Episodes
Intermediate - Middle Game: From the game Arkady Naiditsch - Vladimir Kramnik, Dortmund 2009. Black plays and wins.
Published 08/02/09
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.
Published 07/21/09
Difficult - Middle Game: From the game Alexandra Kosteniuk - Shen Yang, Beijing 2008. White plays and wins. True strategical thinking required.
Published 05/28/09
Easy - Middle Game: From the game Jakob Rosanes vs. Adolf Anderssen, 1863. Black plays and wins.
Published 05/27/09
Intermediate - Opening: From the game Sangla - Karpov, 1968. Black plays and wins.
Published 05/26/09
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.
Published 05/25/09
Easy - Middle Game: From the Book of Stamma, 1737. White plays and wins.
Published 05/24/09
Easy - Middle Game: Black plays and wins. From the game Romieux - Kosteniuk, Paris 2008.
Published 08/21/08
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?
Published 07/20/08
Intermediate - Study: A 1948 Study by WOTAWA, white plays and wins.
Published 07/08/08
Intermediate - Middle Game: A key position from the game Aronian - Van Wely, Corus Wijk aan Zee 2008. White plays and wins.
Published 03/17/08
Intermediate - Middle Game: From the game Klinger - Blatny, 1988, white plays and wins.
Published 03/17/08
Difficult - Study: Solution of Christmas Competition Position 3. Study by Troitzky, 1910. White plays and wins.
Published 01/22/08
Easy - Middle Game: Solution of Christmas Competition Position 2. Taken from a game Paulsen - Morphy, New York 1857. Find Black's next move.
Published 01/22/08
Intermediate - Middle Game: Solution of Christmas Competition Position 1. End of game Steinitz - Van Bardeleben, Hastings 1895. White plays and wins.
Published 01/22/08
Difficult - Study: Grandmaster Kosteniuk tells you precisely her thinking process while solving a difficult chess study by Ryabinin. White plays and draws.
Published 01/16/08
Intermediate - Middle Game: A fragment of the World Blitz Championship Qualifyers GM Kosteniuk - GM Amonatov, Moscow 2007. White plays and wins.
Published 12/01/07
Intermediate - Middle Game: From the game Danielian - Kosteniuk, European Team Championships, Crete 2007. Black plays and wins.
Published 11/26/07
Very 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.
Published 10/26/07
Intermediate - Endgame: From the game Fressinet - Kosteniuk, Villandry 2007. Black to play and win. Variation missed during the game.
Published 10/25/07
Intermediate - Study: A 1926 Chess Study by Rinck, white plays and wins.
Published 10/17/07
Very Difficult - Study: An amazing 1937 study by Korolkov, with an incredible final mating position. Watch and listen to Alexandra run you through the solution.
Published 10/04/07
Intermediate - Middle Game: From the game Radjabov - Anand of the 2006 Blitz World Championship, white wins in the Poisoned Pawn Sicilian Defence.
Published 09/30/07
Easy - Problem: Mate in 3 chess problem by Galitsky. Prove to Black that he'd be better off without his pawns.
Published 09/29/07