@Sarg0n said in #1:
> Ever heard of Lisa Lane?
Yes, she was the first chess player to make the cover of Sports Illustrated.
"The Queen of Knights and Pawns:" vault.si.com/vault/1961/08/07/queen-of-knights-and-pawns
She passed away last week.
"Lisa Lane, trailblazer for U.S. women’s chess ... dies at 90:" www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/mar/26/lisa-lane-trailblazer-for-us-womens-chess-and-spor/
> Ever heard of Lisa Lane?
Yes, she was the first chess player to make the cover of Sports Illustrated.
"The Queen of Knights and Pawns:" vault.si.com/vault/1961/08/07/queen-of-knights-and-pawns
She passed away last week.
"Lisa Lane, trailblazer for U.S. women’s chess ... dies at 90:" www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/mar/26/lisa-lane-trailblazer-for-us-womens-chess-and-spor/
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Wasn't she Superman's girlfriend too? Oh wait, no, that was Lois Lane.
*Looks at picture*
Oh wait, never mind, that's her alright!
*Looks at picture*
Oh wait, never mind, that's her alright!
I also saw an article about her death. An absolute killer trivia question would be --- Who was the first chess player to appear on the cover of SI. 99.9% of the people would say Bobby Fischer. It is a shame that same people would not have heard of Lisa Lane.
She was a true pioneer.
She was a true pioneer.
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