Anthony Kosten

Who is Anthony Kosten?

Anthony Cornelis Kosten 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:

1984 Budapest

1985 Andorra International Open

1986 Geneva

1987 Cappelle-la-Grande Open

1989 Hastings Congress 1988/89

1991 San Benedetto del Tronto

1992 Mandelieu

1993 16th Festival of Asti

1994 Chanac

1995 Saint-Affrique

2000 Naujac-sur-Mer – L'Étang-Salé

2004 Montpellier – Villeurbanne

2005 Mundolsheim

2006 Cap d'Agde

2007 Clermont-Ferrand - Saint Die des Vosges

2008 Avoine, Indre-et-Loire - Kilkenny

2010 Wellington College International

Perhaps the most striking of these performances was at the Geneva Open tournament of 1986. The event was nine rounds and Kosten won all of his first eight games.