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Blindfold Chess PodcastS3 E17 Alexandra Kosteniuk v. D. Anadon (2020)Adorned with 10 different gold medals from team events, being the 10th woman to earn the Grandmaster title, being the Russian Women’s Champion, Europe’s Rapid and Blitz Champion, a 2 time Chess960 World Champion, and a Women’s World Champion - Alexandra Kosteniuk has made a splash in the world of women’s chess. —-1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O c5 5. c4 Nc6 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd5 exd5 8.Nxd4 Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Nb3 Be6 11. Be3 b6 12. Rc1 Qd7 13. Nd4 Ne5 14. Bf4 Ng6 15. Bg5 h6 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Bxd5+ Kh7 20. Bg8+ 1-0—-...
2025-08-0919 min
Perpetual Chess PodcastBonus Pod- FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Preview featuring IM Eric Rosen and FM Alisa MelekhinaIn the chess world, the holiday season means its almost time for one of the most entertaining tournaments of the year- The FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championship. This year’s championship events are star-studded affairs featuring GM Magnus Carlsen, GM Hikaru Nakamura, GM Alexandra Kosteniuk and a litany of big-name challengers. For the first time, these events will be taking place in New York CIty, and I will be attending the event and subsequently covering them here on Perpetual Chess. Joining me to discuss the tournament are two wildcard participants.
First up (9:00) is the ever-popular Youtuber and Twitch str...
2024-12-2054 min
New In Chess Podcast#43. Loek Van Wely Talks About (Winning) The Global Chess League!This week’s episode of the New In Chess Podcast features an interview with Dutch grandmaster Loek van Wely. Loek was the captain of the winning team, the Triveni Continental Kings, at the recent Tech Mahindra Global Chess League in London.Loek van Wely can look back on a rich career as a player. He won the Dutch championship 8 times and had his career peak in 2001, when he made it to the world top 10 with a rating of 2714. Besides his achievements on the chess board, Loek is a renowned coach, who has worked with stars like Gata Ka...
2024-10-241h 06
Chess with MustreaderWomen's WORLD CHESS CHAMPION Alexandra Kosteniuk!My X: https://x.com/mustreader
My Twitch: https://twitch.tv/gregmustreader
Alexandra's X: https://x.com/chessqueen
Alexandra's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chessqueen/
Links to what's discussed in the podcast:
Eng subs. Chess and Russia. Nepo and Kosteniuk: https://youtu.be/XwxZFQUtb28?si=j7m8s25W70Em35Lz
Chess Books:
My Great Predecessors, Part 1: https://amzn.to/3AZSz7b
Garry Kasparov on Modern Chess, Part 1: Revolution In The 70'S: https://amzn.to/4ejSYzI
Grandmaster...
2024-09-1945 min
The Chess LoungeBONUS EPISODE - Vishy, Kosteniuk and Nemo at the 2024 CandidatesA special midweek bonus Chess Lounge episode brings you a side event of the 2024 FIDE Candidates Tournament in Toronto, CAN. Summer showed her film King Chess followed by talk with streamer Nemo (WGM Qiyu Zhou), former Women's World Champion GM Alexandra Kosteniuk and 5x World Champion Viswanathan Anand. They raised funds for the Sickkids Hospital in Toronto. Topics discussed were what got Kosteniuk and Vishy into chess, modern chess and engines, the rise of Indian chess, Women's Candidates, chess 960, the elo gap between men and women, and many other topics!
Hosts - Elaynah & Dylan
Talk to Us o...
2024-07-1754 min
ChessBell - chess newsCairns Cup Runde 6 und die Chess-Events AppIn dieser Episode von Chessbell berichtet Anna über die spannenden Ereignisse der sechsten Runde der Cairns Cup 2024. Alexandra Kosteniuk beeindruckt weiterhin mit ihrer Siegesserie, während die neuen Funktionen der Chess.com Events-App vorgestellt werden. Ein Rückblick auf das "Ladies' Knight" Event und ein Ausblick auf die kommenden Runden runden die Episode ab. Taucht ein in die faszinierende Welt des Schachs!
2024-06-2003 min
Perpetual Chess PodcastBonus Pod- Jen Shahade joins for a FIDE Women's World Championship Wrap UpFresh off of commentating the match for Chess.com, Award-Winning Podcaster, Author, and 2-time US Women's Champion Jen Shahade joined me to reflect on GM Ju Wenjun's dramatic comeback. Jen shares what it was like to cover the decisive Game 12, and describes the moment when she realized we might not be going to rapid tiebreaks after all. We also discuss the historical context of GM Ju Wenjun becoming just the 6th player to win the Women's World Championship 4 times or more. After discussing the match, we catch up with Jen on her many ongoing projects, and her upcoming book...
