Saturday, June 27, 2009

Updated 2009 SPNI Qualifiers List - 55 confirmed


Rules and regulations can be found here. Additional important information can be found here.

Here is just the third preliminary list of the confirmed qualifiers. If you qualified but did not confirm or if you confirmed but your name is not on this list, please contact me (SusanPolgar@aol.com) or Mr. Dewain Barber (amchesseq@aol.com) as soon as possible.

If you know of qualifiers from states which have no representatives listed, please ask them to contact us as soon as possible.

State - (C)onfirmed - Name


Alabama C Kelly Chen

Alaska C Hannah Warren

Arizona C Sayaka Foley

Arkansas C Dana Weston

N. California C Samyukta Bhat

S. California C Joanne Koong

Colorado C Alexandra Lasley

Connecticut C Alexandra Wiener

Delaware C Ann Marie Fitch

D.C. -------------------

Florida C Rachel Gita Gologorsky

Georgia C Ananya Roy

Hawaii C Marissa Wai

Idaho C Erica Barkell

Illinois C Victoria Bian

Indiana C Emily Tallo

Iowa -------------------

Kansas C Hannah Purdy

Kentucky C Caroline Folz

Louisiana C Amelia Wyzywany

Maine C Margaret Bryan

Maryland C Fiona V. Lam

Massachusetts C Michelle Chen

Michigan C Apurva Virkud

Minnesota C Morgan Mahowald

Mississippi C Melanie Newell

Missouri C Margaret Hua

Montana -------------------

Nebraska -------------------

Nevada -------------------

New Hampshire C Jenny Ma

New Jersey C Eve Zhurbinskiy

New Mexico C Rebecca Anne DeLand

New York -------------------

North Carolina C Indira Puri

North Dakota -------------------

Ohio C Rebecca Lelko

Oklahoma C Michelle Farell

Oregon C Dana Hannibal

Pennsylvania -------------------

Rhode Island -------------------

South Carolina C Kristen Snowdeal

South Dakota C Kaitlynn Loos

Tennessee C Autumn Douthitt

Texas C Courtney Jamison

Texas C Julia Jones

Texas-ALT. -------------------

Utah -------------------

Vermont C Natalia Lopez

Virginia C Yang Dai

Washington C Alexandra Botez

West Virginia -------------------

Wisconsin C Mira Ensley-Field

Wyoming C Sara Locker


Special Invitation C Isabel James

Special Invitation C Claudia Munoz

Special Invitation C Brianna Conley

Special Invitation C Angel Bohannon

Special Invitation C Nicole Spencer

Special Invitation C Georgia Olvera

AZ SPNOGirls C Diamond Abdus-Shakoor

AZ SPNOGirls C Kristen Sarna

AZ SPNOGirls C Aiya Cancio

AZ SPNOGirls C Rebekah Liu


LV SPWOGirls C Linda Diaz

LV SPWOGirls C Emily Nguyen


All Star Team C Epiphany Peters

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Thursday, June 25, 2009

SPNI Event Schedule


Tentative Schedule


July 25

5:00pm: “Warm-Up” Quads (G/30) at Student Union Building (R1 at 6pm)


July 26

1:30pm–2:30pm: Opening Ceremony

3:00pm–6:30pm: Round 1 of SPNI


July 27

10:00am Ribbon-Cutting of TTU Chess Park

1:30pm–5:00pm: Round 2 of SPNI and round 1 of Parents/Friends Open

7:00pm: SPNI Chess Puzzle Solving Championship

7:30pm: Free lecture by Susan


July 28

10:00am Campus Tour

1:30pm–5:00pm: Round 3 of SPNI and round 2 of Parents/Friends Open

7:00pm: SPNI Blitz Championship


July 29

10:00am SPNI Basketball Match

1:30pm–5:00pm: Round 4 of SPNI and round 3 of Parents/Friends Open

7:00pm: SPNI Bughouse Championship


July 30

10:am Campus Tour

1:30pm–5:00pm: Round 5 of SPNI and final round of Parents/Friends Open

7:00pm-8:00 Dance Class


July 31

10:00am–1:30pm: Round 6 of SPNI

2:30pm: Closing Ceremony


If you have any suggestions, please feel free to email me.

