Home›Chess-Family War Games›Gender›FemaleBrowse ByFemaleFactsFemaleFAQsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of OriginWell-attested600 CE 1Defining CharacteristicWell-attestedChess spread throughout the world and many variants of the game soon began taking shape. 2FemaleFilter Results10 entriesGame PlayedAllChess (10)Poker (2)NationalityAllCanada (1)China (3)Georgia (2)Hungary (2)Ukraine (1)United States (2)Active EraAll1941 (1)1961 (1)1969 (1)1970 (1)1976 (1)1980 (1)1985 (1)1991 (1)1994 (1)1995 (1)Competition CategoryAllIndividual (8)CompetitionAllAsian Games (1)Chess Olympiad (1)World Chess Championship (6)World Series of Poker (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 10Alexandra BotezFemaleAnna UsheninaFemaleHou YifanFemaleJennifer ShahadeFemaleJu WenjunFemaleJudit PolgarFemaleMaia ChiburdanidzeFemaleNona GaprindashviliFemaleSusan PolgarFemaleXie JunFemaleFAQsWhy does this atlas carry chess grandmasters as athlete entities?Games are first-class citizens in this atlas, so chess grandmasters and champions are carried as athlete entities alongside physical-sport competitors.This subcategory groups athletes who competed in chess, the abstract strategy game of the chess family, carried as athlete entities alongside physical-sport competitors because games are first-class citizens in this atlas. Chess grandmasters and champions belong here, while players of other board or card games are grouped under their own game-family categories elsewhere in this tree.Sources1. Wikipedia: Chaturangatier 2WikipediaChaturanga, Origin sectionQuote, Chaturanga, Origin sectionThe earliest clear reference comes from north India from the Gupta Empire, dating from the sixth century AD.View the Source2. Wikipedia: History of chesstier 2WikipediaHistory of chess, Origin sectionQuote, History of chess, Origin sectionChess spread throughout the world and many variants of the game soon began taking shapeView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.