Who is the best female American chess player of all time?

Is Irina Krush the best?

Maybe Wch en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Polgar

@Sarg0n said in #2:
> Maybe Wch en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Polgar

I forgot about her, always thinking about her sister.

@morphyms1817 said in #1:
> Is Irina Krush the best?

Perhaps, but you could make good arguments for Gisela Gresser www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=31334 and Mona May Karff www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=72237 also.

In the movie, queen gambit

If you consider Susan Polgar as American then definitely her else Anna Zatonskih!