1/10/2020 – Quick trivia: Who was the strongest female player ever born in the USA? If you said Alisa Maric, you're right! She and Mirjana Maric are twins and they are both Women Grandmasters — a unique case in the history of chess. In 1990, Alisa almost played for the Women's World title and after the end of her chess career she had a successful career as an academic. From 2012 to 2013 she served as Serbia's minister for youth and sports. Today, January 10, 2020, Alisa and her 20 minutes younger sister Mirjana celebrate their 50th birthday. | Photo: Rochade Kuppenheim

4/21/2004 – The Batumi women's world championship might be cancelled, but do you know where Batumi is? How about Georgia? Are you spending enough time at ChessBase.com? Maybe too much? Test your knowledge of recent events and find out your score right away in our first instant gratification trivia quiz.