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May Karff, the “queen of American chess,” was a dominant force in American women’s chess for over forty years.

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N. May Karff is recognized among Jewish contributors to Sports — May Karff, the “queen of American chess,” was a dominant force in American women’s chess for over forty years.

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May Karff, the “queen of American chess,” was a dominant force in American women’s chess for over forty years. That is how the Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women, the scholarly reference published by the Jewish Women's Archive, opens its entry on her, written by Mark Oehlert, and the entry is linked below.

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Source: Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women (Jewish Women's Archive) — Mark Oehlert

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May Karff, the “queen of American chess,” was a dominant force in American women’s chess for over forty years.

Source: Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women (Jewish Women's Archive) — Mark Oehlert