Chess Queen ® Alexandra Kosteniuk, 12th Women's World Chess Champion, Grandmaster, Educator, Champion for Peace, marathon runner and a mom. Александра Костенюк

Joined June 2009
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Hello from Tokyo! 🇯🇵👋♟️
【女性限定・連盟会員限定】 元女子世界チャンピオンのGM Alexandra Kosteniuk @chessqueenによる同時対局イベントを開催します。 世界のトップ選手と直接対局できる貴重な機会です。ぜひご参加ください! 定員16名となっておりますので、お早めにお申し込みください。 詳細:japanchess.org/2026/05/simul…
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Suddenly found my name in this list, does it mean I get invited? 🧐🇨🇭 @ENC_EN @TeamSUI_Esports @chesscom
Strategy. Precision. Competition. Check out the 64 Chess direct invitations through the ENC rankings.
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Packing my suitcase now. Next stop - Tokyo, Japan, for the inaugural tournament of the @wr_chess women’s chess tour 2026 ✈️♟️🇯🇵
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Alexandra Kosteniuk retweeted
We are proud to announce the next stop of the WR Women’s Chess Tour - this summer in the iconic Saint-Tropez 🇫🇷 Our venue: the exceptional Le Vignoble Torpez à Saint-Tropez - a setting that represents elegance, atmosphere, and the very best of the French Riviera. Summer in Saint-Tropez will be intense. It will be hot 🔥 on the board and beyond. One of the most iconic destinations in the world, where sport, lifestyle, and global audience meet. We are also happy to announce that @lichess will support the tour by broadcasting our events and organizing the online qualification stages - opening the doors to talents from all over the world. We would like to extend a direct invitation to leading French companies to become part of this journey: @lorealparisfr @AirFranceFR @airfrance @Hermes_Paris @LVMH @BNPParibas @AXA @SchneiderElec @Danone @Capgemini @orange @ENGIEgroup @VINCI @thalesgroup We have not yet seen some of these iconic names actively supporting chess at this level - perhaps it is time. We are open for discussions. Let’s create something special together 🇫🇷
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Here I come 🇯🇵☺️
June 6–7. Tokyo, Japan. We are proud to confirm the first three players for the WR Women's Chess Tour. Vaishali Rameshbabu, fresh from winning the Candidates Tournament. Alexandra Kosteniuk (@chessqueen), former World Champion. Antoaneta Stefanova, former World Champion in classical and rapid chess. Japan is hosting a top-tier women's chess event for the first time. We plan to make it count. More announcements to follow.
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I’ve never been to Japan ☺️
June 6–7. Tokyo, Japan. Mark your calendars. The first edition of the WR Chess Women’s Tour 2026 is coming to Japan. Four invited players, three top-rated players from Asia, and one winner of the online qualifier will compete for the title. More details about the qualifier will follow shortly. We are proud to bring our chess initiative to Japan 🇯🇵 - a country we are already connected to through our own presence. Chess offers a unique platform that aligns closely with the philosophy and discipline behind many of Japan’s leading companies. We would be honored to engage with leaders such as @ToyotaMotorCorp @Sony @SoftBank @panasonic @Nintendo @RakutenJP @Hitachi @Fujitsu_Global @Honda @NissanMotor @Canon @Kirin_Company @asahigroupjapan @UNIQLO_JP @MHI_Group @mitsuiandco @Sumitomo_SA @official_kddi @docomo to explore the potential of chess as a global platform. We welcome you to join us for this event in Tokyo. Feel free to contact me directly. Let’s build something meaningful together and unite chess worldwide.
