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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Oldest Human Presence in New World Found in idaho

GM Judit Polgar Was Guest Speaker at the 2019 World Cadet Chess Championships

2019 French Women's Chess Championship

69th Russian Women's Chess Championship

What We Learn From One of the World's Oldest Board Games

Site of Greek Sanctuary of Goddess Artemis Confirmed

Doing A Little Catch-Up: 4th Century CE Roman Board Game Discovered in Slovakia

Scientists Are Figuring Out How to Play Some Ancient Board Games

Hard to Believe: A Hunt to Find a Scottish "Witch's" Bones