Chess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra Kosteniuk

By Alexandra Kosteniuk

What's Chess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra Kosteniuk about?

Chess Killer Tips will help you improve your chess, by training your mind and showing you new chess techniques and tricks. Presented by Grandmaster Alexandra Kosteniuk, in a free short daily video podcast format, they are instructive and fun at the same time.

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Chess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra Kosteniuk episodes:

08.02.2009
CKT 063: Kramnik in Top Form
Intermediate - Middle Game: From the game Arkady Naiditsch - Vladimir Kramnik, Dortmund 2009. Black plays and wins.
07.21.2009
CKT 062: Remember Saavedra?
Difficult - Study: A very beautiful 1924 chess study by Troitsky. In this short video, Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk shows you how to solve it to the end, you will enjoy it for sure.
05.28.2009
CKT 061: The weak link.
Difficult - Middle Game: From the game Alexandra Kosteniuk - Shen Yang, Beijing 2008. White plays and wins. True strategical thinking required.
05.27.2009
CKT 060: Female Diversion.
Easy - Middle Game: From the game Jakob Rosanes vs. Adolf Anderssen, 1863. Black plays and wins.
05.26.2009
CKT 059: Go home early
Intermediate - Opening: From the game Sangla - Karpov, 1968. Black plays and wins.
05.25.2009
CKT 058: Don't hurry. Think!
Difficult - Study: A difficult study by Kubbel from 1925. White plays and wins. The goal is simple: mate the Black King or win the Black Queen. It's forced.
05.24.2009
CKT 057: Unavoidable.
Easy - Middle Game: From the Book of Stamma, 1737. White plays and wins.
08.21.2008
CKT 056: Close the Door.
Easy - Middle Game: Black plays and wins. From the game Romieux - Kosteniuk, Paris 2008.
07.20.2008
CKT 055: Miracles almost happen.
Intermediate - Middle Game: A position from the game GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave against GM Alexandra Kosteniuk. What would have happened, had Maxime played 1. h8 = Q?
07.19.2008
CKT 055: Miracles almost happen.
Intermediate - Middle Game: A position from the game GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave against GM Alexandra Kosteniuk. What would have happened, had Maxime played 1. h8 = Q?
07.08.2008
CKT 054: Two rooks vs one.
Intermediate - Study: A 1948 Study by WOTAWA, white plays and wins.
03.17.2008
CKT 053: Energetic Teamwork
Intermediate - Middle Game: A key position from the game Aronian - Van Wely, Corus Wijk aan Zee 2008. White plays and wins.
03.17.2008
CKT 052: Caught from all Sides
Intermediate - Middle Game: From the game Klinger - Blatny, 1988, white plays and wins.
03.16.2008
CKT 052: Caught from all Sides
Intermediate - Middle Game: From the game Klinger - Blatny, 1988, white plays and wins.
03.16.2008
CKT 053: Energetic Teamwork
Intermediate - Middle Game: A key position from the game Aronian - Van Wely, Corus Wijk aan Zee 2008. White plays and wins.
01.22.2008
CKT 051: A Lesson in Geometry
Difficult - Study: Solution of Christmas Competition Position 3. Study by Troitzky, 1910. White plays and wins.
01.22.2008
CKT 050: No Hesitation at all
Easy - Middle Game: Solution of Christmas Competition Position 2. Taken from a game Paulsen - Morphy, New York 1857. Find Black's next move.
01.22.2008
CKT 049: Invincible Rook
Intermediate - Middle Game: Solution of Christmas Competition Position 1. End of game Steinitz - Van Bardeleben, Hastings 1895. White plays and wins.
01.21.2008
CKT 049: Invincible Rook
Intermediate - Middle Game: Solution of Christmas Competition Position 1. End of game Steinitz - Van Bardeleben, Hastings 1895. White plays and wins.
01.16.2008
CKT 048: How to Solve a Difficult Study
Difficult - Study: Grandmaster Kosteniuk tells you precisely her thinking process while solving a difficult chess study by Ryabinin. White plays and draws.
12.01.2007
CKT 047: Only precision wins
Intermediate - Middle Game: A fragment of the World Blitz Championship Qualifyers GM Kosteniuk - GM Amonatov, Moscow 2007. White plays and wins.
11.26.2007
CKT 046: Take the initiative
Intermediate - Middle Game: From the game Danielian - Kosteniuk, European Team Championships, Crete 2007. Black plays and wins.
10.26.2007
CKT 045: Philidor in the R+B vs. R
Very Difficult - Endgame: The Philidor position is one of the key positions in which the stronger side wins in Rook + Bishop vs. Rook. It's useful to know about it in case you get that endgame in your tournament...
10.25.2007
CKT 044: Try to go home early
