Lauren Goodkind

Lauren Goodkind was born and raised in the San Francisco bay area. She started playing in USCF chess tournaments in 1999 and has won and done well in local chess tournaments. In her free time, she likes to play tennis, do improv, play other board games, and travel. She hopes her work will inspire more girls and women to play chess since chess is a male-dominated game. She is also available for book talks.