2009 WSCF All Girls Tournament - RESULTS!

Hola darlings! I'm terribly delinquent in reporting this important news - mea culpa. Without further ado, here are the final standings of this fantastic all-girls tournament held on February 28, 2009, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (my hometown, yah!). These are only the individual results. Team results are not included in this post; for that information, please see the full results tables. Elementary K-3 Section WSCF Rated Individual Results Place Name Team Grade Rating Pts 1 HUANG, SABRINA GLPK 2 667 5.0 2 KHUNGER, SIMRAN (no team) 3 747 4.0 3 WONG, CHLOE DBEL 3 507 4.0 4 SCHNEIDER, CLAUDIA STOR 2 650 4.0 5 SAYCOCIE, VANISA GREL 2 659 4.0 6 JEFFERSON, MAKAYLA GREL 3 526 4.0 7 HILDEBRAND, GABRIELLE MEDS 2 422 3.0 8 LENZ, MARISSA MSOW 1 505 3.0 9 SUBRAMANIAN, UMA MSOW 3 372 3.0 10 GALIEN, SIERRA StBERN 3 163 3.0 11 DOUANGVILAY, INPATIDA GREL 2 354 3.0 12 OLSON, MISTIE BESC 3 261 3.0 13 CAYEN, EMMA GMEL 3 139 3.0 14 MEKHTIEVA, KAMILLA USM 2 393 3.0 15 SWISSDORF, ANDROMEDA FREL 3 602 2.5 16 RATHORE, SRISHTI OLEL 3 425 2.5 17 MANI, MADHAVI MSOW 1 273 2.5 18 ISHA, CHEKURI MSOW 2 324 2.0 19 GIRGA, MATEYA GMEL 3 327 2.0 20 SIEGEL, KAYLA DBEL 1 236 2.0 21 ANTHES, JACKIE FREL 3 188 2.0 22 GALASZEWSKI, EMILY FASC 1 224 2.0 23 TRAMBURG, MORGAN FREL 3 264 2.0 24 RAUH, MAIA StSEB 1 100 2.0 25 ULATOWSKI, GRETA BRAC 2 131 1.5 26 WATERWORTH, CORRIN FREL 3 118 1.5 27 MCCAULEY, MIRANDA StSEB 3 100 1.5 28 FERNANDEZ, MERCE MGIS 1 105 1.5 29 NOEL, NICHOLE MSOW 1 205 1.5 30 SCHNEIDER, MAYA LBEL 3 213 1.5 31 SAGER, SABRINA CUEL K 100 1.0 32 WHITE, ALEXIS MSOW 2 100 1.0 33 MABBETT, ERICANNA StSEB 1 100 1.0 Elementary + K-6 Section WSCF Rated Individual Results Place Name Team Grade Rating Pts 1 HUANG, ALENA GLPK 3 1128 4.0 2 KHUNGER, SHAGUN (no team) 5 720 4.0 3 PFEIL, CYAN SMMS 6 475 4.0 4 LEA, EMANI MSL 6 543 4.0 5 CHIESA, EMILY GMEL 4 657 3.5 6 ULATOWSKI, HANNAH BRAC 4 485 3.5 7 MILLER, SARAH (no team) 4 532 3.0 8 ADUSUMILLI, ARIANNA USM 4 404 3.0 9 LEWIS-TAYLOR, DONNA GMEL 4 350 3.0 10 LENZ, EMMA MSOW 4 386 3.0 11 MCCAULEY, ALANNA StSEB 5 661 3.0 12 ESVELD, MICHAELA FREL 4 206 2.5 13 MURALI, ANANYA ATEL 5 684 2.0 14 DOUANGVILAY, INPANET GREL 4 136 2.0 15 HURT, SHEMARIYA GREL 5 153 2.0 16 NANGIA, RHEA BRAC 4 225 2.0 17 RUCKSTADTER, ALEXANDRA MPSC 4 100 2.0 18 FIELDS, KATHERYN BRAC 4 197 2.0 19 LANGER, SHANNA FASC 6 100 2.0 20 PIEPER, ALLISON KOES 4 121 2.0 21 WANIOREK, LYDIA KOES 4 100 1.0 22 VANCE, ALEXIS GREL 5 100 1.0 23 JOHNSON, CAPRECIA GMEL 4 100 0.5 Open Section WSCF Rated Individual Results Place Name Team Grade Rating Pts 1 MURALI, ANJANA SHIS 7 940 5.0 2 HUANG, JOANNA EMHS 9 1371 4.0 3 ALEXANDER, DANAE M MSL 9 774 3.0 4 SAGER, STEPHANIE WBMS 7 730 2.0 5 CASPERSON, DARBY (no team) 9 295 0.5 6 MCCAULEY, CASSIDY StSEB 7 260 0.5 Congratulations to all of the chess femmes who particpated in this great event! I am disturbed to see such a drop-off in participation rates of the young ladies from grades K-3 into the middle school grades (7-9) - and no chess femmes in high school participated (grades 10-12) in this year's tournament. I am happy to see a slight increase in participation rates over the past 3 years: 2007 had 57 chess femmes; 2008 had 59 chess femmes; and 2009 had 62 chess femmes. Hooray!

