Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
SP Girls’ Invitational from the TD’s perspective
I was given the privilege of directing the 2011 Susan Polgar Girls’ Invitational Chess Tournament in Lubbock, Texas, from July 24-29, 2011. I am pictured above with Susan Polgar, Heather Young of Vancouver, WA, and her parents, Ron &...
Savanna Naccarato places 9th out of 46 at the 2011 Susan Polgar Girls Invitational
Savanna Naccarato (center) with her mother, Rachelle (left), and GM Susan Polgar (right). Photo courtesy of the Susan Polgar Foundation. by Jeff Roland Reports started coming in a few days ago from Frank Niro (an Idaho resident), Tournament Director...
If we can impact one girl, it’s worth it
Girls develop their chess-playing at Susan Polgar Invitational Posted: July 29, 2011 – 11:39pm | Updated: July 30, 2011 – 12:13am By CHANA ELGIN Copyright 2011 . All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or...
Vanita is on her way
Posted on Sat, Jul. 30, 2011 Ronnie Polaneczky: Chess prowess earns Vanita Young 40G scholarship By Ronnie PolaneczkyPhiladelphia Daily News Daily News Columnist A TEXAS-SIZED CHEER to chess whiz Vanita Young, who just nabbed herself a $40,000 scholarship to...
FOX news: Changing lives, one girl at a time
Chess players overcome odds to earn scholarships Last Update: 7/29 10:57 pm More emotional and heart warming video here. It’s a story of two young ladies who beat some really tough odds just to get to the 8th Annual...
SP Girls’ Invitational FOX news clip
Teens take long path to prestigious chess tournament in LubbockChase ThomasonLast Update: 7/29 1:12 am Vanita and Dyhemia Young are not related, but they do share a common interest. Both consider themselves pretty good at chess. “In the states...
SPGI Final Results
Photos: https://picasaweb.google.com/SPICEChess/SPGirlsInvitational2011Overall Champion: Apurva Virkud (Acer netbook computer)Under 13: Mandy Lu (Acer netbook computer)Under 10: Chenyi Zhao (Acer netbook computer) Scholarships to Texas Tech (approximately $40,000 each for out of state students): Vanita YoungCheryl LiuDyhemia YoungSneha Chikkala Parents /...
And the winner is…Apurva Virkud!
Artwork by Mike Magnan Final standings ## Name ID Rtng Post -1- -2- -3- -4- -5- -6- Tot TB-M TB-S TB-O TB-C 1 Apurva Virkud 13464694 1967 1987 W21 W20 W7 W8 W2 W6 6 20 23 90 21...
Girl’s chess tournament at Tech attracts national media attention
Girl’s chess tournament at Tech attracts national media attention Posted: Jul 29, 2011 11:10 AM CDT Updated: Jul 29, 2011 3:14 PM CDT LUBBOCK,TX (KCBD) – More than 3,000 girls all over the world competed to get to Lubbock...