Anthony Kosten
Encyclopedia
Anthony Cornelis Kosten (born July 24, 1958 in London
) is an Englishman who lives in Clermont-Ferrand
, France,
now naturalized French and registered on the French Elo list as a French
chess
Grandmaster.
In 1982 he placed third in the British Championship
, held at Torquay
.
In 2000 he moved to France and since then has captained and coached that country in major competitions.
Kosten was married to the daughter of Hungarian Grandmaster Győző Forintos
.
Kosten played many tournaments, finishing first or equal first in the following:
, where he received the individual bronze medal for his score of 5 points from 7 games on the first reserve board. In 1990 he played for England in the 1st VISA Chess Summit. England came second.
In the British Team Championships 4NCL, he won with Slough in 1996, 1999 and 2000 and with Guildford in 2004, 2007 and 2008. He twice won the French Team Championships with Monaco, in 2001 and 2002. In Germany he has played on the first board of Schott Mainz since 1994. In Austria, he played for Frohnleiten from 2001, which became Holz Dohr-Semriach from the 2004/05 season. In the 2007/08 season he was the best player with Rainer Buhmann. In Switzerland, he played for Lausanne Le Joueur, and he was also active in the Hungarian (for MTK) and Basque (for Oaso X.T.) Team Championships.
London
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) is an Englishman who lives in Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand is a city and commune of France, in the Auvergne region, with a population of 140,700 . Its metropolitan area had 409,558 inhabitants at the 1999 census. It is the prefecture of the Puy-de-Dôme department...
, France,
now naturalized French and registered on the French Elo list as a French
France
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chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
Grandmaster.
In 1982 he placed third in the British Championship
British Chess Championship
The British Chess Championship is organised by the English Chess Federation. There are separate championships for men and women. Since 1923 there have been sections for juniors, and since 1982 there has been an over-sixty championship. The championship venue usually changes every year and has been...
, held at Torquay
Torquay
Torquay is a town in the unitary authority area of Torbay and ceremonial county of Devon, England. It lies south of Exeter along the A380 on the north of Torbay, north-east of Plymouth and adjoins the neighbouring town of Paignton on the west of the bay. Torquay’s population of 63,998 during the...
.
In 2000 he moved to France and since then has captained and coached that country in major competitions.
Kosten was married to the daughter of Hungarian Grandmaster Győző Forintos
Gyozo Forintos
Győző Victor Forintos is a Hungarian chess master and by profession, an economist.He first participated in the Hungarian Championship as early as 1954 and became the national champion in 1968/9....
.
Kosten played many tournaments, finishing first or equal first in the following:
- 1984 BudapestBudapestBudapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
- 1985 AndorraAndorraAndorra , officially the Principality of Andorra , also called the Principality of the Valleys of Andorra, , is a small landlocked country in southwestern Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France. It is the sixth smallest nation in Europe having an area of...
International Open - 1986 GenevaGenevaGeneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
- 1987 Cappelle-la-Grande OpenCappelle-la-Grande OpenThe Cappelle-la-Grande Open is a chess tournament held every year in Cappelle-la-Grande, France, since 1985.It has become over the years one of the strongest opens in the world, after the Aeroflot Open of Moscow...
- 1989 Hastings CongressHastings International Chess CongressThe Hastings International Chess Congress is an annual chess congress which takes place in Hastings, England, around the turn of the year. The main event is the Hastings Premier tournament, which was traditionally a 10 to 16 player round-robin tournament. In 2004/05 the tournament was played in the...
1988/89 - 1991 San Benedetto del TrontoSan Benedetto del TrontoSan Benedetto del Tronto is a city and comune in Marche, Italy, in the province of Ascoli Piceno. It lies on the Adriatic Sea. San Benedetto del Tronto is an important little town on the Marche coast, an active fishing port and one of the main seaside resorts on the central Adriatic coast.Located...
- 1992 Mandelieu
- 1993 16th Festival of AstiAstiAsti is a city and comune of about 75,000 inhabitants located in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy, about 55 kilometres east of Turin in the plain of the Tanaro River...
- 1994 ChanacChanacChanac is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France.-References:*...