2023-07-2735 minPerpetual Chess PodcastEP 340- FIDE World Cup Preview with Mr. Dodgy- The Best Tournament of the Chess Year starts Sunday! Magnus looks for his first World Cup Win, and Hikaru, Fabiano, and a host of Challengers hope to Earn Spots in the 2024 Candidates TournamentThe FIDE World Cup is a unique, bi-annual tournament that is distinguished by its elimination format, its wide variety of time controls, and its significant prizes, both in terms of cash ($110,000 for first) and in the form of 3 spots that are awarded in the 2024 FIDE Candidates. This year’s edition starts Sunday, and I am joined by Chessable author, tournament organizer, chess superfan, and Twitter celebrity, Mr. Dodgy (Michael Duke) to preview the tournament. Mr. Dodgy and I share our “likes and dislikes” about the tournament and its format, discuss players we are excited to see, make feeble attempts at prog...
2023-07-251h 23
The Chess ExperienceA Reenergized Tournament Career with WGM Anna Zatonskih064 For the past two decades, WGM Anna Zatonskih has been a powerhouse among women chess players in America. She is a 4-time US Women’s champion (06’, 08’, 09’, and 11’.) Plus, she’s been a member of every US Women’s team for the Chess Olympiad since 2004.And while she has struggled a bit competitively in recent years, Anna just achieved an incredible first-place victory at the prestigious Cairn’s Cup in St. Louis in June of 2023.This event gathered some of the world’s best female chess players, including former World Champion GM Alexandra Kosteniuk.Not only did Anna...
2023-07-1255 min
NZZ AkzentDie Lesung: Die Schachkönigin
Für Russland wurde Alexandra Kosteniuk Schachweltmeisterin. Doch nun spielt sie für die Schweiz. Der Auslöser dafür war der Krieg in der Ukraine.
Autor: Marco Ackermann
Zum Artikel: https://www.nzz.ch/sport/schach-alexandra-kosteniuk-spielt-wegen-krieg-fuer-die-schweiz-ld.1729336
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2023-05-1711 min
The Chicken Chess Club#42 - Alireza did WHAT?Check out our new Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chickenchessclubThe 41st episode of the Chicken Chess Club by GMs Jan Gustafsson, Laurent Fressinet & Peter Heine Nielsen.0:00 Intro & Smalltalk07:12 CCT - final recap, Magnus Carlsen & Hikaru Nakamura face off in the final27:28 Alireza's new career?37:43 TV & Sports40:16 PCL -Carlsen & Giri join forces in the Chessbrahs46:53 Women's Grand Prix & Alexandra Kosteniuk50:27 WR Masters in Dusseldorf mini-preview57:20 Top 50 chess games of all time...1:07:33 Five Minutes of FIDE01:14:04 Question from...
2023-02-171h 21Perpetual Chess PodcastEP 305- WIM Andreea Navrotescu- The Latest on the FIDE Women's World Championship Cycle + Her Life as a Chess Professional in FranceAs suspense builds in the FIDE Women’s World Championship Cycle, I am joined by one of France’s top female players to discuss what has transpired so far, and what is coming. My guest is WIM Andreaa Navrotescu. Andreaa is a Romanian-born, French-based chess player, Twitch streamer and commentator. Andreaa joined me shortly after returning from Monaco, where GM Lei Tingjie defeated Anna Muzychuk in a tense match, to advance to the next stage of the cycle. Andreea was there working as FIDE Press Officer. She described the atmosphere in Monoco and helped us preview the matches which will...
2022-11-221h 17The Chicken Chess Club#2 - Carlsen's 1. f3, Praggnanandhaa's rise, FIDE politics, tales from the training camps & Chicken of the WeekThe second-EVER episode of the Chicken Chess Club by GMs Jan Gustafsson, Laurent Fressinet & Peter Heine Nielsen.https://linktr.ee/chickenchessclubFirst this week, they cover the Champions Chess Tour in Oslo - Magnus Carlsen's 1. f3, Giri vs Magnus & Praggnanandhaa's strong start.They move on to discussing whether Magnus will defend his World Championship title.Fabiano Caruana, Sam Shankland & others are playing in the American Cup - who is following it most closely? Does talent exist?Our incredibly popular FIDE...
