Abby Marshall Explained

Abby Marshall
Birth Place:Columbus, Ohio
Woman FIDE Master (2007)
Rating:2116 (February 2014)[1]
Peakrating:2208 (October 2007)

Abby Marshall (born June 11, 1991) is a chess player from Columbus, Ohio, United States, who has resided in Virginia, United States 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]

Notes and References

  1. http://ratings.fide.com/id.phtml?event=2004879 FIDE chess ratings | Rating Progress Chart - Marshall, Abby (USA)
  2. http://main.uschess.org/content/view/9612/544/ Abby Marshall on her Denker Win
  3. http://www.uschesstrust.com/2009/08/08/abby-marshall-wins-the-denker/ Abby Marshall Wins the Denker! : U.S. Chess Trust
  4. Web site: Chess for Girls: Abby Marshall: First Female to Win Denker! . 2010-01-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110711094827/http://www.girlchess.com/2009/08/abby-marshall-first-female-to-win.html . 2011-07-11 . dead .
  5. Web site: Abby Marshall wins 2009 Denker Tournament of High School Champions. 19 August 2009. ChessBase.com. 2 February 2010.
  6. http://wycc2009.tsf.org.tr/component/option,com_turnuva/task,show/dosya,102/Itemid,102/lang,turkish/ WORLD YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 - U-18 Girls
  7. Web site: The Openings Explained. 6 January 2010. ChessCafe.com. 2 February 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100209114305/http://www.chesscafe.com/abby/abby.htm. 2010-02-09. dead.
  8. Web site: Abby Marshall Reflects on the World Youth. 10 December 2009. Chess Life Online. 2 February 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20091224144159/http://main.uschess.org/content/view/9935/141/. 24 December 2009 . live.
  9. Web site: Play Like a Girl! | Woman Poker Player Magazine - Women's Poker News Magazine . 2011-06-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110223114323/http://www.womanpokerplayer.com/pokernews/womens-poker-news/865-new-book-release-play-like-girl.html . 2011-02-23 .

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