Episodes
This is episode Number 35 of Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess is Cool Podcast. Review of Fall 2009 Tournaments, tips on playing blitz chess.
Published 12/29/09
This is episode Number 34 of Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess is Cool Podcast. Review, Plans, Chess Tip learned from Grandmaster Yuri Razuvaev.
Published 10/03/09
This is episode Number 33 of Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess is Cool Podcast. Review of the start of 2009. Chess Tip.
Published 04/14/09
This is episode Number 32 of Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess is Cool Podcast. Kosteniuk is the new 2008 Women's World Champion.
Published 08/30/08
This is episode Number 31 of Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess is Cool Podcast. Kosteniuk keep her World Chess960 Title.
Published 08/09/08
This is episode Number 30 of Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess is Cool Podcast. Tip about Blitz and Repertoire.
Published 06/29/08
This is episode Number 29 of Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess is Cool Podcast. Tip about Position Evaluation.
Published 03/14/08
This is episode Number 28 of Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess is Cool Podcast. She speaks about Crete and Moscow events.
Published 12/01/07
This is episode Number 27 of Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess is Cool Podcast. She speaks about Anand, Gmunden and Villandry.
Published 10/26/07
This is episode Number 26 of Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess is Cool Podcast. She speaks about the new FIDE world championship cycle, and gives tips about best chess training.
Published 09/11/07
This is episode Number 25 of Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess is Cool Podcast. She speaks about why she was off the air, and she has a surprise for you.
Published 07/22/07
This is episode Number 24 of Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess is Cool Podcast. She speaks about her trip to Mexico, where she won 2 matches against GM's Kostchnoi and Hernandez.
Published 10/25/06
This is episode Number 23 of Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess is Cool Podcast. She speaks about the recent world championship Kramnik - Topalov, and gives a nice tip called "the weakest link".
Published 10/18/06
This is episode Number 22 of Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess is Cool Podcast. She speaks about her participation in the Tomsk male Russian Championship, she talks of her plans, gives news of the Kramnik-Topalov match, and gives a tip based on one of her games.
Published 09/23/06
This is episode Number 21 of Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess is Cool Podcast. Chess Grandmaster Alexandra Kosteniuk was just crowned 2006 Women World Champion in Chess960, she explains what Chess960 is all about, and why she likes to play it.
Published 08/23/06
This is episode Number 20 of Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess is Cool Podcast. Alexandra is back in Miami, preparing for a Fischer Random Chess Event (Chess960) in Germany next month. She gives several useful chess endgame tips that will help you play chess endgames with more confidence.
Published 07/07/06
This is episode Number 19 of Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess is Cool Podcast. Alexandra just came back from the Chess Olympiads in Torino, where her team received the silver medal, just behind the Ukraine, and before China. She tells us about it and gives us a tip about knowing your endings in chess, especially the famous Bishop and Knight against King ending.
Published 06/12/06
This is episode Number 18 of Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess is Cool Podcast. Alexandra is preparing for the Chess Olympiads in Torino, where she will lead the Russian Women's Team. She gives the chess news of the week, a useful chess tip and a wonderfully inspiring chess quote.".
Published 05/09/06
This is episode Number 17 of Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess is Cool Podcast, she spent her 22nd birthday in Lausanne, Switzerland. Her tip of the week is about controlling squares for your pieces. Alexandra ends the show as usual with the words..."Chess is Cool!".
Published 04/25/06
This is episode Number 16 of Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess is Cool Podcast, she talks about Frascati and the new ELO April Rating list. Her tip is about starting a Chess Database of your games. Alexandra ends the show as usual with the words..."Chess is Cool!".
Published 04/08/06
This is episode Number 15 of Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess is Cool Podcast, and it is the first one after the World Championship in Ekaterinburg. She gives a tip as usual and ends the show with the words..."Chess is Cool!".
Published 03/28/06
This is episode Number 14 of Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess is Cool Podcast, and Alexandra's sister, Oxana, is your host. She tells us about the World Chess Championship, which is starting in 2 days in Ekaterinburg, Russia. The show ends with Oxana saying the words And remember... Chess is Cool!
Published 03/09/06
This is episode Number 13 of Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess is Cool Podcast, from Moscow, Russia. Alexandra had her best tournament result ever in the Aeroflot A1, with a performance of 2657 ELO. Alexandra's tip of the week is about how to make progress at chess by playing opponents a little stronger than you. The show ends with the words And remember... Chess is Cool!
Published 02/17/06
This is episode Number 12 of Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess is Cool Podcast, from Zvenigorod, Russia. She tells us about the completed Corus Grandmaster tournament. Alexandra's tip of the week is about how to select the best opening to play. The show ends with the words And remember... Chess is Cool!
Published 02/01/06
This is episode Number 11 of Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess is Cool Podcast, from Paris, France. She tells us about her next tournaments and gives news of the recently started Corus Grandmaster tournament. Alexandra's tip of the week is about an important rule in pawn endings. The show ends with the words And remember... Chess is Cool!
Published 01/17/06