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 (August 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2576 (November 2010) |
Nadezhda Anatolyevna Kosintseva (born on January 14, 1985) is a talented Russian chess player. A Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can earn! Nadezhda was a key part of the Russian team that won gold medals. They won at the Women's Chess Olympiads in 2010 and 2012. Her team also won the Women's European Team Chess Championships in 2007, 2009, and 2011.
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Nadezhda's Chess Journey
Nadezhda Kosintseva started playing chess at a young age. She quickly showed great skill and won many important tournaments.
Early Wins and Youth Championships
Nadezhda won gold medals at the European Youth Chess Championship several times.
- In 1995, she won the Girls Under-10 event in Verdun.
- In 1997, she took gold in the Girls Under-12 category in Tallinn, Estonia.
- In 2000, she won the Girls Under-18 title in Kallithea, Greece.
She also achieved success at the World Youth Chess Championship. In 1998, she won the gold medal in the Girls Under-14 event. This championship was held in Oropesa del Mar, Spain. Later, she earned bronze medals twice at the World Junior Chess Championship (for Girls Under-20) in 2001 and 2002.
European and Russian Success
In 2005, Nadezhda tied for first place at the European Individual Women's Championship. This event took place in Chișinău, Moldova. She finished with a silver medal after a close playoff match. Two years later, in 2007, she won a bronze medal at the same championship.
Nadezhda also performed very well in her home country. In 2006, she shared second place at the Russian women's championship superfinal. She won the Russian women's championship in Moscow in 2008. The next year, in 2009, she finished second in this event.
Special Recognition and Later Tournaments
Nadezhda received a special honor called the Caissa Chess Award. This award is given to the best female chess player of the year. She won it for her amazing performance in 2010. The award was presented on September 18, 2010, in Moscow.
In 2010, she also tied for first place at the Master Open of the 43rd Biel Chess Festival. She finished second after tie-breaking rules were applied.
Nadezhda has not played in any official FIDE-rated games since December 2015.
Personal Life
In 2013, Nadezhda Kosintseva moved to the United States. She went there to study at the University of Texas at Dallas. She is married to another chess Grandmaster, Leonid Kritz.
