At the World Blitz Championship in Kazakhstan, the photographer was shooting very close, thereby distracting Kosteniuk during the game. Alexandra lost the game and filed an appeal. Alexandra Kosteniuk: “Thanks to the organizers and congratulations to the winners! I enjoyed the competition until one non-professional photographer ruined my finish. I hope FIDE will do something, and such actions that…
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The second part of the Candidates Tournament in Khiva (Uzbekistan) continues. The composition of the 1/4 finals: A. Goryachkina, A. Kosteniuk, E. Lagno and Tan Zhongyi. The winner of the semi-finals will face Lei Tingze in the final. E. Lahno played a draw – Tan Zhongyi, A. Goryachkina won the match with A. Kosteniuk Position after the…
The tournament ended in Salamanca (Spain), held from October 26 to 29.Technical results: 1. J. Santos – 5.5, 2. V. Topalov – 5, 3. G. Kamsky – 4.5, 4-5. A. Kosteniuk, V. Keymer – 3.5, 6. T. Gara -3, 7. S. Vega – 2.5, 8. M. Socko – 1. Final standings Official page
The matches of the contenders for the Women’s World Cup will be held in Khiva (Uzbekistan) from November 28 to December 11. This was reported by FIDE in a letter to Alexandra Kostenyuk.
The famous grandmaster was 50 years old. Previously, he was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer. Landa was not only a strong player, but also one of the leading coaches in the world, known for his extensive theoretical knowledge. For many years he worked with Arkadij Naiditsch, helped the world champion Alexandra Kosteniuk and vice-world champion…
Vice-President of the Moscow Chess Federation Sergey Smagin noted that the tournament ended with a confident victory of the Russian chess player Ekaterina Lagno. Recall that Lagno scored 8 points out of 11, another representative of Russia, Alexandra Goryachkina, was half a point behind. A little short of the bronze medal was the former world…
The President of the Russian Chess Federation noted the excellent performance of Ekaterina Lagno at the first stage of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix, which ended in Astana. The grandmaster scored 8 points out of 11 possible and became the winner of the tournament. “Congratulations to Ekaterina Lagno with a confident victory in such a…
The first stage of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix has ended in Astana. In the eleventh round, D. Wagner defeated P. Shuvalova, and Z. Abdumalik was stronger than A. Kashlinskaya. A. Kosteniuk – E. Lagno, Zhu Jiner – B. Assaubayeva, E. Paehtz – Tan Zhongyi, A. Goryachkina – R. Vaishali finished their games in a…
In the tenth round of the first stage of the FIDE Grand Prix in Astana, Tan Zhongyi defeated Wagner, Zhu Jiner – Kashlinskaya, Paehtz – Assaubayeva, Goryachkina – Kosteniuk, Shuvalova – Vaishali, Lagno – Abdumalik played a draw. Tournament standings before the final round: 1. Lagno – 7.5, 2. Goryachkina – 7, 3. Zhu Jiner…
In the ninth round of the first stage of the FIDE Grand Prix in Astana, Kosteniuk won against Vaishali, Lagno – against Zhu Jiner, Shuvalova – against Tan Zhongyi, Abdumalik – Goryachkina, Paehtz – Kashlinskaya, Wagner – Assaubayeva played in a draw. Tournament standings: 1. Lagno – 7, 2. Goryachkina – 6.5, 3-4. Kosteniuk, Zhu…