Former women's world chess champion Alexandra Kosteniuk, who holds dual Russian-Swiss citizenship, will compete on Switzerland's female grandmasters' team as of January 1, 2024, the Swiss Chess ...

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 ...

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 ...

Former women’s world champions Alexandra Kosteniuk and Anna Ushenina will lock horns in the super final of the women’s speed chess championships, organized by the FIDE, on Monday. Speaking about ...

SINGAPORE – When Alexandra Kosteniuk signed her daughter up for a football camp some time ago, the latter refused to continue after one session because she was the only girl playing. The Swiss-Russian ...

Kosteniuk is competing for Switzerland after switching from the Russian National Federation this year. The 2021 World Cup winner was stunned at the Baku Marriott Hotel Boulevard by Serbia's Teodora ...

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 ...

With medals around his neck, and friends and family members everywhere, Colby Kosteniuk savoured a triumphant homecoming at Regina International Airport. Kosteniuk was greeted Saturday night by ...

Grandmaster Alexandra Kosteniuk of Russia clinched the World Women's Chess Championship after playing out a draw with Yifan Hao of China. NALCHIK (Russia): Grandmaster Alexandra Kosteniuk ended a ...