Alexandra Kosteniuk’s Guide on How to Improve at Chess in the 21st Century
Level 8. Rating: 2000 – 2200
Knowledge needed to graduate to next level
Solid understanding of middlegame and typical combinations in various openings. Discerning the opponent’s plans and building counterplans.
Preventive measures and maneuvering in different stages of play.
Improvement Guide Articles
Here are some articles by GM Alexandra Kosteniuk and chess guru Steve Lopez on how best to improve at chess from different levels. You can come back to this main page anytime.
Recommendations Playing – Analysis – Database Software
Chess Assistant Pro Software + Aquarium (for players 2000 to 2400 ELO)
The best possible analysis is given with a combination of Chess Assistant 17 Pro with Houdini 5 Pro and Aquarium.
From $149.95 to $209.95, 4 activations for PC, suitable for players 2000-2400 ELO
From $149.95 to $209.95, 4 activations for PC, suitable for players 2000-2400 ELO
Recommendations Peshka Interactive Courses Software
CT-ART 4.0; Chess Guide for Intermediate Players;
Chess Strategy;
Middlegame Collections;
Encyclopedia of Middlegame I,II,III,IV,V;
Total Chess Ending;
Chess Endgame Training;
Theory and Practice of Chess Endings;
Modern Chess Opening – 7 courses in the series;
Chess Tactics in Opening – 10 courses in the series;
Recommendations Video Instruction
It would be a good review to watch the Complete Chess Course 3 DVD combo and the Chess Opening Ideas video DVD’s.
Alexandra Kosteniuk Commented Games Videos (for players Rated 800 to 2200 ELO)
CHESS BLITZ FEVER by Alexandra Kosteniuk
The DVD from Women’s World Chess Champion and Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk about Blitz Chess. Alexandra gives many tips on how to play better blitz chess and shows 8 of her sensational wins from the 2009 World Blitz Championship, where she beat World #1 Rated Magnus Carlsen, World Champion Vishy Anand, and super Grandmasters Gashimov, Aronian, Morozevich, Grischuk, Judith Polgar, and Naiditsch. All games are fully commented with simultaneous live screens and and 2D boards.
KOSTENIUK WOMEN’S WORLD CHESS CHAMPION
Exclusive DVD with over 3 hours of commented games and movies by the 12th World Chess Champion in the history of Chess Alexandra Kosteniuk. Every single game she played in Nalchik to win the World Title commented in detail in her own voice. Includes an exclusive full-length documentary of the 2008 Women’s World Championship narrated by Alexandra.
ALEXANDRA KOSTENIUK BEST GAMES
Alexandra comments in detail the 10 best games of her career, and mentions why she thinks they were important for her development as a chess player.
$49.95, zone-free video DVD for PC or Mac or video DVD, suitable for players Rated 800 – 2200 ELO
The DVD from Women’s World Chess Champion and Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk about Blitz Chess. Alexandra gives many tips on how to play better blitz chess and shows 8 of her sensational wins from the 2009 World Blitz Championship, where she beat World #1 Rated Magnus Carlsen, World Champion Vishy Anand, and super Grandmasters Gashimov, Aronian, Morozevich, Grischuk, Judith Polgar, and Naiditsch. All games are fully commented with simultaneous live screens and and 2D boards.
KOSTENIUK WOMEN’S WORLD CHESS CHAMPION
Exclusive DVD with over 3 hours of commented games and movies by the 12th World Chess Champion in the history of Chess Alexandra Kosteniuk. Every single game she played in Nalchik to win the World Title commented in detail in her own voice. Includes an exclusive full-length documentary of the 2008 Women’s World Championship narrated by Alexandra.
ALEXANDRA KOSTENIUK BEST GAMES
Alexandra comments in detail the 10 best games of her career, and mentions why she thinks they were important for her development as a chess player.
$49.95, zone-free video DVD for PC or Mac or video DVD, suitable for players Rated 800 – 2200 ELO
Recommendations Android apps
Check out our Chess King Android Apps on the Play Store.We have more than 20 Android Chess apps and more come out every week. Already more than 1 million downloads. All courses are free downloads and provide sample theory and exercises. If you like the course, you can buy the full course.
Chess Guide Vol. 2 (1800-2200)
This is a course for intermediate players based on a textbook by a distinguished Russian chess trainer Victor Golenishchev. The source material is supplemented with examples of play by lead chess players from the latest major contests and is organized in chess lessons. The course contains 34 themes, including theoretical material and practical exercises. The theoretical part includes more than 290 examples of play. The practical part includes more than 750 exercises of varying difficulty.
