. Its aim is to teach the students the intricacies of the endgame through a theoretic section, which includes over 700 games/lectures, each of them illustrating theoretical and practical endgame methods.
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    Chess Endgames - Fundamental Knowledge
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    Chess King's Guide to Opening Ideas - ALL 3 VOLUMES
    Volume 3: Closed Games 1.d4 or 1.Nf3. Queen's Gambit, Reti, Benko, Grünfeld, Dutch, Slav, English Opening and several Indian Defenses (Bogo-Indian, Nimzo-Indian, King's Indian). 33 chapters, 150 minutes.
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    Chess King's Guide to Opening Ideas - ALL 3 VOLUMES
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    Chess Tactics - Level 3
    Chess Tactics Level 3 is designed for players with a USCF rating of 1600 to 2100. It is a fundamental training program on chess tactics.
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    Chess Tactics - Level 3
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    Chess Strategy - Become a Grandmaster
    For intermediate and advanced players. Based on the most common and important pawn structures such as center pawn formations, isolated pawn, hanging pawns (and more), strategical methods will be presented for both camps, and will increase your understanding of those positions dramatically. When studying each theme step by step, you can master all the strategical methods and improve your play.
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    Chess Strategy - Become a Grandmaster
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    Chess King's Complete Chess Course - Tactics and Strategies
    Volume 2: Basic Tactics and Strategy. You'll discover a variety of tactical weapons that you could use over and over to win material and gain an advantage over your opponents. You'll also learn all about chess strategy, plans and formations that will provide you with a lasting edge. 27 chapters, 100 minutes.
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    Chess King's Complete Chess Course - Tactics and Strategies
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    How I Became a Grandmaster at Age 14
    The book "How I became Grandmaster at age 14" includes an instructional part that will help anyone go from complete novice to a knowledgeable beginner in just ninteen lessons. This part will be very helpful for parents who wish to opem the magical wolrd of chess to their children.
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    How I Became a Grandmaster at Age 14
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    Chess King's Complete Chess Course - ALL 3 VOLUMES
    Volume 1: Chess opening Principles. Demonstrates that you don't need to try to memorize hundreds of openings variations as long as you play the opening by following common basic ideas. You'll learn all about fast development, centralization, mobility, and defense, all of which will help you get a good position which will lead directly into a playable middle game. 20 chapters, 90 minutes.

    Volume 2: Basic Tactics and Strategy. You'll discover a variety of tactical weapons that you could use over and over to win material and gain an advantage over your opponents. You'll also learn all about chess strategy, plans and formations that will provide you with a lasting edge. 27 chapters, 100 minutes.

    Volume 3: Endgames. When few pieces are left on the board, knowing the proper procedures can spell the difference between victory and defeat. 22 chapters, 45 minutes + bonus material.
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    Chess King's Complete Chess Course - ALL 3 VOLUMES
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    Diary of a Chess Queen
    Women's World Chess Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk chronicles her rise to the top of the chess world in this introspective autobiographical work. Drawing from personal diaries kept during her youth, Kosteniuk takes the reader from the very dawn of her career as a child star in Russia, through triumph and disappointment, and finally to the pinnacle of success on the black-and-white battlefield.
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    Diary of a Chess Queen
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    Chess King Pro with Houdini 2 Pro - Your Coach to Improve at Chess
    True Professional Chess Package. An ideal introduction for the youthful beginner, a challenging opponent for the practised amateur, and an invaluable coach for the aspiring master.
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    Chess King Pro with Houdini 2 Pro - Your Coach to Improve at Chess
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    ALEXANDRA KOSTENIUK - How I Became the 12th World Champion
    Exclusive DVD with over 3 hours of commented games and movies by the 12th World Chess Champion in the history of Chess Alexandra Kosteniuk. Every single game she played in Nalchik to win the World Title commented in detail in her own voice.
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    ALEXANDRA KOSTENIUK - How I Became the 12th World Champion
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    ALEXANDRA KOSTENIUK - Chess Blitz Fever
    Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk Shows You How to Win at Blitz Chess!

    Watch and listen to Women's World Chess Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk as she gives you tips to win at Blitz chess, and shows you in great detail and with accompanying live feed eight of her best wins from the 2009 World Blitz Chess Championship. Alexandra outplayed many higher-rated players, including the World Chess Champion Grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand and the highest rated player in the world, Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen
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    ALEXANDRA KOSTENIUK - Chess Blitz Fever
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    Chess King's Guide to Opening Ideas - Semi-Open Games - 1.e4 non e5
    Volume 2: Semi-Open Games 1. e4 others. French, Caro-Cann, Pirc, Scandinaviam Alekhine, Sicilian defense (Dragon, Sveshnikov, Najdorf, Closed, Alapin, Smit-Morra), etc. 28 chapters, 140 minutes.
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    Chess King's Guide to Opening Ideas - Semi-Open Games - 1.e4 non e5
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    Chess King's Guide to Opening Ideas - Open Games 1.e4 e5
    Volume 1: Open Games 1.e4 e5. King's Gambit, Italian, Evans, Scotch, Two Knight's, Philidor, Petroff, Ruy Lopez, Marshall and many more. 32 chapters, 145 minutes.
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    Chess King's Guide to Opening Ideas - Open Games 1.e4 e5
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    Alexandra Teaches Chess
    Listen to Chess Grandmaster Alexandra Kosteniuk as she gives instruction on how to play chess for the absolute beginner. Practice what you learn by playing chess against dinosaurs, and watch yourself grow as you progress.
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    Alexandra Teaches Chess
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    Chess King's Complete Chess Course - Opening Principles
    Volume 1: Chess opening Principles. Demonstrates that you don't need to try to memorize hundreds of openings variations as long as you play the opening by following common basic ideas. You'll learn all about fast development, centralization, mobility, and defense, all of which will help you get a good position which will lead directly into a playable middle game. 20 chapters, 90 minutes.
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    Chess King's Complete Chess Course - Opening Principles
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    Chess King's Guide to Opening Ideas - Closed Games 1. d4 or 1. Nf3
    Volume 3: Closed Games 1.d4 or 1.Nf3. Queen's Gambit, Reti, Benko, Grünfeld, Dutch, Slav, English Opening and several Indian Defenses (Bogo-Indian, Nimzo-Indian, King's Indian). 33 chapters, 150 minutes.
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    Chess Tactics - Level 1
    As a beginner, you can't afford to miss mate in one or two moves if you want to improve. This course addresses that problem. The huge number of exercises presented makes it an excellent tool, even for stronger players.
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    Chess King's Complete Chess Course - Endgames
    Volume 3: Endgames. When few pieces are left on the board, knowing the proper procedures can spell the difference between victory and defeat. 22 chapters, 45 minutes + bonus material.
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    Chess King's Complete Chess Course - Endgames
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    Chess Tactics - Level 2
    For club players. The program includes 224 theoretical tactical weapons and 291 practical exercises, which are classified by tactical methods and motifs. In each theme exercises are given in order of rising difficulty to help in the learning process.
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    Chess Openings - What You Need To Know
    For club and intermediate players. Presents the current state of chess openings theory in each major chess opening and the main ideas and plans to follow in each of them.
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    Chess King with Houdini 2 - Your Coach to Improve at Chess
    Chess King with Houdini 2 is a new and versatile tool for chess players. It is described as an ideal introduction for the beginner, a challenging opponent for the practiced amateur, and an invaluable coach for the aspiring master.
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    Chess King with Houdini 2 - Your Coach to Improve at Chess
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