Replacement of GM Nadezhda Kosintseva GM Nadezhda Kosintseva has withdrawn from the Women’s Grand Prix and she has been replaced by the next highest rating reserve, GM Tatiana Kosintseva, who will take over the calendar allocations of the withdrawn player. www.fide.com Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Kosintseva sisters refused to play for Russian National Team
Kosintseva sisters refuse to play for the Russian Team The chief coach of the Russian teams, Grandmaster Evgeny Bareev, has revealed in an interview for the RCF website that the Kosintseva sisters won’t play for the national team at the Women’s World Team Championship in Astana (March 2013) because of “psychological incompatibility” with the coach […]
We have databases of each other
Nadezhda Kosintseva defeated Lilit Mkrtchian on the tie-break and advanced to the third round, where she is going to meet her sister Tatiana. – Nadezhda, tell us about the tie-break games. What happened in rapid games and how you managed to win the match? – Playing Black, I obtained a fairly comfortable position, but then […]
Tatiana Kosintseva: I have no idea how to prepare for my sister
Tatiana Kosintseva: I have no idea how to prepare for my sister Russian grandmaster Tatiana Kosintseva defeated the Hungarian Hoang Thanh Trang and advanced to the third roung of the World Championship.– Tatiana, this championship works out well for you so far. How did you manage to avoid tie-breaks in the first two rounds? – […]
I did not want a quick draw
Nadezhda Kosintseva was the first Russian to advance to the second round of the World Championship. At the press-conference Nadezhda answered a few questions about her match against Melissa Castrillon Gomez from Colombia. – This match seemed very easy for you, Nadezhda… – Actually it wasn’t that easy. My opponent could make a draw in […]
More EWC chess tactic
White to move. How should white proceed? Source: ChessToday.net Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Game analysis: Zhao, Xue – Kosintseva, Nadezhda
Zhao Xue’s impressive victory at the recent Grand Prix in Nalchik reminded me of some pleasant memories at the Candidates tournament in Shanghai, where I also had a notable start of 9.5 out of 10 and eventually ended up finishing first with three points ahead of the field. Xue played in Nalchik with a lot […]
Kosintseva sisters absent at Russian Women’s Superfinal
The Russian Women’s Superfinal will take place from August 18 to 28, 2011. The pair of Russian superstars, the Kosintseva sisters, who are ranked 1st and 2nd, are absent from this championship. The 10 participants are: Charochkina (2310) Kovanova (2354) Girya (2371) Shadrina (2373) Zaiatz (2419) Bodnaruk (2431) Pogonina (2442) Gunina (2487) Galliamova (2492) Kosteniuk […]
Hou Yifan is top seed at Hangzhou Women’s Tournament
Hangzhou Women Grandmaster Chess TournamentTen-player round robin on 13th-24th July The 1st Hangzhou Women Grandmaster Chess Tournament will take place on 13th – 24th July 2011 in Hangzhou, China. Ten top women players compete in the round robin event that is concurrent with the World Chess Team Championship in Ningbo, also in China. Participants: 1. […]
Double Success
Double SuccessLubbock Avalanche Journal In January 1991, I became the first woman in history to earn the “Men’s” Grandmaster title (traditional FIDE requirement). In December 1991, my baby sister Judit became the second female in history to do the same. It took nearly 20 years later for another sister pair to earn the Grandmaster title. […]