Laura Ross
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Laura Ross at the 2003 U.S. Chess Championships
Laura Ross (born 1988) is an American chess player. She holds the title of Woman FIDE Master.[1] As of September 2011[update], her FIDE rating is 2217.[2]
In 1998 she finished eighth in the World Championship Girls Under 10.
Ross was the first US female to head a "Top 100 Players" list of both male and female players, as published by the United States Chess Federation. In April 2002 she became the highest rated 13-year-old, male or female, in the US.[3]
Laura is an alumna of Binghamton University.
She currently works as a chess instructor for the non-profit organization Chess-in-the-Schools.
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Professional affiliations
- FIDE World Chess Federation
- United States Chess Federation
- Chess-in-the-Schools
Professional achievements
- Women's FIDE Master
- Rated 2217 (September 2011)
- Rated 11th top US Female player
Awards
- Women's US Championship (San Diego CA): won USCF Chess-Scholar Award; placed 2nd in competition
- Pan-American Championship (Cordoba, Argentina): earned silver medal in Girls Under 14 category
- Earned a spot on the US Youth Chess Team for 8 consecutive years. Placed in the Top Ten 3 times, WFM Laura Ross (accessed 7 September 2011)
References
- ↑ [1] FIDE Card of Laura Ross from FIDE
- ↑ http://www.chessnyc.com/wfm-laura-ross CHESS NYC
- ↑ [2] Top 100 13 Year olds, April 2002 from the United States Chess Federation
External links
- Laura Ross rating card at FIDE
- Interview With Laura Ross
