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Las primeras ajedrecistas que pusieron en jaque a los prejuicios
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A Cuban Chess Champion: María Teresa Mora Iturralde
Maria was born on October 15, 1902, in Havana. Her father introduced her to chess when she was very young, and in 1913, when she was eleven years old, she played her first tournament, at the Havana Chess Club. Though it was her first tournament she already must have been reasonably strong because she won it. In 1915 she won the Intercollegiate Championship in Havana, and then continued to achieve numerous successes.
Capablanca was so impressed by Maria’s talent, that he offered to teach her directly, and she became the only person who has ever received lessons from him. In
Before The Queen s Gambit There Was Vera Menchik Netflix
By Jeff Somers/Dec. 29, 2020 2:50 pm EDT/Updated: Jan. 5, 2021 4:46 pm EDT
The Queen s Gambit has been a breakout success for Netflix, reintroducing the world to Walter Tevis terrific novel and inspiring a surge of interest in the game of chess. The story of Beth Harmon orphan, alcoholic, and chess genius the series combines a fine sense of 1960s style with an accurate portrayal of just how dramatic the chess world can be. And while the story only skims the challenges faced by female players in the male-dominated sphere of world-class chess, it s easy to see Harmon as a feminist icon who smashes through glass ceilings as easily as she smashes through her endgames.
The Queen s Gambit and 5 Other Books About Chess Prodigies
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Rolling Stone ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ and 5 Other Books About Chess Prodigies
These inspiring books on chess stars both real and fictional might just move you to improve your game
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If you, too, were on the edge of your seat while binge-watching Netflix’s
The Queen’s Gambit, you’re not alone. Based on the 1983 Walter Tevis book of the same name (which takes its title from a popular move), the limited-run series about fictional chess prodigy Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor Joy) set viewership records to the tune of 62 million households in its first 28 days, says the streaming service. The coming-of-age story follows orphaned Harmon as she rises through the ranks in the Sixties and Seventies, proving to be (spoiler alert!) the pandemic’s welc
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