Articles, features and stories about London Women Chess Club and women's chess.
"One in nine FIDE rated chess players is a woman. This is a data story about why." An interactive deep dive into The Queen's Gambit effect, Judit Polgár, peak ages, and a Monte Carlo decomposition of the rating gap — by LWCC volunteer Anna.
"A female chess player from Battersea is encouraging more women to get involved with the game after it has helped her to overcome her trauma. Zoya Boozorginia, 39, began playing chess at 10. Now, as a full-time architect, she balances her work and her addiction to chess, even moving house to live nearer to the chess club…"
A look at how London's chess clubs — including LWCC — are building new communities around the game.
"The first Ladies' Chess Club was formed at Brompton in London, with its first meeting attended by 25 ladies on January 14, 1895. Miss E. M. Burrell of 86, West Cromwell Road, was named the club secretary, and the club met at members' homes until March 11, when it took quarters at 447, Strand, W.C."
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