GMAlexandra Kosteniuk
- FIDE ID
- 4128125
About Alexandra Kosteniuk
Alexandra Kosteniuk learned chess from her father at five. As a child, she sometimes played casual games for money to help fund tournament travel. She won European girls' titles at under-ten and under-twelve level. In 1996 she also became world girls' under-twelve champion.
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She graduated from Moscow's Russian State Academy of Physical Education in 2003 as a professional chess trainer. Winning the 2004 European Women's Championship brought her the grandmaster title. She became Russian women's champion in 2005 and again in 2016.
In 2008 Kosteniuk defeated Hou Yifan to become women's world champion. She helped Russia win three consecutive women's Olympiads in 2010, 2012 and 2014. In 2013 she became the first woman to win the open Swiss Championship. She also won its women's title. Her later team successes included the 2017 Women's World Team Championship. In 2021 she won the inaugural Women's World Cup. The Women's World Rapid title followed that December. She began representing Switzerland in March 2023.
FIDE rating history
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FIDE tournaments
| Date | Tournament | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-10 | SMM NLA 2026 round 8-9 | Classical | 1 |
Available Games
Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-08 (UTC).
Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).
| # | Date | Event | Site | Round | White | Black | Result | Moves | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 2013-05-04 | Geneva WGP 2013 | Geneva SUI | 2.3 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | Olga Girya | 1/2-1/2 | 58 | Open |
| 1952 | 2013-05-03 | Geneva WGP 2013 | Geneva SUI | 1.3 | Nana Dzagnidze | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 1/2-1/2 | 49 | Open |
| 1953 | 2013-04-13 | 14th TCh-RUS w 2013 | Loo RUS | 5 | Ekaterina Atalik | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 1-0 | 58 | Open |
| 1954 | 2013-04-11 | 14th TCh-RUS w 2013 | Loo RUS | 4 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | Anna Ushenina | 1/2-1/2 | 88 | Open |
| 1955 | 2013-04-10 | 14th TCh-RUS w 2013 | Loo RUS | 3 | Kateryna Lagno | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 1/2-1/2 | 40 | Open |
| 1956 | 2013-03-10 | FIDE Women's World Teams | Astana KAZ | 7.2 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | Irina Krush | 0-1 | 49 | Open |
| 1957 | 2013-03-09 | FIDE Women's World Teams | Astana KAZ | 6.2 | Bella Khotenashvili | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 1-0 | 73 | Open |
| 1958 | 2013-03-07 | FIDE Women's World Teams | Astana KAZ | 5.2 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | Anda Safranska | 1-0 | 50 | Open |
| 1959 | 2013-03-06 | FIDE Women's World Teams | Astana KAZ | 4.2 | Qian Huang | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 0-1 | 40 | Open |
| 1960 | 2013-03-05 | FIDE Women's World Teams | Astana KAZ | 3.1 | Betul Cemre Yildiz Kadioglu | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 0-1 | 37 | Open |
| 1961 | 2013-03-04 | FIDE Women's World Teams | Astana KAZ | 2.2 | Dinara Saduakassova | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 0-1 | 38 | Open |
| 1962 | 2013-03-03 | FIDE Women's World Teams | Astana KAZ | 1.2 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | Irina Bulmaga | 1/2-1/2 | 45 | Open |
| 1963 | 2012-12-19 | SportAccord Blindfold Women 2012 | Beijing CHN | 7.5 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | Xue Zhao | 0-1 | 70 | Open |
| 1964 | 2012-12-19 | SportAccord Blindfold Women 2012 | Beijing CHN | 6.7 | Monika Socko | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 0-1 | 60 | Open |
| 1965 | 2012-12-19 | SportAccord Blindfold Women 2012 | Beijing CHN | 5.4 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | Anna Zatonskih | 0-1 | 81 | Open |
| 1966 | 2012-12-18 | SportAccord Blindfold Women 2012 | Beijing CHN | 4.2 | Humpy Koneru | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 1-0 | 20 | Open |
| 1967 | 2012-12-18 | SportAccord Blindfold Women 2012 | Beijing CHN | 3.3 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | Anna Muzychuk | 1/2-1/2 | 33 | Open |
| 1968 | 2012-12-18 | SportAccord Blindfold Women 2012 | Beijing CHN | 2.5 | Bella Khotenashvili | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 0-1 | 50 | Open |
| 1969 | 2012-12-18 | SportAccord Blindfold Women 2012 | Beijing CHN | 1.6 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | Elina Danielian | 1/2-1/2 | 58 | Open |
| 1970 | 2012-12-17 | SportAccord Blitz Women 2012 | Beijing CHN | 9.3 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | Harika Dronavalli | 0-1 | 64 | Open |
| 1971 | 2012-12-17 | SportAccord Blitz Women 2012 | Beijing CHN | 15.2 | Anna Zatonskih | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 0-1 | 27 | Open |
