Chess Is Cool Podcast With Alexandra Kosteniuk

This is episode Number 15 of Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess is Cool Podcast, and it is the first one after the World Championship in Ekaterinburg. She gives a tip as usual and ends the show with the words..."Chess is Cool!".

This is episode Number 14 of Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess is Cool Podcast, and Alexandra's sister, Oxana, is your host. She tells us about the World Chess Championship, which is starting in 2 days in Ekaterinburg, Russia. The show ends with Oxana saying the words And remember... Chess is Cool!

This is episode Number 13 of Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess is Cool Podcast, from Moscow, Russia. Alexandra had her best tournament result ever in the Aeroflot A1, with a performance of 2657 ELO. Alexandra's tip of the week is about how to make progress at chess by playing opponents a little stronger than you. The show ends with the words And remember... Chess is Cool!

This is episode Number 12 of Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess is Cool Podcast, from Zvenigorod, Russia. She tells us about the completed Corus Grandmaster tournament. Alexandra's tip of the week is about how to select the best opening to play. The show ends with the words And remember... Chess is Cool!

This is episode Number 11 of Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess is Cool Podcast, from Paris, France. She tells us about her next tournaments and gives news of the recently started Corus Grandmaster tournament. Alexandra's tip of the week is about an important rule in pawn endings. The show ends with the words And remember... Chess is Cool!

This is episode Number 10 of Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess is Cool Podcast, from Miami, Florida. Alexandra talks about what she has done in Las Vegas. She announces the winner of the Christmas competition. Her tip of the week is about how to play the endgame in chess. The news of the week is about the Corus tournament in Wijk aan Zee. The show ends with the words And remember... Chess is Cool!

This is episode Number 9 of Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess is Cool Podcast, from Las Vegas, Nevada. Alexandra tells us about how she played in the North American Open, she gives us some fresh chess news, and gives us a tip about not losing one's concentration during a chess game, especially when you have a "winning" position. The show ends with the words And remember... Chess is Cool!

This is episode Number 8 of Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess is Cool Podcast. In it, you will hear an exclusive interview of the French Woman Champion Almira Skripchenko, who is Alexandra's best friend and currently visiting her in Miami. Almira will tell us about herself, about the ACP, and what she will do next week in Las Vegas. The show ends with Almira saying: ... and remember... Chess is... (listen to episode to find out)!

This is episode Number 7 of Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess is Cool Podcast. In it, you will find out who will come and visit her next week, and about the Christmas puzzle competition. This week's chess news includes The end of the World Cup, won by Levon Aronian, and the start of the Russian Superfinal. Alexandra gives a chess tip on how to control one's nerves during a game. The show ends as usual with Alexandra's words: ... and remember... Chess is Cool!

This is episode Number 6 of Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess is Cool Podcast. In it, you will find out about a special gift Alexandra would like to give out to you. You will also hear about this week's chess news, including the World Cup and Alexandra's explanation of what FIDE will do in the next world championship cycle. Alexandra gives a chess tip on the importance of making a plan, and she also has a special "slip of the week" that listeners should know about. The show ends as usual with Alexandra's words: ... and remember... Chess is Cool!

This is the fifth episode of Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess is Cool Podcast. In it, you will hear about the winners of the Thanksgiving Puzzle Competition, there will be much chess news and two chess tips about playing the opening. The show ends with Alexandra's words: ... and remember... Chess is Cool!

This is the fourth episode of Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess is Cool Podcast. In it, you will find a 12-minute interview of Alexandra conducted by Lawrence Totaro, based on the questions that were sent in from visitors to Alexandra's web site. As soon as Alexandra is back from Russia just after Thanksgiving, she will resume her normal podcast, with chess news and tip of the week.

This is the third episode of Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess is Cool Podcast. Alexandra talks about her 5K race last week, gives news about the chess week (World Youth Championship and the coming FIDE World Cup), talks about the 10 best games for October, and gives a tip about not rushing to play a move, but considering as many candidate moves as possible. The show ends as usual with her words...Chess is Cool!

This is the second episode of Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess is Cool Podcast. Alexandra talks about some of the feedback she got after her first episode, and where her podcast is listed. She tells us about the week in chess (the end of the World Team Championship and the Istambul World Chess Championship. She gives a tip about studying games from past champions and reminds you to participate in her puzzle competition. The show ends as usual with her words...Chess is Cool!

This is the first podcast Alexandra Kosteniuk has ever done, so welcome to the show! Alexandra tells a little about herself, about the week in chess (Bastia where Milov beat Anand and Beer-Sheva where the Chinese are leading), She gives a tip about visualizing chess pieces on a board, and gives the position of a puzzle where you can win one of 10 prizes if you solve it correctly. The show ends with her words...Chess is Cool!