New women’s chess tournament seeks to get girls into the gameThe Turkish Chess Federation and İş Bank are organizing the first of what is hoped to be a tradition of major international women’s events in İstanbul, aiming in the...
Atatürk Women Chess Tournament
March 10-20, 2008 in Istanbul, Turkey. This will be a round robin event. Participants: GM Zhu Chen (Qatar 2548)WGM Hou Yifan (China 2527)GM Pia Cramling (Sweden 2524)WGM Xue Zhao (China 2517)GM Maia Chiburdanidze (Georgia 2489)IM Anna Ushenina (Ukraine 2484)IM...
Super Women’s Event in Turkey
This event will take place in March 2008 No. Player Country Title Elo 1 Pia, Cramling Sweden GM 25312 Zhu, Chen Qatar GM 25313 Xu Yuhua China GM 25094 Hou, Yifan China WGM 25025 Chiburdanidze, Maia Georgia GM 25006...
The future of women’s chess in America
Here are some of the up and coming young female talents in the U.S. today. A number of them are on the top boards in their sections this weekend at the National K-12 Championships in Houston, Texas. I will...
Yes, I Play Chess!
The first “Yes, I Play Chess!” Event will be Saturday, September 15, 2007 at the YWCA National Capital area located at 624 Ninth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 . Registration/Sign in will begin at 12:30pm until 1:00pm. The event...