Welcome to my new Women's Chess Blog!

Dear Chess Friends!

I'm very pleased to announce the opening of my new WOMEN'S CHESS BLOG, which purpose is to show the world that chess is the coolest of all games and especially to promote women's chess, proving my motto that "Intelligence and Beauty go well together!".

There are so many web sites but not a single one that focuses exclusively on women's chess and keeps their readers up-to-date with what's happening in the world of the most intellectual women :) That's why I decided to close this gap, especially since in March 2009, I was appointed by FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov as Co-Chairman of the FIDE Women's Commission.

I've been always active in promoting chess in the world. But now as never before I feel it's my duty to promote women's chess in the world. I believe that women's chess has an incredible potential, what can be more attractive than beautiful women playing chess?

I ask all women chess players, organizers of women's tournaments, as well as everybody who cares about women's chess and chess in general, feel free to write me emails, post your comments and together we will be able to improve the situation in women's chess.

The name of this blog is the simplest a chess blog should have and one you shall not forget, simply "CHESSBLOG.COM".

I will also publish chess material that may be helpful to you, discuss important issues that relate to the chess world and answer your questions. I will also let you know what I'm doing for chess and share my thoughts with you. I hope it will be interesting to you all, and that you will participate in it actively by writing comments and sending me emails. Send me success stories about women's chess and I will post them when possible. I want the world to hear about women's chess much more!

I will keep the blog free of copy and paste of irrelevant non-chess news pieces, and will concentrate on what I judge most important, especially for women's chess. Once in awhile I will give you chess positions to look at and give you tips on how to improve at chess.

I will strive to always keep this blog's tone positive and as educational as possible, adapted to chess lovers of all ages.

No attacks of any kind will be permitted, criticisms are of course allowed as long as they are constructive and lead to improvement. This chess blog will be different from others in which it will show the positive side of chess and will strive to bring kindness, beauty and improvements to the wonderful world of chess we all so love!

Best chess wishes to you!

And remember... chess is cool!
Alexandra Kosteniuk

Women's World Chess Champion