Dear Guests! We have updated the photogallery and we suggest that you visit our two new sections "Various pictures" and "Shanghai impressions" .The other sections have been also updated- having looked them through you can find new pictures there. Don’t forget to use the gallery link "next page" on the right! 🙂

Dear Friends!

As it was planned, the English version of Alexandra’s book ‘How I became Grandmaster at age 14’ is published. We are thankful to you for the patience you showed waiting for the book and we are sure that you won’t be disappointed neither by its content nor by its quality. It is possible to order the book at our site with the help of Paypal system or with a letter to alexandra_book@yahoo.com Besides, in a week you will be able to pay online not only through Paypal but also through your credit cards and those who can’t use credit cards will be able to pay with a cheque. Of course, as we promised, the first hundred of those who pay the book, will get the book with Alexandra’s signature and from the 17th of January we will start sending the book by mail to those who have already paid it.

The World Is Not Enough… 🙂 What countries had been visited by Alexandra? What is her next voyage? Click here

"Chess Siberia" now is running voting for the best player of DECEMBER 2001! Ivanchuk, Vassily (World Championship, Moscow 2001) 17.1% Kosteniuk, Alexandra (Women’s World Championship,Moscow 2001) 64.5% Lutz, Christopher (German Championship, Altenkirchen 2001) 7.9% Ponomariov, Ruslan (World Championship, Moscow 2001) 6.6% Zhu, Chen (Women’s World Championship, Moscow 2001) 3.9% Vote Now!

Alexandra’s book was published! The presentation of this book took place in the State Duma (Parliament) of Russian Federation. Photos of the presentation of the book (on website of “Yabloko” – russian political group). The book presentation was broadcast by the channels TV6 and NTV. On the 26th of December Alexandra’s book was published in Russian, on the 15th of January the book will be published in English and in the end of February it will be published in Spanish.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I wish you a lot of smiles, love, happiness and luck both in life and chess. Thank you for your support and attention to my site. Chrismas gift to you – new photos 🙂 Alexandra Kosteniuk

Dear friends!
	I am very grateful to everyone for supporting me, sending warm letters and writing guest book of this site! It could be much more difficult to succeed in WCC without your help! I would like to have some rest after the tournament. I will certainly reply to all your letters. I love you all! 🙂 Alexandra.

The Final. Tie-break. The Awarding. New photos.Click here

Victory! Get ready for blitz!Game Record

Zhu wins that game Game record

Photos from WCC2001! Game 4, Final. Click here

	Alexandra is a vice-champion of the WCC! Congratulations!
	We all wish Alexandra were a World Champion. But it is already a great success! She fought for victory very hard. We hope that Alexandra will win the crown of the next WCC!

Dear friends! The World Chess championship is coming to an end.
	We will be glad to receive your comments and impressions of the WCC! You can write them here or send them to WebAdmin. We will also try to continue reporting the most interesting information, news and photoreviews about the Chess World and Alexandra as well. STAY WITH US!

Alexandra has lost first rapid game. But we hope she’ll win in second.Game record

	Alexandra Kosteniuk has won again, getting over the difficulties!
The destiny of the Chess Crown will be clarified tomorrow. We are looking forward to the FINAL TIE-BREAK! Look at the game record

Unfortunately, Alexandra has lost in the third game of the final. The next game will be decisive!Look at the game records

Now the Final score is 1:2. December, 13 will be the Key Day!

Alas Alexandra lost this game, but we hope she’ll win follwing games.We beg your pardon for technical mistakes in online demonstration and news.Game Records (corrected)

Final! The first game. New photos

New photos from WCC2001.Semi-final. Click here to see.

Excellent start, Alexandra! First victory in the FINAL!Look at the game record

ChessWars. Episode 5. Alexandra strikes back! Victory gives Alexandra chances to reach a Final! Get ready to tie-break… Look at the game record

First game of tie-break – Victory!Look to the game records.

Victory! Alexandra now in the FINAL of World Chess Championship 2001! Way to go! Look at the game records

Dear visitors and Alexandra’s friends! Alexandra and our site have been asked a lot to tell about the progress of the Championship, Sasha’s impressions and to give game commentaries. Please send your questions to Alexandra to WebAdmin. We’re going to hold an interview on your questions with Alexandra!

Alexandra have received a message of congratulations from Russian Parliament (GosDuma).

Sasha! Congratulations from “Yabloko”! We support you! We were following your playing with Almira Skripchenko from GosDuma and were rejoicing after you had won. As it seems for many, you have already achieved unbelievable results, reaching the semi – final. We wish you win in the final, although we understand that it is not easy. You are the only hope of Russian Chess in Woman’s competition.S. Ivanenko and G. Yavlinskiy also send their personal congratulations to you. Yours truly, Alexey Melnikov, A deputy of GosDuma of Russian Federation Fraction “Yabloko”

Alas! Alexandra lost this game to Xu Yuhua. But we all will hope she’ll win tommorow! Look at the game records.

	VICTORY!!!
Way to go, Alexandra! Road to the 1/2 is open! Look at the game record

Dear visitors, friends and Alexandra’s students! Alexandra is very grateful for your support and encouragement expressed in warm and lovely letters. Due to intensive schedule of the championship, Alexandra can’t reply to all letters. But she will certainly write off as soon as possible

Alexandra has played in a draw with Almira Skripchenko. Look at the game record

December, 4 is time break of the championship. Everybody needs time-out after extremely difficult beginning of the championship.

New photos from WCC2001.Look here

	And VICTORY again!
Now Alexandra is ready to take part in 1/4! She’ve won this round Alisa Galliamova, who has the 3rd position in woman chess rating. Look at the game record

Another brilliant victory!Much persistance and a little luck. Alexandra has won exhausting and difficult battle with Alisa Galliamova! Record of the game

New photos from WCC! Day 2 (not commented yet)

Online game now! White – Hoang Thanh Trang, Black – Alexandra Kosteniuk

Alexandra Kosteniuk won! See results. It’s been a looooong game! 😎

Dear friends, we are awfully sorry to inform that there won’t be online demonstration today. The World chess championship has been moved to Moscow Central Chess Club and is not accessible now. Don’t worry, we will surely place the game results and records. Stay with us!

New photos from WCC 2001! Here

An interview with Silvio Danailov, a trainer of world grandmaster Veselin Topalov. By Oxana Kosteniuk

Alexandra played game 1/2 – 1/2 with Hoang Thanh Trang (VIE)

28.11.2001. New game online demonstration. Kosteniuk, Alexandra (RUS) 2445 – Shahade, Jennifer (USA) 2286

Another victory! Alexandra now is going to 1/16! Here is game record

News from WCC 2001! Interview with international grandmaster Vasiliy Ivanchuk.

Victory! Alexandra now has 1/0 score. Click here to see game information.

Shahade, Jennifer (USA) 2286 – Kosteniuk, Alexandra (RUS) 2445

We are preparing to broadcast the most interesting Championship games daily. Games transmission starts on November 27 at 13.00 p.m. (Moscow time) to December, 14. We will also place photoreviews and news. Don’t miss these exciting events!

Our first photoreport. Opening Ceremony WCC.

Attention!The World Chess Championship has started! We’re going to report all interesting WCC events. We are happy to inform that our journalist Oxana Kosteniuk (who is Alexandra’s younger sister 🙂 will send her reviews and photos about the WCC! Coming soon!

Dear Visitors! We are planning to demonstrate the most interesting games of the World Chess Championship on-line. Much attention will be paid to the games Alexandra takes part in. 🙂 Stay with us!