(repeated in 1995) - 1995 Saint-AffriqueSaint-AffriqueSaint-Affrique is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.-History:Saint-Affrique grew in the 6th century around the tomb of St. Africain, bishop of Comminges. In the 12th century a fortress was built on the neighboring rock of Caylus. The possession of Saint-Affrique was vigorously...
- 2000 Naujac-sur-MerNaujac-sur-MerNaujac-sur-Mer is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
– L'Étang-SaléL'Étang-SaléL'Étang-Salé is a commune in the department and region of Réunion. It is bordered by the communes of Les Avirons and Saint-Louis. Within the commune is the Etang-Salé forest. There is also a beach with black sand in the commune.... - 2004 MontpellierMontpellier-Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council....
– VilleurbanneVilleurbanneVilleurbanne is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.It is situated northeast of Lyon, with which it forms the heart of the second-largest metropolitan area in France after that of Paris. Villeurbanne is the second-largest city in the department.-History:The current location of... - 2005 MundolsheimMundolsheimMundolsheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...
- 2006 Cap d'AgdeCap d'AgdeCap d'Agde is the seaside resort of the town of Agde, France, on the Mediterranean sea in the département of Hérault, within the région of Languedoc-Roussillon. Agde can be reached by TGV SNCF train direct from Paris or Lille whilst the closest airports are Béziers-Cap d'Agde en Languedoc, with...
- 2007 Clermont-FerrandClermont-FerrandClermont-Ferrand is a city and commune of France, in the Auvergne region, with a population of 140,700 . Its metropolitan area had 409,558 inhabitants at the 1999 census. It is the prefecture of the Puy-de-Dôme department...
- Saint Die des Vosges - 2008 Avoine, Indre-et-LoireAvoine, Indre-et-LoireAvoine is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. It is noted for its thriving chess club.-Population:...
- KilkennyKilkennyKilkenny is a city and is the county town of the eponymous County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is situated on both banks of the River Nore in the province of Leinster, in the south-east of Ireland... - 2010 Wellington College International
Team Championships
With the English national team he participated in the European Championship in 1989 in HaifaHaifa
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, where he received the individual bronze medal for his score of 5 points from 7 games on the first reserve board. In 1990 he played for England in the 1st VISA Chess Summit. England came second.
In the British Team Championships 4NCL, he won with Slough in 1996, 1999 and 2000 and with Guildford in 2004, 2007 and 2008. He twice won the French Team Championships with Monaco, in 2001 and 2002. In Germany he has played on the first board of Schott Mainz since 1994. In Austria, he played for Frohnleiten from 2001, which became Holz Dohr-Semriach from the 2004/05 season. In the 2007/08 season he was the best player with Rainer Buhmann. In Switzerland, he played for Lausanne Le Joueur, and he was also active in the Hungarian (for MTK) and Basque (for Oaso X.T.) Team Championships.
Publications
He published many chess books as Tony Kosten, mostly on the openings:- Winning Endgames, Crowood, 1987, ISBN 978-0-946284-69-6
- Winning with the Philidor, Batsford, 1992, ISBN 978-0713469455
- New Ideas in the Nimzo-Indian Defence, Batsford, 1994, ISBN 978-0713473770
- Latvian Gambit, Batsford, 1995, ISBN 978-0713476192
- 101 Tips to Improve your Chess, Batsford, 1996, ISBN 978-0713478990
- Trends in the Philidor, Trends Publications, 1997, ISBN 1-85932-032-5.
- French Advance, Everyman Chess, 1998, ISBN 978-1901259100
- Mastering the Nimzo-Indian with the Read and Play Method, Batsford, 1998, ISBN 978-0713483833
- The Dynamic English, Gambit Publications, 1999, ISBN 978-1901983142
- Easy Guide to the Najdorf, Everyman Chess, 1999, ISBN 978-1857445299
- Classical Sicilian (B56-B59) . ChessBase, 2000, ISBN 3-932466-84-5 (CD-ROM)
- The Latvian Gambit lives!, Batsford, 2001, ISBN 978-0713486292
- The Knockout Nimzo, Bad Bishop, 2003, ISBN 978-0954293451 (CD-ROM)
- Dangerous Weapons: Flank Openings: Dazzle Your Opponents!, Everyman Chess, 2008, ISBN 978-1857445831 (With Richard Palliser and James Vigus)