1984 - Today
Alexandra Konstantinovna Kosteniuk (Russian: Алекса́ндра Константи́новна Костеню́к; born 23 April 1984) is a Russian and Swiss chess grandmaster who was the Women's World Chess Champion from 2008 to 2010 and Women's World Rapid Chess Champion in 2021. She was European women's champion in 2004 and a two-time Russian Women's Chess Champion (in 2005 and 2016). Kosteniuk won the team gold medal playing for Russia at the Women's Chess Olympiads of 2010, 2012 and 2014; the Women's World Team Chess Championship of 2017; and the Women's European Team Chess Championships of 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015 and 2017; and the Women's Chess World Cup 2021. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexandra Kosteniuk has received more than 434,257 page views. Her biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Alexandra Kosteniuk is the 201st most popular chess player (down from 198th in 2019), the 2,151st most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,917th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Russian Chess Player.
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Among chess players, Alexandra Kosteniuk ranks 201 out of 374. Before her are Nick de Firmian, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Fabiano Caruana, Boris Gulko, Nigel Short, and Fred Yates. After her are Alexander Morozevich, Antoaneta Stefanova, Andrija Fuderer, Roberto Grau, Irina Levitina, and John Nunn.
1957 - Present
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 195
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.56
Rank: 196
1992 - Present
HPI: 41.53
Rank: 197
1947 - Present
HPI: 41.49
Rank: 198
1965 - Present
HPI: 41.41
Rank: 199
1884 - 1932
HPI: 41.15
Rank: 200
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.10
Rank: 201
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.05
Rank: 202
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 203
1931 - 2011
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 204
1900 - Present
HPI: 40.80
Rank: 205
1954 - Present
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 206
1955 - Present
HPI: 40.62
Rank: 207
Among people born in 1984, Alexandra Kosteniuk ranks 150. Before her are Karolína Kurková, Akiho Yoshizawa, Marion Bartoli, José Holebas, Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira, and Finn Wittrock. After her are Vera Zvonareva, Chris Bosh, Kid Cudi, João Pereira, Passenger, and Andreas Seppi.
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.29
Rank: 144
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.29
Rank: 145
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.26
Rank: 146
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.22
Rank: 147
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.21
Rank: 148
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.17
Rank: 149
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.10
Rank: 150
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.09
Rank: 151
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.08
Rank: 152
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 153
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 154
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.79
Rank: 155
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.71
Rank: 156
Among people born in Russia, Alexandra Kosteniuk ranks 2,151 out of 3,262. Before her are Aida Garifullina (1987), Andrei Khomutov (1961), Anton Siluanov (1963), Evgenia Medvedeva (1999), Arcadi Volodos (1972), and Israel Tsvaygenbaum (1961). After her are Vera Zvonareva (1984), Yuri Shatunov (1973), Māra Zālīte (1952), Ilia Kulik (1977), Viktor Rashchupkin (1950), and Alexander Morozevich (1977).
1987 - Present
HPI: 41.17
Rank: 2,145
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.17
Rank: 2,146
1963 - Present
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 2,147
1999 - Present
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 2,148
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 2,149
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 2,150
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.10
Rank: 2,151
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.09
Rank: 2,152
1973 - 2022
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 2,153
1952 - Present
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 2,154
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 2,155
1950 - Present
HPI: 41.05
Rank: 2,156
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.05
Rank: 2,157
Among chess players born in Russia, Alexandra Kosteniuk ranks 29. Before her are Lev Alburt (1945), Artur Yusupov (1960), Leonid Shamkovich (1923), Ian Nepomniachtchi (1990), Larissa Volpert (1926), and Alexander Grischuk (1983). After her are Alexander Morozevich (1977), Irina Levitina (1954), Andrei Sokolov (1963), Peter Svidler (1976), Lev Psakhis (1958), and Alisa Galliamova (1972).
1945 - Present
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 23
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 24
1923 - 2005
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 25
1990 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 26
1926 - 2017
HPI: 41.84
Rank: 27
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 28
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.10
Rank: 29
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.05
Rank: 30
1954 - Present
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 31
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.14
Rank: 32
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.56
Rank: 33
1958 - Present
HPI: 36.65
Rank: 34
1972 - Present
HPI: 36.61
Rank: 35