Tatiana Kosintseva

Tatjana Anatoljewna Kossinzewa (Russian Татьяна Анатольевна Косинцева, English spelling, which is used by FIDE: Tatiana Kosintseva; born April 11, 1986 in Arkhangelsk ) is a Russian chess champion.

Tatjana Kossinzewa learned chess at the age of six years. At the European Championships under 12 years ( U12 ) she took in 1998 on points with the French Marie Sebag first place, just at the U12 World Championships, this time with the Indian K. Humpy. This Kossinzewa missed winning the title each because of poorer fine classification. Two years later she was - along with her sister Nadezhda Kossinzewa - Co - winner of the U18 European Championship, again, it was only because of the fine rating second. In 2002 in Elista, 2004 in Kazan ( Alexandra Kosteniuk before ) and in 2007 in Moscow Kossinzewa won the ladies championship of Russia, 2006 Gorodez they finished third.

After a third place at the European Championship Women 2003 in Silivri than previously best EM- placement was Tatjana Kossinzewa 2007 in Dresden superior European champion, she achieved without loss game 10 points from 11 games, where she won an Elo performance of 2774 points. 2009 in St. Petersburg, she was again European Champion. In 2010 she won the FIDE Grand Prix in Nalchik with 9 points from 12 games.

In the Chess Olympiads in 2002 in Bled and 2006 in Turin, she won the Russian women's team respectively the silver medal, 2004 in Calvià the bronze medal. The balance sheet at the Chess Olympiad 2010 in Khanty-Mansiysk was excellent, she won the first Russian women's choice by a wide margin gold and she has individually won gold on the first board with Elo performance 2628, better only has her sister Nadezhda on the second Brett played their Elo performance was 2662nd

Tatjana Kossinzewa carries the Grandmaster title of the women, and since 2009 the title of Grandmaster (men). In 2010 she was awarded the Honored Master of Sports of Russia. You will be trained together with her sister of Garry Kasparov 's former coach Yuri Dochojan. Your current and previous highest Elo rating is 2573, so it is best player of Russia in the world ranking of women out in 4th place (September 2010).

She studied law and lives in Arkhangelsk.