Wisconsin Scholastic Chess: 4th Annual All Girls Tournament

A reminder about this fantastic event put on by the Wisconsin Scholastic Chess Federation. $1,000 in scholarships will be awarded to this year's winners. Saturday February 28, 2009 Location: Divine Savior Holy Angels High School 4257 N 100th St, Milwaukee, WI 53222 (414) 462-3742 Format: Three Sections K – 3 5 Round Swiss G30 K – 6 5 Round Swiss G30 Open (k-12) 5 Round Swiss G30 WSCF K - 3 Three Team Trophies. Individual trophies to top 5 players. WSCF K – 6 Three Team Trophies. Individual trophies to top 5 players. WSCF K – 12 Open Three Team Trophies. Individual trophies to top 5 players. Medals to all participants. Scholarships: K – 3 $ 100 to Champion K – 6 $ 200 to Champion Open $ 400 to Champion, $200 to 2nd Place, $100 to 3rd Place Entry: Register on line at www.wisconsinscholasticchess.org before Thursday Feb 26th at 11: 00 pm. Payment only on day of tournament. $10 for advance registration on line. $15 on site On Site Registration: Registration is from 8:00 am to 8:45. Those arriving after 8:45 will be paired in round 2.

WSCF: All Girls Scholastic Chess Tournament

Darlings! Updated information about the Wisconsin Scholastic Chess Federation's All-Girls Scholastic Chess Tournament. I'm not sure if it is the THIRD or the FOURTH: The schedule at the WSCF website says it is the FOURTH; the PDF flyer says it is the THIRD. But it really doesn't any difference - it's girls and only girls playing chess, competing head to head and loving every minute of it. This is a good thing. I donated $150.00 for whatever edition this is of the Tournament for All-Girls because it is a worthy cause and I want to do what I can to promote local chess for chess femmes. Wish I was a millionaire... Please consider making a donation to this worthy organization that promotes scholastic chess in Wisconsin! You can designate that the gift be used only for specific purposes, such as the All-Girls Scholastic - or whatever you'd like. Here is the information for the 2009 All-Girls Scholastic Chess Tournament!!! Wisconsin Scholastic Chess Federation’s Third Annual All-Girls Scholastic Chess Tournament Saturday February 28, 2009 Location: Divine Savior Holy Angels High School 4257 N 100th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53222 (414) 462-3742 Format: Three Sections K – 3 5 Round Swiss G30 K – 6 5 Round Swiss G30 Open (k-12) 5 Round Swiss G30 WSCF K - 3 Three Team Trophies. Individual trophies to top 5 players. WSCF K – 6 Three Team Trophies. Individual trophies to top 5 players. WSCF K – 12 Open Three Team Trophies. Individual trophies to top 5 players. Medals to all participants. Scholarships: K – 3 $ 100 to Champion K – 6 $ 200 to Champion Open $ 400 to Champion, $200 to 2nd Place, $100 to 3rd Place Entry: Register on line at www.wisconsinscholasticchess.org before Thursday Feb 26th at 11: 00 pm. Payment only on day of tournament. $10 for advance registration on line. $15 on site On Site Registration: Registration is from 8:00 am to 8:45. Those arriving after 8:45 will be paired in round 2. Lunch: Purchase on-site. Supervision: At least one designated adult supervisor must be present at all times during the tournament to oversee your school’s team, or individual participants who are in K through 8th grade. Note: WSCF reserves the rights to change the number of trophies, scholarship amounts and medals depending upon entries. Divisions maybe combined if the number of participants warrant. Flier information may be changed with out notice up to three days before tournament. Refunds will be honored in cases of decreased trophies awarded. Inclement Weather: In case of inclement weather please go to the WSCF website before 7:30 am on February 28th to determine if the tournament is delayed, postponed or cancelled. WISCONSIN CHESS FEMMES! YYYYYAAAAAAHHHHHH!

