WHEN: Monday, September 6, 2021

TIME: 6 PM - 7 PM CT via ZOOM

REGISTER: HERE

Meet WFM Karen Hoshino, the #1 ranked woman chess player in Japan, in this virtual event with Queens United Chess! She will discuss her experiences with chess - providing insight on her competitive chess playing in representing the Japan Chess Team and gaining the WFM (Woman Fide Master) title, as well as representing the Saint Louis University chess team. There will be an opportunity for audience questions at the end.

This event is open to the general public and will take place via Zoom on Labor Day (Monday, September 6, 2021) from 6pm-7pm CT. Participant capacity is limited, so please register here at your earliest convenience to receive the Zoom link!

Read more about Karen Hoshino here: Karen Hoshino, originally from Japan, learned to play chess from her father at the age of four. It wasn’t until she began training with her coaches GM Mihajlo Stojanovic and IM James Mann de Toledo when her family moved to Brazil, that she started to play competitive chess in the national and international level. She played various school championships in Brazil and Japan, and eventually became one of the youngest members of the Japanese Olympic Chess Team. She participated in her first chess Olympiad at the age of 11 in Istanbul and has been part of the Olympic team ever since. Apart from chess, Karen loves to play golf, play the piano, and go for walks with her friends. She loves her studies at the Saint Louis University (SLU) and is a proud member of the SLU Chess Team.