Zhongyi, Tan (1991)

Zhongyi, Tan (1991)

Zhongyi, Tan (1991 -) Alternative last name spellings: – Alternative first name spellings: – Alias: –   GENERAL INFO Description: Tan Zhongyi is a Chinese chess Grandmaster and Women’s World Chess Champion since 2017. She won the female gold...
Saint Hildegard of Bingen (1098 – 1179)

Saint Hildegard of Bingen (1098 – 1179)

Saint Hildegard of Bingen (1098 – 1179)   Alternative last name spellings:  Alternative first name spellings:  Alias: Sibyl of the Rhine. The Teutonic prophetess. “O form of woman, sister of Wisdom, how great is your glory!...
Sappho (ca. 650/610 – 580 BC)

Sappho (ca. 650/610 – 580 BC)

Sappho (ca. 650/610 – 580 BC)   Alternative last name spellings: – Alternative first name spellings: Sappho of Lesbos. Alias: – “To have beauty is to have only that, but to have goodness is to be beautiful too.”   GENERAL INFO...
Polgár, Judit (1976)

Polgár, Judit (1976)

Polgar, Judit (1976 -) Alternative last name spellings:  Alternative first name spellings: Alias: The Princess of Chess   “I always say that women should have the self-confidence that they are as good as male players, but only if they are willing to work and...
Hou, Yifan (1994)

Hou, Yifan (1994)

Yifan, Hou (1994 – ) Alternative last name spellings: – Alternative first name spellings: – Alias: –     GENERAL INFO Description: Hou Yifan is a Chinese chess Grandmaster and four times world champion of women’s chess. Hou is the first...