Alexandra Kosteniuk

The fourth and final event of the 2022-2023 Women’s Grand Prix Series will kick-off tomorrow afternoon in Cyprus. Along with the 15,000 euros first prize, there is much more at …

Former women’s world champion Alexandra Kosteniuk is leaving Russian Chess Federation and will represent Switzerland from 2024. After the Russian aggression against Ukraine started, Kosteniuk, who also holds Swiss citizenship …

Reigning World Champion in classical chess Magnus Carlsen is on track for another crown, as Tan Zhonyi comes on top of a three-way tie for first place in the Women’s …

The 2022 Women’s World Open Rapid Chess Championship will be held from 26-28th December at the Baluan Sholak Sports Palace in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The Championship format is 11-round Swiss with …

The World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2022 were officially opened in Almaty on 25th December. In a 90-minute long ceremony, the hosts put on a spectacle which celebrated chess and …

The 2022 European Open and Women’s Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships took place from 16-18 December in Katowice, Poland. The event gathered 1000 players coming from more than 40 European federations, with …

The FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich announced today, during the opening ceremony of the FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament in Monaco, that Pool B for this event will be hosted in the …