Goddesschess

"Despite the documented evidence of chess historian H.J.R. Murray, I have always thought that chess was invented by a goddess." George Koltanowski, from Women in Chess, Players of the Modern Game

About Me

Jan: I'm one of the founders of Goddesschess, which went online May 6, 1999. I earned an under-graduate degree in history and economics going to college part-time nights, weekends and summer school while working full-time, and went on to earn a post-graduate degree (J.D.) I love the challenge of research, and spend my spare time reading and writing about my favorite subjects, travelling and working in my gardens. My family and my friends are most important in my life. For the second half of my life, I'm focusing on "doable" things to help local chess initiatives, starting in my own home town. And I'm experiencing a sort of personal "Renaissance" that is leaving me rather breathless...

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2017 FIDE Women's World Chess Championship - Final

GM Alexandra Kosteniuk in Final Four at 2017 Women's World Chess Championships

European Women Team Championship 2013

GM Alexandra Kosteniuk Back in Top Ten Women World Rankings

63rd Russian Women Super Final Chess Championship

European Individual Women's Chess Championship 2013

Alexandra Kosteniuk Defends Thesis to Earn Advanced Degree

2013 U.S. Women's Chess Championship: Winner of the Goddesschess Fighting Chess Award

Goddesschess Fighting Chess Award for 2013 U.S. Women's Chess Championship!

2012 FIDE Women's Grand Prix - Kazan