2022-04-271h 07Perpetual Chess PodcastEP 269- Jen Shahade on her New Book and Chess in the Queen's Gambit ageMy guest today is Jen Shahade. Jen, is a champion chess and poker player, an author, an award winning podcaster and the Woman’s Program Director at US Chess. It was the perfect time to catch up with Jen, as she has just released her new book, Chess Queens. Chess Queen’s is an insightful, entertaining and introspective look at key figures in the history of Women’s Chess, and a reflection on Jen’s own chess journey to the pinnacle of American chess. It is an updated and expanded version of Jen’s first book, Chess Bitch. In our interv...
2022-03-081h 12
The Gotham City PodcastEpisode 4: Alexandra KosteniukA conversation with "Chess Queen". Former World Champion, extremely accomplished Grandmaster, and more.
2021-08-191h 44
Perpetual Chess PodcastEP.230 - WGM Irene SukandarWGM and IM Irene Sukander is one of the top players in Indonesia, the two-time Asian Women’s Chess Champion, and she earned a Grandmaster norm at the Asian Continental in 2012. Although her numerous chess accomplishments required an investment of time, Irene did not shirk her studies. She studied English literature in Indonesia, and Irene earned a Masters Degree in International Relations at chess powerhouse Webster University in St. Louis. Irene was already a well-known and accomplished chess player, but we saw her fame explode when due to an unusual set of circumstances she participated in a live, high stakes che...
2021-06-081h 18
Perpetual Chess PodcastEP.105 - GM Alexandra KosteniukThis week’s guest, GM Alexandra Kosteniuk, has won countless chess titles but is probably best known as The 12th Women’s World Champion and a perennial threat to retake that crown. GM Kosteniuk stays extremely busy, as in addition to being playing frequent top-level chess, she streams chess on twitch for chess.com, has been announcing high-level events and also somehow finds the time to work on her chess, spend time with her family, and even run marathons. In our conversation, Alexandra and touched on all of these facets of her life, and she tackled the following questions: What d...
2018-12-181h 02
Chess: The Full English Breakfast013 - World Cup Kings and QueensSvidler and the World Cup, "noble" Navara, Chess Queen Kosteniuk, and Marc Arnold for the Kings. Underwriting support from the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, and the World Chess Hall of Fame.
(Below: Alexandra Kosteniuk and Marc Arnold. Credit: Lori Mattler, Lace Photography)
2011-09-2231 min
Chess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 063: Kramnik in Top FormIntermediate - Middle Game: From the game Arkady Naiditsch - Vladimir Kramnik, Dortmund 2009. Black plays and wins.
2009-08-0200 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 062: Remember Saavedra?Difficult - Study: A very beautiful 1924 chess study by Troitsky. In this short video, Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk shows you how to solve it to the end, you will enjoy it for sure.
2009-07-2100 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 061: The weak link.Difficult - Middle Game: From the game Alexandra Kosteniuk - Shen Yang, Beijing 2008. White plays and wins. True strategical thinking required.
2009-05-2800 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 060: Female Diversion.Easy - Middle Game: From the game Jakob Rosanes vs. Adolf Anderssen, 1863. Black plays and wins.
2009-05-2700 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 059: Go home earlyIntermediate - Opening: From the game Sangla - Karpov, 1968. Black plays and wins.
2009-05-2600 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 058: Don't hurry. Think!Difficult - Study: A difficult study by Kubbel from 1925. White plays and wins. The goal is simple: mate the Black King or win the Black Queen. It's forced.
2009-05-2500 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 057: Unavoidable.Easy - Middle Game: From the Book of Stamma, 1737.
White plays and wins.
2009-05-2400 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 056: Close the Door.Easy - Middle Game: Black plays and wins. From the game Romieux - Kosteniuk, Paris 2008.
2008-08-2100 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 055: Miracles almost happen.Intermediate - Middle Game: A position from the game GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave against GM Alexandra Kosteniuk. What would have happened, had Maxime played 1. h8 = Q?
2008-07-2000 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 054: Two rooks vs one.Intermediate - Study: A 1948 Study by WOTAWA, white plays and wins.
2008-07-0900 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 053: Energetic TeamworkIntermediate - Middle Game: A key position from the game Aronian - Van Wely, Corus Wijk aan Zee 2008. White plays and wins.
2008-03-1700 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 052: Caught from all SidesIntermediate - Middle Game: From the game Klinger - Blatny, 1988, white plays and wins.
2008-03-1700 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 051: A Lesson in GeometryDifficult - Study: Solution of Christmas Competition Position 3. Study by Troitzky, 1910. White plays and wins.
2008-01-2300 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 050: No Hesitation at allEasy - Middle Game: Solution of Christmas Competition Position 2. Taken from a game Paulsen - Morphy, New York 1857. Find Black's next move.
