-- The Second Annual All-Girls National Chess Championships, which took place in Chicago, May 14 - 15, 2005, was a major step forward in erasing the gender gap that exists in competitive chess . The tournament, organized and sponsored by the Kasparov Chess Foundation, in association with the USCF and Chess Wizards, featured competition among 209 girls, ages 5 through 18 from public, private and home schools throughout the United States.
"All girls who participated were truly winners," explained Michael Khodarkovsky, president of Kasparov Chess Foundation. "This tournament is so important to the game of chess. We are creating an environment where young women can flourish. The friendships they formed, experienced gained and memories they'll share from this weekend will last a lifetime," he added.
Following are the results based on age
groupings:
8 & Under:
individual winners:
1. Ashley Xue Virginia 5.5
2. Megan Lee Washington 5.0
3. Julianna V. Rader Washington 5.0
4. Aswini Melekote New York 5.0
5. Jessica F. Zhu California 5.0
6. Molly-Ro Clarfeld Washington 4.5
7. Epiphany M Peters Missouri 4.5
8. Clara C. Wang Massachusetts 4.0
9. Ellie Simon California 4.0
10. Lilia Poteat New York 4.0
11. Eleanor H. Gilbert Texas 4.0
12. Carly M. Thomas Illinois 4.0
13. Isamar Duran Florida 4.0
14. Julie Flammang New York 4.0
15. Ellen Xiang Texas 3.5
team winners:
1. T. H. Rogers School Texas 10.5
2. Stevenson School Washington 10.0
3. West Homestead School Florida 7.0
10 & Under:
individual winners:
1. Darrian Robinson New York 5.5
2. Sylvia S. Yang Texas 5.0
3. Helen Chu Texas 5.0
4. Anna R. Matlin New Jersey 5.0
5. Adele Padgett Illinois 5.0
6. Karen Marcjan Washington 5.0
7. Elizabeth Berg New York 4.5
8. Diamond A. Duncan New York 4.5
9. Cheenar Banerjee Minnesota 4.0
10. Sayaka B. Foley Arizona 4.0
11. Eve D. Zhurbinskiy New Jersey 4.0
12. Caroline C. Folz North Carolina 4.0
13. Amanda C. Leary Texas 4.0
14. Laris Syintsitski Missouri 4.0
15. Amanda Jerido-Katz New York 4.0
team winners:
1. 39K School New York 11.0
2. Highcrest School Illinois 8.5
3. PS194m School New York 7.0
12 & Under:
individual winner:
1. Lisa Qiu New York 5.5
2. Catherine Hochman New York 5.0
3. Liliya Leybova New York 5.0
4. Brianna Conley Ohio 4.5
5. Sarah Selby Indiana 4.5
6. Jennie S. Liu New Jersey 4.0
7. Sandra Hernandez Nevada 4.0
8. Gabriella Rader Washington 4.0
9. Abigail Brownell Illinois 4.0
10. Eve V. Litvak New Jersey 4.0
11. Sapphire Ratner California 4.0
12. Cheryl D. Liu Illinois 4.0
13. Dani T. Moubayed Connecticut 3.5
14. Christina Whyte New York 3.5
15. Allyson Koh Washington 3.5
team winners:
1. PS42 School New York 12.0
2. Hutchins School Michigan 8.5
3. PS76 School New York 7.0
14 & Under
individual winners:
1. Jessie Lopez New York 5.0
2. Anu M. Raman Massachussetts 5.0
3. Vickie Pierre Florida 5.0
4. Marta Szulla New York 4.0
5. Emillia A. Stuart Arizona 4.0
6. Shiny Kaur Illinois 4.0
7. Courtney R. Kaplan New York 3.5
8. Gohar Anwar New York 3.0
9. Tyler Nathan Indiana 3.0
10. Alexandra Korves New York 3.0
11. Devyne A. Lloyd Michigan 2.0
12. Asia S. Blaney Michigan 2.0
13. Veronica Atkins New York 2.0
14. Tinesha Alexis Florida 2.0
15. Brittany Jones Florida 2.0
team winners:
1. 318K School New York 12.0
2. Hutchins School Michigan 5.0
3. Allapattah School Florida 3.0
16 & Under
individual winners:
1. Elina Chertok Illinois 5.0
2. Elina Kats New York 5.0
3. Emily Freeman New York 4.5
4. Krista Selby Indiana 4.5
5. Khadeejah A. Gray New York 4.0
6. April L. Jackson Illinois 4.0
7. Tiffany Madson Illinois 4.0
8. Nery Quesada Florida 3.5
9. Ninoshka Fernandes Illinois 3.5
10. Madina Mathis Michigan 3.0
11. Diana Yen Illinois 3.0
12. Kirsten L. Walker Michigan 3.0
13. Saydi Ramos Florida 3.0
14. Ashley Bish Michigan 2.5
15. Ting Jiang Florida 2.0
team winners:
1. Cass Tech School Michigan 8.5
2. Miami Jackson Florida 7.5
3. Reuben Dario Florida 3.5
18 & Under:
individual winners:
1. Olena Jaworska Illinois 4.0
2. Klaudia Leja Illinois 3.5
3. Mariah Madson Illinois 3.0
4. Michelle Tran Illinois 3.0
5. Lesley Ann Loren Illinois 2.5
6. Madelle A. Olea Illinois 2.5
7. Chelsey Shirahata Illinois 2.5
8. Suleiy D. Quesada Florida 2.5
9. Vinita Shah Illinois 2.5
10. Erum Ibrahim Illinois 2.0
11. Keyondra LeCounte Florida 2.0
12. Nicole M. Perez Illinois 2.0
13. Karolina Leja Illinois 1.5
14. Evelyn Amay Illinois 0.5
15. Patricia Pyra Illinois 0.5
team winners:
1. Lane Tech Illinois 9.0
2. Joan Arai Illinois 6.0
3. Lincoln Illinois 4.0
Beatriz Marinello, USCF President, welcomed the participants during the opening ceremony, while closing the event with an inspiring awards ceremony. As an added bonus, girls were treated to autographics and chess tips by two-times US Women's Champion Jennifer Shahade.
Founded by World Chess Champion
Garry Kasparov, KCF's mission is to bring the many educational
benefits of chess to children throughout the United States by
providing a complete chess curriculum and enrichment programs. The
Foundation promotes the study of chess as a cognitive learning tool
in curricular classes and after-school programs for elementary,
middle and high schools, both in the public and private school
sectors. The not-for-profit educational organization also organizes
tournaments and competitions on a local and national basis. For more
information, please visit http://www.kasparovchessfoundation.org/
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