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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Goddesschess

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Is This a New Theory About the Garden of Eden?

Quah Seng Sun Hits a Grand Slam on Female Chessplayers

2010 Women's World Chess Championship

2010 Pan American Collegiate Team, Scholastic, Blitz and Open Events!

China's Publicity Stunt Backfires

Susan Polgar at the North Shore Chess Center

Women's London Invitational

2010 Women's World Chess Championship - Round 2 Action

Puzzles Aplenty

Southwest Chess Club Action

Ancient Egyptian Mathematicians Flexed Their Muscles with Puzzles

Chinese Expedition to Kenya Hopes to Recover the Past - Suitably Edited

2010 Women's World Chess Championship - Items of Interest

2010 Women's World Chess Championship R1 Play-off Results