A woman can beat any man; it’s difficult to imagine another kind of sport where a woman can beat a man. That’s why I like chess. – Alexandra Kosteniuk
Studying is something I really love doing, and I just hope to have enough money for tuition. – Alexandra Kosteniuk
My dad sacrificed many things in life for me. He abandoned a very promising and lucrative career of an army officer just so that he could continue helping me with my chess and accompanying me to tournaments. – Alexandra Kosteniuk
It’s now possible to play and take lessons from any place of the world. The concept of physical distance doesn’t exist in the online world, and that is so cool! – Alexandra Kosteniuk