Global InformationJessica Lauser information
| Jessica Lauser | |
|---|---|
| Country |  United States |
| Born | 1980 (age 44) |
| FIDE rating | 1658 [1] (November 2023) |
Jessica T. Lauser /LAWser/ is a visually-impaired American chess player and the current, 5-time reigning U.S. Blind Chess Champion.[1][2] She is the first-ever (and so far only) woman to win the national championship for blind and visually-impaired players, which she’s done every year, since 2018.[3]
- ^ Matt Villano. "This woman is a chess champion. And she's blind". CNN. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ Mackenzie, Dana (24 December 2020). "She's a Chess Champion Who Can Barely See the Board". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ Leverett, Bruce (23 October 2018). "Jessica Lauser is U.S. Blind Champion, First Woman to Capture Title". US Chess.org. Retrieved 21 June 2021.