Free download, in-app purchases, suitable for players 1800-2200 ELO
Free download, in-app purchases, suitable for players 1800-2200 ELO
Chess Strategy (1800-2400)
This chess program presents many instructive positions with 18 most important strategic themes
The program allows you to study the theoretical material and test your knowledge, see changes in your rating and keep track of your progress
Free download, in-app purchases, suitable for players 1800-2400 ELO
Free download, in-app purchases, suitable for players 1800-2400 ELO
Total Chess Ending (1600-2400)
Total Chess Ending course composed by GM Alexander Panchenko. It’s aim is to teach a student the intricacies of the endgame through a theoretical section, which includes over 600 games/lectures, each of them illustrating theoretical and practical endgame methods, and training section, with more than 2400 endgame exercises, classified according to 500 endgame themes. The material written by IM ICCF Alexander Alpert.
Free download, in-app purchases, suitable for players 1600-2400 ELO
Free download, in-app purchases, suitable for players 1600-2400 ELO
CT-ART 4.0 (Chess Tactics) (1200-2400)
The legendary tactics course that has been voted more than once by chess experts as the best chess training program in the world. This version includes 2,200 basic exercises and 1,800 auxiliary exercises, divided into 50 topics.
The course is based on the bestselling book Combination Motifs by a renowned trainer grandmaster Maxim Blokh. All positions have been hand-picked over the course of 20 years of training practice and come in the order that ensures most efficient learning.
Free download, in-app purchases, suitable for players 1200-2400 ELO
Free download, in-app purchases, suitable for players 1200-2400 ELO
Chess Middlegame II (1800-2400)
Chess Middlegame II course composed by GM Alexander Kalinin is aimed at teaching a student much of the middlegame methods and intricacies through a theoretical section.
The following openings are viewed: Sicilian defense (Dragon, Najdorf, Paulsen variations), Ruy Lopez (Open variation, Exchanged Variation), King’s gambit, Italian game, Evans gambit, Pirc-Ufimtsev, Alekhine’s defense, Nimzo-Indian defense, Queen’s-Indian defense, Queen’s gambit, Modern Benoni).
Free download, in-app purchases, suitable for players 1800-2400 ELO
Free download, in-app purchases, suitable for players 1800-2400 ELO
Chess Middlegame III (1800-2400)
Chess Middlegame III course composed by GM Alexander Kalinin is aimed at teaching a student much of the middlegame methods and intricacies through a theoretical section. Openings: Sicilian defense (Closed System and 3. Bb5 var.), Scandinavian defense, Grunfeld defense, Queen’s Gambit Accepted, Reti opening and others.
Free download, in-app purchases, suitable for players 1800-2400 ELO
Free download, in-app purchases, suitable for players 1800-2400 ELO
Chess Middlegame IV (1800-2400)
Chess Middlegame IV course composed by GM Alexander Kalinin is aimed at teaching a student much of the middlegame methods and intricacies through a theoretical section. Openings: Two Knights’ defense, Sicilian defense (Richter-Rauzer attack), French defense (3. e5 and 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 variations), Caro-Kann defense (3.e5 var.), English defense etc.
Free download, in-app purchases, suitable for players 1800-2400 ELO
Free download, in-app purchases, suitable for players 1800-2400 ELO
Recommendations Chess King Learn
For a limited time all Chess King Learn web-based Courses are free!Check out our courses. We are adding more every week. Select the language you want and the course.
SPECIAL COMBOS FOR LEVEL 8
Chess Assistant 17 PRO + 4 Peshka Courses Level-8
– Chess Assistant 17 PRO with Houdini 5 PRO
– CT-ART 4.0
– Chess Strategy 3.0
– Chess Guide for Intermediate Players
– Total Chess Ending
Price: $194.99 buy now
Kosteniuk 3 DVD COMBO
– CHESS BLITZ FEVER by Alexandra Kosteniuk
– KOSTENIUK WOMEN’S WORLD CHESS CHAMPION
– Alexandra Kosteniuk Best Games
Price: $49.95 buy now
ALL 10 CHESS TACTICS IN THE OPENING COMBO
1) Chess Tactics in French Defense 2) Chess Tactics in Slav Defense
3) Chess Tactics in Sicilian Defense
4) Chess Tactics in Open Games
5) Chess Tactics in Kings Indian Defense
6) Chess Tactics in Grunfeld Defense
7) Chess Tactics in Caro-Kann Defense
8) Chess Tactics in Sicilian Defense II
9) Chess Tactics in Benko Gambit
10) Chess Tactics in Scandinavian Defense
Price: $99.99 buy now
Interactive 10 Chess World Champions Anthology Maxi Combo
– The largest collection of world champion commented games, and interactive exercices
Price: $99.99 buy now
Modern Chess Opening Set (vol.1-7)
This product features seven volumes of Modern Chess Opening series, covering almost all chess openings. The series provide detailed classification and contain a lot of training material.
Price: $99.99 buy now
