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July 6th, 2013

Kosteniuk beats Edouard 2-0 in Geneva Chess Masters

Kosteniuk beats Romain Edouard 2-0 in GenevaThe first edition of the 8-player Geneva Chess Masters was incredibly strong, with top seeds Vladimir Kramnik (2784), Hikaru Nakamura (2775), Shakriyar Mamedyarov  (2761), E. Bacrot (2714),  J. Polgar (2696), R. Edouard (2666), Y. Pelletier (2578), and A. Kosteniuk (2489). The tournament was a great success, and provided very exciting matches, which saw the final win of Shakhryar Mamedyarov over Vladimir Kramnik, who himself eliminated Hikaru Nakamura. In the preliminaries, Alexandra Kosteniuk created a sensation when she beat 2-0 reigning French champion Romain Edouard rated  almost 200 points higher. You can find below the standings and a YouTube video, with comments by WGM Almira Skripchenko.


Here are the full standings:


Geneva Chess Open standings


Below you will find a short YouTube video. Before watching it, try to see the winning move that Alexandra played in the following position, with white to move. Can you see all the way to mate?


Kosteniuk beats Romain Edouard

Try to find the move Kosteniuk played to win the game vs. Edouard. When you're read, watch the YouTube video below:



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You can see many videos of the games on the organizer’s site.



A photo taken during the first game of the match:


Alexandra Kosteniuk beats Romain Edouard in Geneva


Chess Queen™ Alexandra Kosteniuk:


Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk


The second game of the match Kosteniuk – Edouard (Alexandra will also win this one):


Alexandra Kosteniuk beats Romain Edouard in Geneva


Alexandra gave an interview in French to Damir Levacic at the end of the event.


Alexandra Kosteniuk and Damir Levacic in Geneva


Here’s a photo of Alexandra in Geneva:


Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk in Geneva Switzerland


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16 Responses to “Kosteniuk beats Edouard 2-0 in Geneva Chess Masters”

  1. Caroline Slingerland says:

    Very nice game and best wishes in other tournaments!

    A fan from the Netherlands