The Super Brain of Chess Queen™ Alexandra Kosteniuk

In Russian language. This scientific documentary program was produced for the Russian TV channel “Russia 2“ in 2012 and is called “Супер Мозг“ = “Super Brain“. The game of chess is used to show how the brain works. The video features 12th Women’s World Chess Champion and Chess Queen™ Alexandra Kosteniuk, who goes through several scientific experiments, including a brain tomography while solving a chess problem. Experiments are also conducted with male GM Alexander Riazantsev to see if there are any differences between men’s and women’s brains. Find more about Alexandra Kosteniuk on .