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Really looking forward to seeing new events for women’s chess being held and hopefully something even bigger growing out of this wonderful initiative in the future! ♟️💃🤗
We are happy to introduce the beginning of a new chapter for women in chess – the WR Women’s Chess Tour! This initiative is inspired by the 12th Women’s World Chess Champion, Alexandra Kosteniuk, and supported by the 13th Women’s World Chess Champion, Hou Yifan, two leading figures in modern chess. A global system. A unified calendar. Qualification open to all. Year-round competition. We are building a global system that promotes women in chess. We are ready to invest, organize, and develop it sustainably. Mark your calendars for the inaugural events of the WR Chess Women’s Tour 2026: •Asia: June 5-8, 2026 •The Americas: June 30 -July 3, 2026 •Africa: August 20-23, 2026 •Europe: August 24-27, 2026 Followed by the Grand Final at the end of the year. The specific locations will be announced at a later stage. The total prize fund for the 2026 Tour is $200,000. If a country wishes to host one of the five tournaments next year 2027, please send me a direct message. This is not a short-term project. Nothing like this has existed in a truly global format. We are making a change right now! We invite top women streamers and all those who want to support women in chess to reach out and join this initiative. The more support it receives, the stronger it becomes – for all of us. Let’s build it together! Visit the link below for more information and tournament regulations. wr-chess.com/news/wr-women-s…
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Looking forward to competing with our dream team once again! 🤓♟️
Our Board 1 is back on board! Don’t miss the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Team Championships 2026 in Hong Kong, June 17–21. Welcome back, @MagnusCarlsen. And yes - Board 2 will be @FabianoCaruana. @Vachier_Lagrave joins the lineup as well and our women’s boards remain unchanged with Alexandra Kosteniuk @chessqueen and the number 1 in the women’s section Hou Yifan @houyifan0227. Our captain remains the best coach on the planet, the bundescoach @GMJanGustafsson Bringing the world’s strongest players together and giving chess the stage it deserves has always been central to my work. Proud we made this possible. PS: Let’s see if Magnus adds World Championship titles #23 and #24 to his historic legacy. @chesscom
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Alexandra Kosteniuk retweeted
Alexandra Kosteniuk vs. Bibisara Assaubayeva in Weissenhaus. ⚔️ A Freestyle Chess exhibition match played during the @FIDE_chess Freestyle Chess World Championship, bringing two exceptional players together in the Freestyle format. Four games at the highest level. And a preview of the planned FIDE Women’s Freestyle Chess World Championship later in 2026. Unfortunately, Hou Yifan won’t be able to play the exhibition match due to visa issues, but we’re excited to announce that @chessqueen will be stepping in! 📅 February 14 & 15 🕒 3:00 pm local time ♟️ 25 10 ⚖️ Tiebreak if tied 💰 $15,000 prize fund
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Time to pack my suitcase for the final tournaments of 2025 🧳♟🏆
Catch @chessqueen live for the @trivenickings in season 3. @tech_mahindra, @chesscom, @chesscom_in, @district_india [TechMGCL, MegaMove]
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Basically all you need to know about this line to start playing it 😅
21 Nov 2025
GM Alexandra Kosteniuk @chessqueen explains the Queen's Foray 👑
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I did it :) Say “hi” to my first ever @chessable course ♟️🤓
21 Nov 2025
the happiest of fridays to @chessqueen GM Alexandra Kosteniuk
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11 Nov 2025
surprise! it's GM Alexandra Kosteniuk, @chessqueen 👑
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Enjoyed following the European corporate championship 2025 in @Ville_Asnieres Quite a tense fight for the title and a great atmosphere. Congrats to the winners and to the organizers youtube.com/live/a6cAIeclDzs…
The 2025 European Company Chess Championship was launched in the presence of Manuel Aeschlimann, Mayor of Asnières-sur-Seine, and MI Malcom Pein, Vice-President of the ECU (European Chess Union). 53 teams are at the starting line, ready to battle it out over two days, 7 and 8 November 2025. The championship is played over nine rounds (four on 7 November, five on 8 November) with a time control of 15 minutes with a 5-second increment per move. The games on the first eight tables are broadcasted live and commented by world champion Alexandra Kosteniuk and GM Pavel Tregubov: Game commentaries on the ECU YouTube channel: youtube.com/live/7-qQdfhDIqo The event kicked off with a conference bringing together leaders, champions and experts on the theme of ‘Chess and Business Strategy’. The conference is available on the ECU YouTube channel: youtube.com/live/2CkCdiRQnLY More information, photos and round reports: ecc2025.ffechecs.org/
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Scored 7,5 out of 9 at the European team 2025 in Batumi, already in Rhodes now to start the EuroClubCup in 2 days. Month of the European chess indeed, but dear @ECUonline please change this « shall stay in the official hotel » policy. It’s not normal and it’s not ok.
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Alexandra Kosteniuk retweeted
Good luck Alexandra Kosteniuk as she leads Switzerland at the European Team Chess Championship. A pleasure to interview her in our latest episode—don’t miss it. buff.ly/9g7WfHt @chessqueen

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Alexandra Kosteniuk retweeted
From back-to-back glory to chasing immortality. The @trivenickings, the two-time champions, are set to defend their crown and rewrite the record books with a 3-peat. Will history bow to them again? @FIDE_chess @chesscom_in @chesscom
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Ce soir à @Ville_Asnieres ♟️♟️♟️
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RDV ce dimanche 25 mai aux Mystères de l’@unil à Lausanne ♟️☀️
16 May 2025
Les Mystères de l'@unil: le «jeu de la dame» selon Alexandra Kosteniuk 24heures.ch/627764769804
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Alexandra Kosteniuk retweeted
The WR Chess family is growing and we’re coming for our third world championship title. Stronger than ever. Focused. Ready. London, here we come. @lachesisq @GMHikaru @AlirezaFirouzja @Vachier_Lagrave @GM_JKDuda @Vachier_Lagrave @chessqueen @GMJanGustafsson @houyifan0227
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