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Thursday, January 4, 2018

China Institute (New York, NY) Offering Weiqi (Chinese "Go") Lessons

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Hola everybody!  Hope you are recovered from any New Year's Eve excesses :) Here's the info on the Weiqi classes being offered by ...
Saturday, December 30, 2017

IM Dorsa Derakhshani Speaks Out on Treatment of Iranian Female Chessplayers by Iran Federation

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IM Dorsa Derakhshani (USA 2306) (also holds WGM title) wrote an opinion piece published in The New York Times.  Derakhshani left her family ...

Anna Muzychuk Refuses to Play in Corrupted 2017 World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in Saudi Arabia

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A few international chess stars stand up for what is right.  I wish more of them had the guts to stand up against this kind of thing and giv...

Counting Down to the New Year, Winter UGH and Winter Ahhhhhh!

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Hola darlings!  Goddesschess hopes you all will have a wonderful celebration for New Year's Eve and a happy, healthy and prosperous 2018...
Thursday, December 21, 2017

Thoughts and Memories on a Happy Winter Solstice!

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Hola, darlings! Happy Winter Solstice and Happy Holidays to all from Goddesschess.  May we all share many more to come, together, and enj...
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Monday, November 20, 2017

Paul Morphy: Honored in Louisiana

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It's not often I write about a male chessplayer, but it's also not often an American newspaper writes an article about a chessplayer...
Saturday, November 18, 2017

Oops! Archeologists Were Wrong - There ARE Women in Cahokia Burial Mount 72!

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Here is another story that I emailed to myself in August, 2016 that I didn't get around to posting - until here and now.  It's IMPOR...

Stunning Jewelry Discovered in Tomb of Northern Wei Dynasty Female from 1,500 Years Ago

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I am cleaning out my old email today.  I often email myself links to stories to post here, and sometimes they fall between the cracks.  This...
Friday, November 17, 2017

The Original Goddesschess Website: Status Update II

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Hola, darlings! I am happy to report that according to my new webhost, all of the Goddesschess files that create the gigantic original w...

Man Deutch (WHO???) Versus World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen

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This is very entertaining - and actually true.  Deutch is a reporter for The Wall Street Journal and the video comes straight from its own ...
Tuesday, November 14, 2017

The Original Goddesschess Website: Status Update

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Hola darlings! As many of you may know, our dear webmaster and one of the founding partners of the Goddesschess Partnership, Don McLean, p...
Friday, November 10, 2017

Nishapur Chess Set Offered for Sale by Sotheby's

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Hmmmm.... I receive advertisements from Sotheby's regarding various auctions they are hosting all around the globe.  To make a long st...
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Most Scientists Now Reject Idea That First Americans Came By Land

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Great synopsis of research that has led scientists to conclude that man first travelled here by water, not overland (or over ice) routes. ...
Tuesday, October 31, 2017

St. Louis Chess and Scholastic Center: Champions Showdown November 9 - 14, 2017

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A big line-up but, sadly, ALL males.  I won't be paying attention, except to mention in passing that I'm glad to see the names of so...
Sunday, October 15, 2017

Final Results for the Chess Femmes, Hales Corners Chess Challenge XXVI

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[I updated the post at 8:31 AM on October 16th to reflect ALL of the female players in the Open Section (I had somehow managed to leave Mega...