Abby Marshall

Abby Marshall
Full name Abby Marshall
Country  United States
Born June 11, 1991
USA
Title Woman FIDE Master
FIDE rating 2146 (March 2012[1])
Peak rating 2208 (October 2007)

Abby Marshall (born June 11, 1991) is a chess player from Columbus, Ohio, USA, who has resided in Virginia, USA since late 2005. She is a Woman FIDE Master and in 2009 won the Denker Tournament of High School Champions,[2][3] the first female player ever to have attained the title.[4] Marshall was also the National 11th Grade Chess Co-champion in 2008, and is the only two-time winner of the Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls (2005 and 2006).[5] She played in the 2009 World Youth Chess Championship.[6]

Marshall writes a column for ChessCafe.com, "The Openings Explained."[7] She has also written for the online edition of Chess Life.[8]

She graduated from Barnard College in May 2014 with highest honors.[9]

References

  1. ↑ FIDE chess ratings | Rating Progress Chart - Marshall, Abby (USA)
  2. ↑ Abby Marshall on her Denker Win
  3. ↑ Abby Marshall Wins the Denker! : U.S. Chess Trust
  4. ↑ Chess for Girls: Abby Marshall: First Female to Win Denker!
  5. ↑ "Abby Marshall wins 2009 Denker Tournament of High School Champions". ChessBase.com. 19 August 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  6. ↑ WORLD YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 - U-18 Girls from wycc2009.tsf.org.tr
  7. ↑ "The Openings Explained". ChessCafe.com. 6 January 2010. Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  8. ↑ "Abby Marshall Reflects on the World Youth". Chess Life Online. 10 December 2009. Archived from the original on 24 December 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  9. ↑ http://www.womanpokerplayer.com/pokernews/womens-poker-news/865-new-book-release-play-like-girl.html

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