• NM Laura Smith on Her Chess Role Models

  • Dec 15 2023
  • Length: 19 mins
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NM Laura Smith on Her Chess Role Models

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  • 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:

    https://www.chessable.com/forcing-moves-for-beginners-/course/123996/


    Laura's author page:

    https://www.chessable.com/author/LauraSmith/


    Laura's socials:


    X:

    https://twitter.com/lauraloveschess


    Instagram:

    instagram.com/lauraloveschess


    Twitch:

    twitch.com/shaunandlaura


    Email:

    lauraloveschess@gmail.com


     


    Ben's X:

    https://twitter.com/Bennyficial1
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