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Jovanka Houska IM
Jovanka was born in 1980 into the chess playing Houska family. Together with her father, her brother and sisters all played the game but she is the only one to have pursued it as a career.
Jovanka has been an integral member of the English Ladies team since 1999 and for a number of years she has played top board. She became English Ladies Champion for the first time in 2008, retaining the title in 2009 and 2010. Jovanka is England's only professional female chess player with a current Elo rating of 2401. Jovanka mixes her playing career with some chess journalism and is also the sole or co-author of a number of chess books notably on the Caro-Kann opening.
Jovanka is the honorary president of the Snodland Chess Club.
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