2009 WSCF All Girls Tournament

Just in - news that the 2009 Wisconsin Scholastic Chess Federation All Girls Tournament will be held on February 28, 2009. Details will be provided within the next few weeks. Here is some background information about this special event, from the January, 2009 WSCF newsletter received by email earlier today: The Wisconsin Scholastic Chess Federation, a 5 year old 501(c) (3) non-profit is hosting its third annual All Girls Chess tournament on February 28th. We expect over 100 girls from throughout Wisconsin to participate. The first year we had 21 girls participate and last year close to 60 students. We have funds and are committed to award scholarships in the amounts of $300, $250 and $50 to the champion of each of the 3 divisions. The WSCF is looking to increase the level of scholarship support for this worthwhile tournament. Here are excerpts from the WSCF newsletter: I am writing on behalf of all girls in Wisconsin who play scholastic chess in clubs, leagues and tournaments. You may already be aware of the rapid growth of scholastic chess across the nation and that the typical ratio of male to female participation is 9 to 1. This ratio has been true for centuries and many studies have done on this subject. There is a national movement to have tournaments just for girls and we believe we are a leader in this effort and expect the size of this tournament to grow each year. You may also know the power of long term participation in the learning of chess can increase students intelligence, critical thinking, logical, self-esteem and spatial awareness. Again, many studies have proven this and the result most often cited is the immediate raising of math and reading test scores. You can read more about this on our website www.wisconsinscholasticchess.org . You may especially want to look at the article "Chess Empowers Young Minds" and the video by National Geographic "My Brilliant Brain - Make me a Genius," which features the first woman to earn the Grandmaster title, Susan Polgar. The gifts of chess empowers young people of both sexes. The WSCF is proud to have as its mission the teaching of chess to students all across Wisconsin. The All Girls Tournament is just one of our many activities to promote chess as a powerful educational tool. One goal of the WSCF is to provide motivation for more girls to play chess and one way to do this is via the All Girls Tournament and the awarding of scholarships. We have committed what our resources allow at this time but would like to increase these amounts with grants and gifts from interested individuals, professional groups, foundations and corporations. One goal would be the awards given in each division to be $1000, $500 and $250 for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. The second part of this goal would be to grow the fund to be able to do this each year. One hundred percent of donations that WSCF receives marked scholarships are deposited into our scholarship trust account. Scholarships awarded are paid directly and only to the school of attendance of the recipient. Your support and others you know may help in being a catalyst for some young girl to commit to studying chess with the goal of winning scholarships to help make college affordable. If you would like more information, a visit to your office, or a presentation to a group of your colleagues please contact me at bob@wisconsinscholasticchess.org , at our P.O. Box or at 262-573-5624. If you would like to donate directly you can mail a check to our P.O. Box marked "all girls scholarship"; or donate via a credit card on our website. On behalf of present and future female chess students in Wisconsin I extend my appreciation. Sincerely, Bob Patterson-Sumwalt President/Founder Wish I'd hit a big jackpot in Las Vegas so I could spread around some largesse): As it is, my desire to help far outstrips my ability to provide financial wherewithal, but I will be making a contribution, and I hope you will, too. I'm going to take advantage of the online contribution to get one in before midnight tonight so I can get one more charitable deduction for tax year 2008. It's for a good cause and if you itemize your deductions on Form 1040 it will help to reduce your net income tax. This is one event I will be following closely - will pass along the tournament information as it becomes available!