2008-01-2200 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 049: Invincible RookIntermediate - Middle Game: Solution of Christmas Competition Position 1. End of game Steinitz - Van Bardeleben, Hastings 1895. White plays and wins.
2008-01-2200 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 048: How to Solve a Difficult StudyDifficult - Study: Grandmaster Kosteniuk tells you precisely her thinking process while solving a difficult chess study by Ryabinin. White plays and draws.
2008-01-1700 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 047: Only precision winsIntermediate - Middle Game: A fragment of the World Blitz Championship Qualifyers GM Kosteniuk - GM Amonatov, Moscow 2007. White plays and wins.
2007-12-0100 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 046: Take the initiativeIntermediate - Middle Game: From the game Danielian - Kosteniuk, European Team Championships, Crete 2007. Black plays and wins.
2007-11-2700 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 045: Philidor in the R+B vs. RVery Difficult - Endgame: The Philidor position is one of the key positions in which the stronger side wins in Rook + Bishop vs. Rook. It's useful to know about it in case you get that endgame in your tournament practice.
2007-10-2600 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 044: Try to go home earlyIntermediate - Endgame: From the game Fressinet - Kosteniuk, Villandry 2007. Black to play and win. Variation missed during the game.
2007-10-2600 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 043: A Magnificent Royal TangoIntermediate - Study: A 1926 Chess Study by Rinck, white plays and wins.
2007-10-1700 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 042: Surrealistic CavalryVery Difficult - Study: An amazing 1937 study by Korolkov, with an incredible final mating position. Watch and listen to Alexandra run you through the solution.
2007-10-0500 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 041: High Level of Preparation RequiredIntermediate - Middle Game: From the game Radjabov - Anand of the 2006 Blitz World Championship, white wins in the Poisoned Pawn Sicilian Defence.
2007-09-3000 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 040: Give him a moveEasy - Problem: Mate in 3 chess problem by Galitsky. Prove to Black that he'd be better off without his pawns.
2007-09-3000 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 039: B + N vs. KDifficult - Endgame: It's necessary for you to know how to mate with Bishop and Knight versus King, since that endgame will likely show up in your tournament practice. Alexandra shows you how.
2007-09-2600 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 038: Pure Pawn MasterpieceDifficult - Study: Train your concentration skills by finding the forced 14-move line that wins for white. Chess Study by Grigoriev.
2007-09-1600 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 037: How does a Queen beat a Rook?Easy - Endgame: Grandmaster Alexandra Kosteniuk explains the way to win endgames with Queen versus Rook.
2007-09-1500 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 036: A Tough Nut to CrackVery Difficult - Problem: A tough to solve mate in three chess problem. If you solve it in less than an hour, you're on your way to becoming a Grandmaster!
Composed by Jiri Chocholous, 4th Prize, Cesky Spolek Sachovni, 1895.
2007-09-1400 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 035: Solve this MiniatureIntermediate - Study: You'll feel good after you solve this 1898 miniature chess study by Troitzky.
2007-09-1300 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 034: The Prodigal SonDifficult - Problem: A mate in 6 chess problem delightful in its purity. Composed in 1910 by Nissl.
Correction: Composed by Thomas Davidson (horizontal mirror) in Montreal Daily Witness, 1899.
2007-09-1000 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 033: Transatlantic FlightEasy - Problem: White plays and mates in two moves. Chess Problem published in Musical World, 1860.
2007-09-0900 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 032: She can't hideDifficult - Study: 1903 Study by Henri Rinck. White plays and wins. Beautiful and more complex examples of the Enfilade technique introduced in CKT 002.
2007-09-0300 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 031:Concrete Tactics PleaseIntermediate - Middle Game: A position from the game Fressinet - Postny, Warsaw 2005, white plays and wins. Presented by Guest Star Laurent Fressinet.
2007-08-3000 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 030: Morphy's Immortal GameEasy - Game: The Immortal 1858 Game between Paul Morphy and Duke Carl and Count Isouard.
2007-08-3000 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 029: Pawn BlockEasy - Problem: Chess problem, mate in two moves.
Composed by Paul Morphy.
2007-08-3000 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 028: Can Mate in One be Tricky?Intermediate - Retro: A tricky mate in one with a useful moral, presented by Guest Star Almira Skripchenko.
Composed by Karl Fabel, New Statesman, 1963.
2007-08-2800 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 027: A Strategy Master ClassDifficult - Middle Game: Anatoly Karpov gives Unzicker a lesson in strategy of particularly high level. Find the best strategic plan for white.
