Nadezhda Kosintseva facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Nadezhda KosintsevaНадежда Косинцева |
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Kosintseva at the Dresden Olympiad, 2008
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| Full name | Nadezhda Anatolyevna Kosintseva |
| Country | Russia |
| Born | 14 January 1985 Arkhangelsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia) |
| Title | Grandmaster (2011) |
| FIDE rating | 2483 (June 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2576 (November 2010) |
Nadezhda Anatolyevna Kosintseva (Russian: Надежда Анатольевна Косинцева) is a famous Russian chess grandmaster. She was born on January 14, 1985. Nadezhda has won many awards in chess. She was part of the Russian team that won gold medals. These wins were at the Women's Chess Olympiads in 2010 and 2012. Her team also won gold at the Women's European Team Chess Championships in 2007, 2009, and 2011.
Nadezhda's Early Chess Success
Nadezhda Kosintseva started playing chess at a young age. She quickly showed great talent. She won gold medals at the European Youth Chess Championship. These wins were in 1995 (Girls Under-10) and 1997 (Girls Under-12). She also won in 2000 (Girls Under-18).
In 1998, she won another gold medal. This was at the World Youth Chess Championship. She won in the Girls Under-14 group. Later, she earned bronze medals twice. These were at the World Junior Chess Championship (Girls, Under-20) in 2001 and 2002.
Top Achievements in Women's Chess
Nadezhda continued to achieve great things in chess. In 2005, she tied for first place. This was at the European Individual Women's Championship. She won the silver medal after a playoff match. In 2007, she earned a bronze medal at the same event.
In 2006, she shared second place at the Russian women's championship. She played with her younger sister, Tatiana. Nadezhda then won the Russian women's championship in 2008. She finished second in this event in 2009.
Nadezhda received a special award in 2010. It was the honorary FIDE award of Caissa. This award recognized her as the best female chess player of 2010. The award was given to her in Moscow.
In 2010, she also did very well at the 43rd Biel Chess Festival. She tied for first place with several other grandmasters. She finished second after tiebreak rules were applied. Nadezhda has not played a FIDE-rated game since December 2015.
Personal Life and Studies
In 2013, Nadezhda Kosintseva moved to the United States. She went to study at the University of Texas at Dallas. She is married to another chess Grandmaster, Leonid Kritz.
