Nadezhda Kosintseva
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Nadezhda Anatolyevna Kosintseva (Russian
: Надежда Анатольевна Косинцева; born January 14, 1985) is a Russia
n chess
player. She holds the title of Grandmaster.
A prolific champion of junior chess, she has an enviable history at the European Youth Chess Championship
, taking gold medals in 1995 (Girls Under-10, Verdun
), 1997 (Girls Under-12, Tallinn
) and 2000 (Girls Under-18, Kallithea
). There were silver and bronze medals at the other age groups too. At the World Youth Chess Championship
of 1998, held in Oropesa del Mar
, she took the gold medal in the Girls Under-14 event. She was twice the bronze medalist at the World Junior Chess Championship
(Girls, Under-20) in 2001 and 2002.
At the European Individual Women's Chess Championship 2005, held in Moldova
in June, she finished in second place behind Kateryna Lahno.
In 2006, along with younger sister Tatiana
(as of 2009 an International Grandmaster
), she shared second place at the Russian women's superfinal, one-half point behind the winner. Being of similar strength, the two sisters normally play on consecutive boards of the national women's team at the Chess Olympiad
and other team events.
In December 2008, she won the Russian Women's Championship in Moscow. She finished second in this event in 2009.
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: Надежда Анатольевна Косинцева; born January 14, 1985) is a Russia
Russia
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Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
player. She holds the title of Grandmaster.
A prolific champion of junior chess, she has an enviable history at the European Youth Chess Championship
European Youth Chess Championship
Since 1991, the European chess union organises the European Youth Chess Championship in the groups under 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 year. Until 2002, there was also a tournament for the under 20, see European Junior Chess Championship.-Boys winners:...
, taking gold medals in 1995 (Girls Under-10, Verdun
Verdun
Verdun is a city in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.Verdun is the biggest city in Meuse, although the capital of the department is the slightly smaller city of Bar-le-Duc.- History :...
), 1997 (Girls Under-12, Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...
) and 2000 (Girls Under-18, Kallithea
Kallithea
Kallithea is the 8th largest municipality in Greece and the 4th biggest in the Athens urban area...
). There were silver and bronze medals at the other age groups too. At the World Youth Chess Championship
World Youth Chess Championship
The World Youth Chess Championship is a chess competition for girls and boys under the age of 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18.The first predecessor of the youth championship was the Cadet Championship. It started off unofficially in 1974 in France for players under 18. The 1975 and 1976 editions were also...
of 1998, held in Oropesa del Mar
Oropesa del Mar
Oropesa del Mar is a municipality in the comarca of Plana Alta in the Valencian Community, Spain....
, she took the gold medal in the Girls Under-14 event. She was twice the bronze medalist at the World Junior Chess Championship
World Junior Chess Championship
The World Junior Chess Championship is an under-20 chess tournament organized by the World Chess Federation ....
(Girls, Under-20) in 2001 and 2002.
At the European Individual Women's Chess Championship 2005, held in Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
in June, she finished in second place behind Kateryna Lahno.
In 2006, along with younger sister Tatiana
Tatiana Kosintseva
Tatiana Anatolyevna Kosintseva is a Russian chess player who has achieved the FIDE title of Grandmaster...
(as of 2009 an International Grandmaster
International Grandmaster
The title Grandmaster is awarded to strong chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain....
), she shared second place at the Russian women's superfinal, one-half point behind the winner. Being of similar strength, the two sisters normally play on consecutive boards of the national women's team at the Chess Olympiad
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...
and other team events.
In December 2008, she won the Russian Women's Championship in Moscow. She finished second in this event in 2009.