-- Girls from 23 states came with their game faces on to the Second Annual All-Girls National Chess Championships, which took place
in Chicago, May 14 - 15, 2005. The tournament, organized by the Kasparov Chess Foundation, and sponsored by Chess Wizards and the USCF,
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, tournament director and 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:
Eight Years Old or
Younger
Individual Winners:
1. Ashley Xue, Virginia
2. Megan Lee, Washington
3. Julianna V. Rader, Washington
Team
Winners:
1. T. H. Rogers School, Texas
2. Stevenson School, Washington
3. West Homestead School, Florida
Ten Years Old or Younger
Individual
Winners:
1. Darrian Robinson, New York
2. Sylvia S. Yang, Texas
3. Helen Chu, Texas
Team Winners:
1. 39K School, New York
2. Stevenson School, Washington
3. West Homestead School, Florida
Twelve Years Old or Younger
Individual
Winners:
1. Lisa Qiu, New York
2. Catherine Hochman, New York
3. Liliya Leybova, New York
Team Winners:
1. PS42 School, New York
2. Hutchins School, Missouri
3. PS76 School, New York
Fourteen Years Old or Younger
Individual Winners:
1.
Jessie Lopez, New York
2.
Anu M. Raman, Massachussetts
3.
Vickie Pierre Florida
Team
Winners:
1.
318K School, New York
2.
Hutchins School, Missouri
3.
Allapattah School, Florida
16 Years Old or Younger
Individual Winners:
1. Elina Chertok, Illinois
2.
Elina Kats, New York
3.
Emily Freeman New York
Team Winners:
1.
Cass Tech School, Missouri
2. Miami Jackson, Florida
3. Reuben Dario, Florida
18 Years Old or Younger
Individual Winners:
1.
Olena Jaworska, Illinois
2.
Klaudia Leja, Illinois
3.
Mariah Madson, Illinois
Team Winners:
1.
Lane Tech, Illinois
2.
Joan Arai, Illinois
3.
Lincoln, Illinois
In addition to the weekend tournament, guests were treated to a special awards ceremony and authograph session with 2-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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