Alexey W. Root, Ph.D., is a lecturer at The University of Texas at Dallas and a former United States Women’s Chess Champion. This is her eighth book.

“Alexey Root, takes a look at the history of the United States Women’s Chess Championships, something for which she is uniquely qualified in the sense that not only is she a Woman International Master (WIM), she has also won the Championship herself, back in 1989... Most of the best games have an appropriate amount of annotations to provide both enjoyment and instruction.... All in all, this is a good read and, as with all other publications from McFarland, carefully researched, thoroughly illustrated, indexed, etc.—everything that makes for a great book.”—American Chess Magazine

• Table of ContentsChampionships and Champions deleteviiiForeword by Grandmaster Irina KrushPrefaceIntroduction1. Adele Rivero Belcher2. Mona May Karff3. Gisela Kahn Gresser4. Mary Bain5. Nancy Roos6. Sonja Graf7. Lisa Lane8. Eva Aronson9. Marilyn Simmons10. Diane Savereide11. Rachel Crotto12. Inna Koren13. Anna Akhsharumova14. Alexey Root15. Elena Akhmilovskaya Donaldson16. Esther Epstein17. Irina Levitina18. Sharon Burtman19. Anjelina Belakovskaia20. Irina Krush21. Elina Cotler22. Camilla Baginskaite23. Jennifer Shahade24. Anna Hahn25. Rusudan Goletiani26. Anna Zatonskih27. Nazi Paikidze28. Sabina Foişor29. Jennifer YuRatings and CrosstablesReferencesTraditional Openings Index (to game numbers)ECO Openings Index (to game numbers)General Index

Alexey W. Root, Ph.D., is a lecturer at The University of Texas at Dallas and a former United States Women’s Chess Champion. This is her eighth book.

“Alexey Root, takes a look at the history of the United States Women’s Chess Championships, something for which she is uniquely qualified in the sense that not only is she a Woman International Master (WIM), she has also won the Championship herself, back in 1989... Most of the best games have an appropriate amount of annotations to provide both enjoyment and instruction.... All in all, this is a good read and, as with all other publications from McFarland, carefully researched, thoroughly illustrated, indexed, etc.—everything that makes for a great book.”—American Chess Magazine

• Table of ContentsChampionships and Champions deleteviiiForeword by Grandmaster Irina KrushPrefaceIntroduction1. Adele Rivero Belcher2. Mona May Karff3. Gisela Kahn Gresser4. Mary Bain5. Nancy Roos6. Sonja Graf7. Lisa Lane8. Eva Aronson9. Marilyn Simmons10. Diane Savereide11. Rachel Crotto12. Inna Koren13. Anna Akhsharumova14. Alexey Root15. Elena Akhmilovskaya Donaldson16. Esther Epstein17. Irina Levitina18. Sharon Burtman19. Anjelina Belakovskaia20. Irina Krush21. Elina Cotler22. Camilla Baginskaite23. Jennifer Shahade24. Anna Hahn25. Rusudan Goletiani26. Anna Zatonskih27. Nazi Paikidze28. Sabina Foişor29. Jennifer YuRatings and CrosstablesReferencesTraditional Openings Index (to game numbers)ECO Openings Index (to game numbers)General Index

Alexey W. Root, Ph.D., is a lecturer at The University of Texas at Dallas and a former United States Women’s Chess Champion. This is her eighth book.

“Alexey Root, takes a look at the history of the United States Women’s Chess Championships, something for which she is uniquely qualified in the sense that not only is she a Woman International Master (WIM), she has also won the Championship herself, back in 1989... Most of the best games have an appropriate amount of annotations to provide both enjoyment and instruction.... All in all, this is a good read and, as with all other publications from McFarland, carefully researched, thoroughly illustrated, indexed, etc.—everything that makes for a great book.”—American Chess Magazine

• Table of ContentsChampionships and Champions deleteviiiForeword by Grandmaster Irina KrushPrefaceIntroduction1. Adele Rivero Belcher2. Mona May Karff3. Gisela Kahn Gresser4. Mary Bain5. Nancy Roos6. Sonja Graf7. Lisa Lane8. Eva Aronson9. Marilyn Simmons10. Diane Savereide11. Rachel Crotto12. Inna Koren13. Anna Akhsharumova14. Alexey Root15. Elena Akhmilovskaya Donaldson16. Esther Epstein17. Irina Levitina18. Sharon Burtman19. Anjelina Belakovskaia20. Irina Krush21. Elina Cotler22. Camilla Baginskaite23. Jennifer Shahade24. Anna Hahn25. Rusudan Goletiani26. Anna Zatonskih27. Nazi Paikidze28. Sabina Foişor29. Jennifer YuRatings and CrosstablesReferencesTraditional Openings Index (to game numbers)ECO Openings Index (to game numbers)General Index