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Ellen Gilbert
Ellen E. Gilbert (née Strong) (April 30, 1837 – February 12, 1900) was a strong 19th century correspondence chess player, and one of the first significant women players in chess history. She became famous for her match victory against George H. D. Gossip. Gossip, who had won the 1873–74 correspondence chess tournament of the ''Chess-Players Chronicle'', "was thought by some to be the strongest correspondence player known". Gilbert, playing for the United States in an 1879 correspondence chess match against England, won all four of her games against Gossip. This enabled the American team to win the match 27–23. Her victories, combined with her in 21 moves in one game, and mate in 35 moves in another, "caused a sensation in the chess world".David Hooper (chess player), Hooper, David and Kenneth Whyld, Whyld, Kenneth, ''The Oxford Companion to Chess'', Oxford University Press (2nd ed. 1992), p. 152. . She was hailed as "The Queen of Chess", and poems and at least one chess p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leverett, Massachusetts
Leverett is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,865 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The Town of Leverett is located on the traditional lands of the Pennacook and the Pocomtuc Nations. Leverett is one of the southernmost towns of Franklin County, located west of Shutesbury and Wendell, east of Sunderland, south of Montague, and north of Amherst. Leverett was originally part of Sunderland (named Swampfield at that time). The first non-indigenous settlement was established in 1750, and the settlers officially petitioned Sunderland to become their own town in 1774. The town was named for John Leverett, the twentieth Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. In 1985, a Buddhist monastic order called Nipponzan Myohoji erected a large monument in Leverett. This structure, known as the New England Peace Pagoda, is considered the first of its kind in North America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
