Alexandra Kosteniuk is to represent Switzerland after being given permission by FIDE to switch from Russia following the country's invasion of Ukraine ©Getty Images Kosteniuk, winner of the FIDE Women ...

For the first time in Switzerland’s 113-year chess history, a woman has been able to win both the women’s and men’s national chess titles. Chess Queen™ Alexandra Kosteniuk achieved the distinction ...

Former women's world champion Alexandra Kosteniuk will play under the Swiss flag in future chess competitions. She's one of several top Russian players to have left the country or criticized the ...

In less than 24 hours of being posted, a chess video of 12th World Chess Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk against China’s No. 1 player Wang Hao has gone viral on the Internet. The video shows the ...

The Russian chess grandmaster Alexandra Kosteniuk will join the Swiss women’s national chess team as of January 1, 2024. Kosteniuk, the 2008 women’s chess world champion, ranks ninth among the world’s ...

The Russian Women’s Championship was an entertaining event. The title was won by Valentina Gunina, who scored an unbeaten 7/9. However, it was the brilliant tactical chess of Alexandra Kosteniuk that ...

Beijing,China 08.12.2011 - Alexandra Kosteniuk, the 12th Women's World Chess Champion is the Ambassador of 2011 SportAccord World Mind Games. Ms Kosteniuk is a committed promoter of Chess and intends ...