Anna Hahn (chess player)
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Anna Hahn is an American chess
player with the title of Woman International Master.
In her native Latvia
, she took the women's championship of 1992 and then moved to the U.S., where in 1994 she won the New York City High School Championship, and helped lead Edward R. Murrow to three consecutive National High School championships (1992–1994).
She won the 2003 U.S. Women's Chess Championship
in Seattle after beating Irina Krush
and Jennifer Shahade
in a three way playoff for the title.
In the aftermath, there was some controversy and considerable media interest when Hahn was not subsequently selected for the Olympiad
training squad. Understandably, Krush and Shahade had been expected to be joined by the also highly rated Susan Polgar
and Anna Zatonskih
to make up a squad capable of winning against the highly favored Chinese Ladies Team. Nevertheless, many would argue that performances are a better indication of strength than Elo rating.
Anna Hahn was previously known as Anna Khan and many of her older games on chess databases will be found under that name. She works as a trader for D. E. Shaw & Co. in New York City
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Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
player with the title of Woman International Master.
In her native Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
, she took the women's championship of 1992 and then moved to the U.S., where in 1994 she won the New York City High School Championship, and helped lead Edward R. Murrow to three consecutive National High School championships (1992–1994).
She won the 2003 U.S. Women's Chess Championship
U.S. Women's Chess Championship
The U.S. Women's Chess Championship tournament is to determine the woman chess champion of the United States.-List of U.S. Women's Chess Champions:*1937 Adele Rivero*1938 Mona May Karff*1940 Adele Rivero*1941 Mona May Karff*1942 Mona May Karff...
in Seattle after beating Irina Krush
Irina Krush
Irina Krush is an American chess player who won the U.S. Women's Chess Championship in 1998, 2007, and 2010. Born in Odessa, USSR , she is widely known for her series of chess training videos, the "Krushing Attacks" series.Krush learned to play chess at age five, emigrating with her parents to...
and Jennifer Shahade
Jennifer Shahade
Jennifer Shahade is an American chess player and writer. She is a two-time American women's chess champion and, as of October 2007, has a FIDE rating of 2322. She has the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster. Jennifer is the author of the book Chess Bitch...
in a three way playoff for the title.
In the aftermath, there was some controversy and considerable media interest when Hahn was not subsequently selected for the Olympiad
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...
training squad. Understandably, Krush and Shahade had been expected to be joined by the also highly rated Susan Polgar
Susan Polgar
Susan Polgar is a Hungarian-American chess Grandmaster...
and Anna Zatonskih
Anna Zatonskih
Anna Zatonskih is a chess player from the United States. She is a Woman Grandmaster, as well as an International Master. She is a chess professional, who coaches players and competes in tournaments. Zatonskih is the 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2011 U.S. Women's Chess Champion.Zatonskih learned chess at...
to make up a squad capable of winning against the highly favored Chinese Ladies Team. Nevertheless, many would argue that performances are a better indication of strength than Elo rating.
Anna Hahn was previously known as Anna Khan and many of her older games on chess databases will be found under that name. She works as a trader for D. E. Shaw & Co. in New York City
New York City
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