July 27 – August 1 at Texas Tech University (TTU) in Lubbock, Texas
The annual Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls, the most prestigious all-girls event in the United States, will be held at the Frazier Pavilion at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. Starting time of each round will be at 1:30 P.M., except for round 1 and 6.
Round 1 will be at 3:00 PM and round 6 will be at 10 AM., and the time control is 90 minutes for the entire game with 30 seconds increment added per move. This is the approved FIDE time control. Pre-tournament registration is required.
The open ceremony will be at 1:30 PM on July 27. The closing ceremony will take place 30 minutes after the conclusion of the last game on August 1.
State – Confirmed – Name
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona Conf Sayaka Foley
Arkansas Conf Crystal Qian
California (Northern) Conf Rebekah Liu
California (Southern) Conf Nisha Deolalikar
Colorado Conf Alexandra Lasley
Connecticut Conf Alexandra Wiener
Delaware Conf Ann Marie Fitch
District of Columbia
Florida Conf Rita Mirchandani
Georgia Conf Ananya Roy
Hawaii Conf Ashbea Oyadomari
Idaho Conf Erica Barkell
Illinois Conf Sonya Vohra
Indiana Conf Emily Tallo
Iowa Conf Dhrooti Vyas
Kansas Conf Katrina Pritchard
Kentuck
Louisiana
Maine Conf Sorel Edes
Maryland Conf Fiona V. Lam
Massachusetts Conf Michelle Chen
Michigan Conf Ashley Carter
Minnesota Conf Morgan Mahowald
Mississippi Conf Melanie Newell
Missouri Conf Joanna Gossell
Montana
Nebraska Conf Elizabeth Oliver
Nevada
New Hampshire Conf Avary Bell
New Jersey Conf Eve Zhurbinskiy
New Mexico Conf Rebecca Anne DeLand
New York Conf Linda Diaz
North Carolina Conf Amelia Wheeless
North Dakota
Ohio Conf Brianna Conley
Oklahoma Conf Michelle Farell
Oregon Conf Taylor Bailey
Pennsylvania Conf Shinan Jin
Rhode Island
South Carolina Conf Hannah Whatley
South Dakota Conf Kaitlynn Loos
Tennessee Conf Autumn Douthitt
Texas Conf Sylvia Yang
Texas Conf Rheanna English
Utah Conf Jamie Olsen-Mills
Vermont
Virginia Conf Susan Brown
Washington Conf Leanne Hwa
West Virginia Katherine E. King
Wisconsin Conf Mira Ensley-Field
Wyoming
WILD CARD Conf Victoria Bian
Special Invitation Conf Courtney Jamison
SPNatOpen Conf Claudia E. Munoz
LVPolgarWorldGirls Conf Annie Wang-U8
LVPolgarWorldGirls Conf Alisha Chawla-U8
LVPolgarWorldGirls Conf Rebecca Lelko-U19
PLEASE CONTACT ME IMMEDIATE (SusanPolgar@aol.com) IF YOU QUALIFIED AND YOUR NAME IS NOT LISTED!
Important information available here.
Rules and conditions are located here.
The USCF could not get 10 boys to play in the US Junior Championship but Susan can get 50 girls to play in the SP Invitational. What’s wrong with this picture now?
The USCF needs to get advice on enticing and attracting children. Perhaps Sloan can give them some advice?
how can i represent a state? ive been looking all over how to rep. AK, but idk how!