Intermediate - Endgame: From the game Fressinet - Kosteniuk, Villandry 2007. Black to play and win. Variation missed during the game.
10.17.2007
CKT 043: A Magnificent Royal Tango
Intermediate - Study: A 1926 Chess Study by Rinck, white plays and wins.
10.04.2007
CKT 042: Surrealistic Cavalry
Very Difficult - Study: An amazing 1937 study by Korolkov, with an incredible final mating position. Watch and listen to Alexandra run you through the solution.
09.30.2007
CKT 041: High Level of Preparation Required
Intermediate - Middle Game: From the game Radjabov - Anand of the 2006 Blitz World Championship, white wins in the Poisoned Pawn Sicilian Defence.
09.29.2007
CKT 040: Give him a move
Easy - Problem: Mate in 3 chess problem by Galitsky. Prove to Black that he'd be better off without his pawns.
09.26.2007
CKT 039: B + N vs. K
Difficult - Endgame: It's necessary for you to know how to mate with Bishop and Knight versus King, since that endgame will likely show up in your tournament practice. Alexandra shows you how.
09.25.2007
CKT 039: B + N vs. K
Difficult - Endgame: It's necessary for you to know how to mate with Bishop and Knight versus King, since that endgame will likely show up in your tournament practice. Alexandra shows you how.
09.15.2007
CKT 038: Pure Pawn Masterpiece
Difficult - Study: Train your concentration skills by finding the forced 14-move line that wins for white. Chess Study by Grigoriev.
09.14.2007
CKT 037: How does a Queen beat a Rook?
Easy - Endgame: Grandmaster Alexandra Kosteniuk explains the way to win endgames with Queen versus Rook.
09.14.2007
CKT 036: A Tough Nut to Crack
Very Difficult - Problem: A tough to solve mate in three chess problem. If you solve it in less than an hour, you're on your way to becoming a Grandmaster! Composed by Jiri Chocholous, 4th Prize, Cesky Spolek Sachovni, 1895.
09.13.2007
CKT 035: Solve this Miniature
Intermediate - Study: You'll feel good after you solve this 1898 miniature chess study by Troitzky.
09.13.2007
CKT 036: A Tough Nut to Crack
Very Difficult - Problem: A tough to solve mate in three chess problem. If you solve it in less than an hour, you're on your way to becoming a Grandmaster! Composed by Jiri Chocholous, 4th Prize, Cesky Spolek Sachovni, 1895.
09.12.2007
CKT 035: Solve this Miniature
Intermediate - Study: You'll feel good after you solve this 1898 miniature chess study by Troitzky.
09.10.2007
CKT 034: The Prodigal Son
Difficult - Problem: A mate in 6 chess problem delightful in its purity. Composed in 1910 by Nissl. Correction: Composed by Thomas Davidson (horizontal mirror) in Montreal Daily Witness, 1899.
09.09.2007
CKT 033: Transatlantic Flight
Easy - Problem: White plays and mates in two moves. Chess Problem published in Musical World, 1860.
09.02.2007
CKT 032: She can't hide
Difficult - Study: 1903 Study by Henri Rinck. White plays and wins. Beautiful and more complex examples of the Enfilade technique introduced in CKT 002.
08.29.2007
CKT 031:Concrete Tactics Please
Intermediate - Middle Game: A position from the game Fressinet - Postny, Warsaw 2005, white plays and wins. Presented by Guest Star Laurent Fressinet.
08.29.2007
CKT 030: Morphy's Immortal Game
Easy - Game: The Immortal 1858 Game between Paul Morphy and Duke Carl and Count Isouard.
08.29.2007
CKT 029: Pawn Block
Easy - Problem: Chess problem, mate in two moves. Composed by Paul Morphy.
08.28.2007
CKT 028: Can Mate in One be Tricky?
Intermediate - Retro: A tricky mate in one with a useful moral, presented by Guest Star Almira Skripchenko. Composed by Karl Fabel, New Statesman, 1963.
08.28.2007
CKT 027: A Strategy Master Class
Difficult - Middle Game: Anatoly Karpov gives Unzicker a lesson in strategy of particularly high level. Find the best strategic plan for white.
08.26.2007
CKT 026: Seven Steps to Nirvana
Difficult - Middle Game: End of the game Robert Fontaine - Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Aix-les-Bains 2007. Black plays and mates in 7 moves. Presented by Guest Star Almira Skripchenko.
08.23.2007
CKT 025: Try to do the Impossible.
Intermediate - Study: Should White resign or play on? 1922 Study by Kraemer.
08.22.2007
CKT 024: Twice Quiet does it.
Difficult - Study: White plays and wins. 1927 Study by Leonid Kubbel.
08.21.2007
CKT 023: Access Control.
Intermediate - Study: White plays and draws, 1947 Study by Chekhover.
08.20.2007
CKT 022: Del Rio Theme.
Intermediate - Problem: Mate in three moves, Problem by Del Rio, 1750.
08.17.2007
CKT 021: Logical Retro.
Difficult - Retro: A perfect example of Retrograde Analysis. On which square was the White Queen captured?

