14 short biographical sketches of top women players, from Vera Menchik to the present ones. The book contains 322 combinations, always diagrammed, with solutions. Separate chapters on Vera Menchik, Nona Gaprindashvili, Judit Polgar, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Irina Krush, Jennifer Shahade, Martha Fierro, Shadi Paridar, Medina Parrilla, Abby Marshall, Kosintseva Sisters, Koneru Humpy, Anna Zatonskih, Hou Yifan. Jennifer Shahade is a two-time U.S. Women's Champion and a Woman Grandmaster. Further information about the book is available at mongoosepress.com.
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