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Alexandra Kosteniuk is a chess grandmaster who was the Women's World Chess Champion from 2008 to 2010. The Alapin is considered to be one of the most solid and respectable Anti-Sicilians, which are opening variations that White uses against the Sicilian Defense (1.e4 c5) other than the most common plan of 2.Nf3 followed by 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 (the Open Sicilian).

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:13 Ambartsumova
04:42 Arabidze
10:46 Omonova

Game 1:
Alexandra Kosteniuk (2545) vs Karina Ambartsumova (2374), Women’s World Team Championship 2019
1. e4 c5 2. c3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 d5 6. e5 Nh6 7. Bf4 Bg4 8. Bb5+ Nc6 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. Nbd2 Qb6 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Nxf3 Qxb2 13. O-O O-O 14. Rb1 Qxa2 15. Qc1 Nf5 16. g4 Qe2 17. Kg2 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Qe4+ 19. Nf3 d4 20. Rb4 c5 21. Qxc5 Qxf4 22. Rxd4 Rac8 23. Qxe7 1-0

Game 2:
Alexandra Kosteniuk (2518) vs Meri Arabidze (2441), Tal Memorial 2021
1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Na3 cxd4 8. Nb5 Qd8 9. Nfxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Bd7 11. Qf3 Qc8 12. O-O-O a6 13. Qg3 g6 14. h4 Ng4 15. Bf4 Bg7 16. f3 e5 17. fxg4 exf4 18. Re1+ Kf8 19. Qxf4 Bxg4 20. Bd3 h5 21. Kb1 Qb8 22. Qf2 Kg8 23. Re7 Qf8 24. Rxb7 Bxd4 25. cxd4 Be6 26. Be4 Rd8 27. Rd1 Qd6 28. d5 Bd7 29. Rb6 Qe5 30. Bxg6 Be8 31. Bc2 Rxd5 32. Re1 Qd4 33. Rxe8+ Kg7 34. Qg3+ 1-0

Game 3:
Alexandra Kosteniuk (2520) vs Umida Omonova (2052), Women’s World Blitz Championship 2022
1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 Nc6 6. Nf3 e6 7. Nc3 Qd8 8. Bd3 Nf6 9. O-O Be7 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Rc1 Nb4 12. Bb1 Nbd5 13. Ne5 Bd7 14. Qd3 g6 15. Qh3 Rc8 16. Rfe1 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Bc6 18. Bh6 Re8 19. Nxf7 Qd5 20. Ng5 Bd7 21. Re5 Qxd4 22. Ree1 Qd6 23. Rcd1 Qc6 24. Nxh7 Kxh7 25. Bg5+ Kg8 26. Bxg6 Qxc3 27. Re3 Qd4 28. Red3 Qe5 29. Bxf6 Qxf6 30. Qh7+ Kf8 31. Rf3 1-0

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