What's Chess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra Kosteniuk about?

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Chess Killer Tips Video Podcast with Alexandra Kosteniuk episodes:

CKT 063: Kramnik in Top Form

CKT 062: Remember Saavedra?

CKT 061: The weak link.

CKT 060: Female Diversion.

CKT 059: Go home early

CKT 058: Don't hurry. Think!

CKT 057: Unavoidable.

CKT 056: Close the Door.

CKT 055: Miracles almost happen.

CKT 055: Miracles almost happen.

CKT 054: Two rooks vs one.

CKT 053: Energetic Teamwork

CKT 052: Caught from all Sides

CKT 052: Caught from all Sides

CKT 053: Energetic Teamwork

CKT 051: A Lesson in Geometry

CKT 050: No Hesitation at all

CKT 049: Invincible Rook

CKT 049: Invincible Rook

CKT 048: How to Solve a Difficult Study

CKT 047: Only precision wins

CKT 046: Take the initiative

CKT 045: Philidor in the R+B vs. R

CKT 044: Try to go home early

CKT 043: A Magnificent Royal Tango

CKT 042: Surrealistic Cavalry

CKT 041: High Level of Preparation Required

CKT 040: Give him a move

CKT 039: B + N vs. K

CKT 039: B + N vs. K

CKT 038: Pure Pawn Masterpiece

CKT 037: How does a Queen beat a Rook?

CKT 036: A Tough Nut to Crack

CKT 035: Solve this Miniature

CKT 036: A Tough Nut to Crack

CKT 035: Solve this Miniature

CKT 034: The Prodigal Son

CKT 033: Transatlantic Flight

CKT 032: She can't hide

CKT 031:Concrete Tactics Please

CKT 030: Morphy's Immortal Game

CKT 029: Pawn Block

CKT 028: Can Mate in One be Tricky?

CKT 027: A Strategy Master Class

CKT 026: Seven Steps to Nirvana

CKT 025: Try to do the Impossible.

CKT 024: Twice Quiet does it.

CKT 023: Access Control.

CKT 022: Del Rio Theme.

CKT 021: Logical Retro.