Hays girl, 8, claims big prizes in national chess tournaments
AP
7:01 a.m. CST, January 11, 2013
HAYS, Kan. (AP) — An 8-year-old Hays girl is gaining notoriety for her chess skills.
The Hays Daily News reports (http://bit.ly/UEFtfz ) that Sheena Zeng, a fourth-grader at O'Loughlin Elementary School, won about $2,000 over the Christmas holidays at chess tournaments in California and Nevada.
Sheena captured second place, and about $1,800, in her age division at the North American Open in Las Vegas, and won another $364 at the New Year's Open in Santa Clara, Calif.
Her father Hongbiao (hong-bee-OW) Zeng (Jung) is a math professor at Fort Hays State University, where his wife, Michelle, is an instructor in the same department.
Sheena is also a U.S. Junior Open champion and has had top four finishes in numerous other national and international competitions.
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Information from: The Hays (Kan.) Daily News, http://www.hdnews.net
This table shows that since Sheena started USCF-rated competition, she has increased her ELO rating by close to 1,000 points. From May 8, 2011, when she started out with a rating of 412 when she played in the 2011 National Elementary Championships to 1375 when she played on January 6, 2013 in the Bay Area New Year's Open.
The Hays Daily News reports (http://bit.ly/UEFtfz ) that Sheena Zeng, a fourth-grader at O'Loughlin Elementary School, won about $2,000 over the Christmas holidays at chess tournaments in California and Nevada.
Sheena captured second place, and about $1,800, in her age division at the North American Open in Las Vegas, and won another $364 at the New Year's Open in Santa Clara, Calif.
Her father Hongbiao (hong-bee-OW) Zeng (Jung) is a math professor at Fort Hays State University, where his wife, Michelle, is an instructor in the same department.
Sheena is also a U.S. Junior Open champion and has had top four finishes in numerous other national and international competitions.
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Information from: The Hays (Kan.) Daily News, http://www.hdnews.net
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This table shows that since Sheena started USCF-rated competition, she has increased her ELO rating by close to 1,000 points. From May 8, 2011, when she started out with a rating of 412 when she played in the 2011 National Elementary Championships to 1375 when she played on January 6, 2013 in the Bay Area New Year's Open.
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