| 1972 | 2012-12-17 | SportAccord Blitz Women 2012 | Beijing CHN | 14.8 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | Bella Khotenashvili | 0-1 | 41 | Open |
| 1973 | 2012-12-17 | SportAccord Blitz Women 2012 | Beijing CHN | 13.1 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | Xue Zhao | 1-0 | 45 | Open |
| 1974 | 2012-12-17 | SportAccord Blitz Women 2012 | Beijing CHN | 12.8 | Antoaneta Stefanova | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 0-1 | 102 | Open |
| 1975 | 2012-12-17 | SportAccord Blitz Women 2012 | Beijing CHN | 11.2 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | Kateryna Lagno | 1-0 | 50 | Open |
| 1976 | 2012-12-17 | SportAccord Blitz Women 2012 | Beijing CHN | 10.7 | Pia Cramling | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 1/2-1/2 | 69 | Open |
| 1977 | 2012-12-16 | SportAccord Blitz Women 2012 | Beijing CHN | 8.6 | Elisabeth Paehtz | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 0-1 | 55 | Open |
| 1978 | 2012-12-16 | SportAccord Blitz Women 2012 | Beijing CHN | 7.4 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | Humpy Koneru | 0-1 | 40 | Open |
| 1979 | 2012-12-16 | SportAccord Blitz Women 2012 | Beijing CHN | 6.5 | Monika Socko | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 0-1 | 74 | Open |
| 1980 | 2012-12-16 | SportAccord Blitz Women 2012 | Beijing CHN | 5.5 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | Anna Muzychuk | 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 1981 | 2012-12-16 | SportAccord Blitz Women 2012 | Beijing CHN | 4.4 | Viktorija Cmilyte | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 0-1 | 43 | Open |
| 1982 | 2012-12-16 | SportAccord Blitz Women 2012 | Beijing CHN | 3.6 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | Elina Danielian | 1-0 | 80 | Open |
| 1983 | 2012-12-16 | SportAccord Blitz Women 2012 | Beijing CHN | 2.3 | Chen Zhu | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 0-1 | 46 | Open |
| 1984 | 2012-12-16 | SportAccord Blitz Women 2012 | Beijing CHN | 1.7 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | Yifan Hou | 1-0 | 26 | Open |
| 1985 | 2012-12-15 | SportAccord Rapid Women 2012 | Beijing CHN | 7.5 | Anna Zatonskih | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 0-1 | 51 | Open |
| 1986 | 2012-12-15 | SportAccord Rapid Women 2012 | Beijing CHN | 6.4 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | Anna Muzychuk | 0-1 | 52 | Open |
| 1987 | 2012-12-15 | SportAccord Rapid Women 2012 | Beijing CHN | 5.5 | Harika Dronavalli | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 0-1 | 58 | Open |
| 1988 | 2012-12-14 | SportAccord Rapid Women 2012 | Beijing CHN | 4.2 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | Kateryna Lagno | 0-1 | 43 | Open |
| 1989 | 2012-12-14 | SportAccord Rapid Women 2012 | Beijing CHN | 3.3 | Elisabeth Paehtz | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 1/2-1/2 | 35 | Open |
| 1990 | 2012-12-14 | SportAccord Rapid Women 2012 | Beijing CHN | 2.1 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | Humpy Koneru | 1/2-1/2 | 40 | Open |
| 1991 | 2012-12-14 | SportAccord Rapid Women 2012 | Beijing CHN | 1.6 | Elina Danielian | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 0-1 | 46 | Open |
| 1992 | 2012-11-15 | FIDE WCh Women World Cup | Khanty-Mansiysk RUS | 2.2 | Natalija Pogonina | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 1-0 | 64 | Open |
| 1993 | 2012-11-14 | FIDE WCh Women World Cup | Khanty-Mansiysk RUS | 2.1 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | Natalija Pogonina | 1/2-1/2 | 55 | Open |
| 1994 | 2012-11-12 | FIDE WCh Women World Cup | Khanty-Mansiysk RUS | 1.2 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | Tatev Abrahamyan | 1-0 | 44 | Open |
| 1995 | 2012-11-11 | FIDE WCh Women World Cup | Khanty-Mansiysk RUS | 1.1 | Tatev Abrahamyan | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 1/2-1/2 | 29 | Open |
| 1996 | 2012-10-16 | 17th European Club Cup w | Eilat ISR | 6.1 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | Baira Kovanova | 1-0 | 54 | Open |
| 1997 | 2012-10-15 | 17th European Club Cup w | Eilat ISR | 5.1 | Elina Danielian | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 1/2-1/2 | 35 | Open |
| 1998 | 2012-10-14 | 17th European Club Cup w | Eilat ISR | 4.1 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | Marsel Efroimski | 1-0 | 31 | Open |
| 1999 | 2012-10-13 | 17th European Club Cup w | Eilat ISR | 3.1 | Antoaneta Stefanova | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 1/2-1/2 | 45 | Open |
| 2000 | 2012-10-12 | 17th European Club Cup w | Eilat ISR | 2.1 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | Anastasia Bodnaruk | 1/2-1/2 | 87 | Open |
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