Let's make this birthday one to remember.

40 years old (Born on January 14, 1985)

Happy Birthday, Nadezhda Kosintseva! May your day be filled with more joy than a queen capturing an unguarded rook. Ever since you dazzled us by clinching the Russian Women's Championship in Moscow back in 2008, you've been making chessboards tremble and opponents reconsider their life choices.

Here's wishing that this year brings even greater victories—both on and off the board—and fewer moments of accidentally knocking over pieces during intense calculations. Keep inspiring young players everywhere to dream big moves (and maybe occasionally blunder less). Cheers to another fantastic trip around life's chessboard; may all your pawns promote effortlessly!