NM Laura Smith on Her Chess Role Models

Laura Smith is an American chess teacher and educator. She began learning the game at the fairly young age of 5, taught by her father. By the time she was 6, she was already enrolled in chess classes. Her accomplishments include becoming the highest-rated 13-year-old, male or female, in the US in 2002. She competed in the US Women's Chess Championship in 2006, earned a silver medal in the Girls Under 14 category in the Pan-American Championship, and earned a spot on the US Youth Chess Team for 8 consecutive years. Laura discusses what she has learned from female role models like Judit Polgar, Irina Krush and Jennifer Shahade. Forcing Moves for Beginners: Laura's author page: Laura's socials: X: Instagram: instagram.com/lauraloveschess Twitch: twitch.com/shaunandlaura Email: lauraloveschess@gmail.com Ben's X:

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NM Laura Smith on Her Chess Role Models is an episode from How To Chess by Ben Johnson.

This episode is 19:05 long.

This episode was published on Dec 15, 2023.

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