Hales Corners Chess Challenge XXV - Results for the Ladies!

Hola hola on this beautiful day.  The cross-table isn't up at the U.S.C.F. website yet so I don't know the individual scores, but I have a full list of the chess femmes who participated and what, if any prize money they received.

First of all, a minor correction:  I believe I indicated yesterday that there were eight femmes in the Reserve Section - there were actually 9.  That is a participation rate of 18.9% (14/74 players).  I am waiting to get a final count of the number of players, as there are usually players who register the morning of the tournament.  Depending on that, the percentage may go down.

However, as of now, that percentage is - as far as my memory serves - the highest yet of chess femme participation.  Congratulations to the female players for turning out in such numbers yesterday for this great event.

Photo is from chess buddy Ellen Wanek.  Player Sandra Hoffman is missing:

From left to right : Simran Bhatia, 

Anupama Rajendra, Susie Ulrich, Megan Chen, Miriam Luevano. Radhika Gupta ,Ellen Wanek (the blonde in the front row), Manasha Ghai , Gauri Menon, 

Ashwini Murthy , Salli Ball, Maddie Weber

Open Section:

Susanna Ulrich: $150

Anupama Rajendra: $125  

Gauri Menon: $100

Madeline Weber: $75

Megan Chen: $50

Reserve Section:

Simran Bhatia: $60

Sandra Hoffman: $60

Radhika Gupta: $50

Mirian Luevano: $40

Aradh Kaur: $40

Ellen Wanek: $40

Mansha Ghai: $20

Salli Ball: $0

Ashwini Murthy: $0

So proud of each and every one of you, and thank you for the photo!

Happy 2017!

Hola darlings!

I am still among the living, just busy with domestic engineering projects.  Feathering my retirement nest, getting a lot of redecorating and some renovations out of the way now rather than waiting any longer.  I'm not getting any younger, you know.

HAPPY 2017!

Oh I know, the Clueless Orange Man who is NOT MY PRESIDENT is itching to start World War III while licking Vlady Baby Putin's butt crack and giving the middle finger to our European allies and NATO.  The man is a menace.  We'll see how long he lasts.  Already he is the least popular president among Americans in American history.  And he hasn't even been officially inaugurated yet.  HE IS A BIG FAT DOWNER, NO LIE.  Las Vegas has been running betting lines for months on (1) when he will be impeached and (2) when he will be assassinated.

I'm ignoring him as much as possible.

Goddesschess WILL be supporting the 2017 Grand Pacific Open again this year, held around Easter-time every year in beautiful Victoria, British Columbia.  We have increases the prizes for the chess femmes this year and also provide a small stipend to the organizers help fund the appearance of a WGM.

We will also be continuing our support of the yearly events sponsored by our adopted chess club, Southwest Chess Club.  The first this year is the Hales Corners Challenge XXV (we've been supporting the Challenges since Challenge VIII) on April 22, 2017.

A full flyer hasn't been posted yet, but here are the details for Challenge XXV:

USCF Grand Prix Points: 10. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix. Wisconsin Tour Event. 4SS, G/60;d6.
2 Sections: Open & Reserve (under 1600). Olympia Resort Hotel, 1350 Royale Mile Rd., Oconomowoc, WI 53066; 1-800-558-9573 (mention Southwest Chess Club for $99 room rate).
EF: $40-Open, $30-Reserve, both $5 more after April 20. Comp EF for USCF 2200+.
$$GTD: Open: 1st-$325, 2nd-$175, A-$100, B & Below-$75; Reserve: 1st-$100, 2nd-$75, D- $50, E & Below-$40.
Goddesschess prizes for Females in addition to above prizes: Open: $50 per win/$25 per draw; Reserve: $20 per win/$10 per draw; Perfect Score Prize for Females: $80 in Open/$40 in Reserve.
Reg.: 8:30-9:30.
Rds.: 10-1-3:30-6.
Entries/Questions to: Robin Grochowski, 3835 E. Morris Avenue, Cudahy, WI 53110; rgrochowski@wi.rr.com; 414-861-2745.

Stay tuned!  We're not going anywhere, unless Herr Trump's brown shirts decide I am a major threat to the security of the United States and I disappear.  I doubt that will happen, but if it don't show up after a few months, you'll know what happened.