{"product_id":"united-states-womens-chess-champions-19372020-9781476686936","title":"United States Womens Chess Champions 19372020","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   As late as 1950, many chess clubs in America excluded women. The Marshall Chess Club in New York City was an exception, organizing the U.S. Women''s Chess Championship beginning in the late 1930s. Since the 1980s, the average rating of the players has increased. The Saint Louis Chess Club has organized the championship since 2009, with record-setting prizes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Drawing on archives and original interviews with the living U.S. Women''s Chess Champions, this book examines their careers with biographies, photos, and 171 annotated games, most of which are from the 60 championships between 1937 and 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlexey Root, takes a look at the history of the United States Women's Chess Championships, something for which she is uniquely qualified in the sense that not only is she a Woman International Master (WIM), she has also won the Championship herself, back in 1989... Most of the best games have an appropriate amount of annotations to provide both enjoyment and instruction.... All in all, this is a good read and, as with all other publications from McFarland, carefully researched, thoroughly illustrated, indexed, etc.—everything that makes for a great book.\"—\u003ci\u003eAmerican Chess Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Wonderfully written...One of those must have chess books!\"—\u003ci\u003eChess Book Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Fills a gap in American chess literature. Previous to its publication one could find little on the subject beyond a bare bones list of winners. Basic information such as a crosstable or a game played by the champion were often missing for many of these events. Even reliable biographical information about the winners was hard to find. No more....a major accomplishment and one chess historians will gratefully appreciate...fascinating\"—IM John Donaldson (Mechanics' Institute)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChampionships and Champions  viii\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword by Grandmaster Irina Krush  1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface  3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction  9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 1. Adele Rivero Belcher  17\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 2. Mona May Karff  21\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 3. Gisela Kahn Gresser  29\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 4. Mary Bain  38\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 5. Nancy Roos  42\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 6. Sonja Graf  45\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 7. Lisa Lane  52\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 8. Eva Aronson  57\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 9. Marilyn Simmons  60\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. Diane Savereide  63\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. Rachel Crotto  72\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12. Inna Koren  77\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13. Anna Akhsharumova  81\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14. Alexey Root  87\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15. Elena Akhmilovskaya Donaldson  92\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16. Esther Epstein  98\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e17. Irina Levitina  103\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e18. Sharon Burtman  110\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e19. Anjelina Belakovskaia  114\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20. Irina Krush  122\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e21. Elina Cotler  133\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e22. Camilla Baginskaite  137\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e23. Jennifer Shahade  141\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e24. Anna Hahn  148\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e25. Rusudan Goletiani  153\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e26. Anna Zatonskih  159\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e27. Nazi Paikidze  169\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e28. Sabina Foişor  174\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e29. Jennifer Yu  179\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRatings and Crosstables  185\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReferences  219\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTraditional Openings Index (to game numbers)  225\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eECO Openings Index (to game numbers)  226\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeneral Index  227\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040501236055,"sku":"9781476686936","price":44.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476686936.jpg?v=1750946942","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/united-states-womens-chess-champions-19372020-9781476686936","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}