NM Laura Smith on Her Chess Role Models

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