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- ↑ The United States Chess Federation -- U.S. Women's Champions http://main.uschess.org/content/view/7498/522/
- ↑ Peters, Jack, "U.S. Amateur Team", Los Angeles Times, February 21, 1999 http://articles.latimes.com/1999/feb/21/news/mn-10325