2007-08-2800 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 026: Seven Steps to NirvanaDifficult - Middle Game: End of the game Robert Fontaine - Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Aix-les-Bains 2007. Black plays and mates in 7 moves. Presented by Guest Star Almira Skripchenko.
2007-08-2600 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 025: Try to do the Impossible.Intermediate - Study: Should White resign or play on? 1922 Study by Kraemer.
2007-08-2400 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 024: Twice Quiet does it.Difficult - Study: White plays and wins. 1927 Study by Leonid Kubbel.
2007-08-2200 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 023: Access Control.Intermediate - Study: White plays and draws, 1947 Study by Chekhover.
2007-08-2100 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 022: Del Rio Theme.Intermediate - Problem: Mate in three moves, Problem by Del Rio, 1750.
2007-08-2000 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 021: Logical Retro.Difficult - Retro: A perfect example of Retrograde Analysis.
On which square was the White Queen captured?
2007-08-1800 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 020: Unfortunate Mishap.Easy - Opening: From the game Aronian - Radjabov, Monaco 2007.
White just played 6. c4, how does Black continue?
2007-08-1700 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 019: Don't die Poisoned.Intermediate - Middle Game: From a game Reshevsky - Najdorf.
What happens after Black plays 1...Bxb2?
2007-08-1600 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 018: Fritz 10 Teaser.Intermediate - Problem: Mate in 2 Chess Problem that Fritz 10 cannot solve.
White plays and mates in 2 moves. Presented by Guest Star Almira Skripchenko.
2007-08-1400 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 017: Patience Pays.Easy - Problem: Mate in 3 Problem by Carlo de Grandi.
White plays and
mates in 3 moves.
2007-08-1400 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 016: Pinned.Easy - Middle Game: From the game Kosteniuk - Gaeva, Verdun 1995.
White plays and wins .
2007-08-1200 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 015: Believe in Yourself.Intermediate - Endgame: From the game Grischuk - J. Polgar, Biel 2007.
Find a Drawing Plan for Black.
2007-08-0900 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 014: A Criminal Pawn.Easy - Middle Game: From the game Onischuk - Carlsen, Biel 2007.
Black plays and wins.
2007-08-0600 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 013: Anand - Van Wely.Intermediate - Middle Game: From the game Anand - Van Wely, Monaco 2007.
White plays and wins.
2007-08-0300 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 012: Unstoppable Pawn.Intermediate - Study: Study by Schultz, 1941.
White plays and wins.
2007-08-0300 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 011: Napoleon Bonaparte.Easy - Middle Game: From a game Napoleon - General Bertrand, St. Helena 1818
White plays and wins.
2007-07-3100 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 010: The Saavedra Position.Intermediate - Study: White plays and wins.
2007-07-3000 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 009: Book of Salvio 1604.Intermediate - Study: White plays and wins.
2007-07-2700 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 008: Book of Stamma 1737.Easy - Middle Game: White plays and wins.
2007-07-2600 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 007: All about 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f6?Easy - Opening: A refresher on what happens after 2...f6?
Many more variations in the attached pgn file.
2007-07-2500 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 006: A Beautiful Chess Study by Kubbel.Difficult - Study: You will certainly enjoy the solution to this chess study. Very instructive.
White plays and wins.
2007-07-2300 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 005: The Philidor Position in R+P vs. R.Easy - Endgame: It's important to know the Philidor Position which shows the easiest way to draw as the weaker side in R + P vs. R
Black plays and draws.
2007-07-2300 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 004: Tough to see to the end.Intermediate - Middle Game: This position was taken from a game between A. Kosteniuk and S. Cherednichenko, Szeged 1994.
White plays and wins.
2007-07-2000 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 003: Two Brilliant Variations.Intermediate - Middle Game: From a game DesChapelles - De Labourdonnais, Paris 1836
White plays and wins.
2007-07-1900 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 002: A useful technique called Enfilade.Easy - Endgame: This position was taken from a 1737 chess book.
White plays and wins.
2007-07-1900 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 001: Dangerous far-away Pin.Easy - Middle Game: This position was taken from a game Carlsen - Leko, Dortmund 2007.
White played Re3 Draw. What would have happened after Qxd6?
2007-07-1900 minChess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra KosteniukCKT 000: Podcast Introduction and Format. The first episode of the CKT video podcast introduces you to the format of the podcast, and how you can view it. It features GM Alexandra Kosteniuk's talk about future episodes.
Here's the new logo of the Chess Killer Tips Video Podcast.
2007-07-1800 min