SPNI rules and regulations can be found here. Additional important information can be found here.
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

SPNI List of Qualifiers (6-24-09)


Here is just the second preliminary list of the confirmed qualifiers. If you qualified but did not confirm or if you confirmed but your name is not on this list, please contact me (SusanPolgar@aol.com) or Mr. Dewain Barber (amchesseq@aol.com) as soon as possible. If you know of qualifiers from states which have no representatives listed, please ask them to contact us as soon as possible.

State - (C)onfirmed - Name


Alabama C Kelly Chen

Alaska C Hannah Warren

Arizona C Sayaka Foley

Arkansas C Dana Weston

N. California C Samyukta Bhat

S. California C Joanne Koong

Colorado C Alexandra Lasley

Connecticut C Alexandra Wiener

Delaware C Ann Marie Fitch

D.C. -------------------

Florida C Rachel Gita Gologorsky

Georgia C Ananya Roy

Hawaii C Marissa Wai

Idaho C Erica Barkell

Illinois C Victoria Bian

Indiana C Emily Tallo

Iowa -------------------

Kansas C Hannah Purdy

Kentucky C Caroline Folz

Louisiana C Amelia Wyzywany

Maine C Margaret Bryan

Maryland C Fiona V. Lam

Massachusetts -------------------

Michigan C Apurva Virkud

Minnesota C Morgan Mahowald

Mississippi C Melanie Newell

Missouri C Margaret Hua

Montana -------------------

Nebraska -------------------

Nevada -------------------

New Hampshire C Jenny Ma

New Jersey C Eve Zhurbinskiy

New Mexico C Rebecca Anne DeLand

New York -------------------

North Carolina -------------------

North Dakota -------------------

Ohio C Rebecca Lelko

Oklahoma C Michelle Farell

Oregon C Dana Hannibal

Pennsylvania -------------------

Rhode Island -------------------

South Carolina C Kristen Snowdeal

South Dakota C Kaitlynn Loos

Tennessee C Autumn Douthitt

Texas C Courtney Jamison

Texas C Julia Jones

Texas-ALT. -------------------

Utah -------------------

Vermont C Natalia Lopez

Virginia C Yang Dai

Washington C Alexandra Botez

West Virginia -------------------

Wisconsin C Mira Ensley-Field

Wyoming C Sara Locker


Special Invitation C Isabel James

Special Invitation C Claudia Munoz

Special Invitation C Brianna Conley

Special Invitation C Angel Bohannon


AZ SPNOGirls C Diamond Abdus-Shakoor

AZ SPNOGirls C Kristen Sarna

AZ SPNOGirls C Aiya Cancio

AZ SPNOGirls C Rebekah Liu


LV SPWOGirls C Linda Diaz

LV SPWOGirls C Emily Nguyen


All Star Team C Epiphany Peters

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2009 SPNI Preliminary List


I just posted the preliminary list of the qualifiers for the 2009 SP National Invitational for Girls here.

If you qualified but did not confirm or if you confirmed but your name is not on this list, please contact me (SusanPolgar@aol.com) or Mr. Dewain Barber (amchesseq@aol.com) as soon as possible.
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Official SPICE Park Ribbon Cutting Ceremony


The Official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of the Texas Tech SPICE Chess Park will take place on July 27, 2009 at 10 AM. This will be a historic day for Collegiate Chess in America.

Many dignitaries, faculty members and staff from Texas Tech University (including TTU President Dr. Guy Bailey, Special Assistant and Counsel to the Chancellor Russell Thomasson, and Associate Vice Provost Dr. Jim Brink, etc.), representatives from various city agencies and local businesses, the participants of the 2009 Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls and their family members, will be attending this special event. We expect to have around 150-200 people at this ceremony.

SPICE continues to receive tremendous support from Texas Tech, the city of Lubbock, Region 17, Lubbock Independent School District, and the local community. Stay tuned for many more exciting activities in the near future, including the 2009 SPICE Cup, the highest rated International RR tournament in U.S. history.
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Sunday, June 21, 2009

SPNI Details


SUSAN POLGAR INVITATIONAL DETAILS

Here are some more details and questions in regards to the upcoming 2009 Susan Polgar National Championship for Girls:

1. TTU and the SPF provides free lodging on Campus (at the Gordon Hall dorm on Akron St.) http://www.ttu.edu/campusMap/buildings/gordon.php)

for all qualified participants of the SPNI, for up to six nights of stay (July 25 – July 31). Additional room nights are available for $27/pp/night based on double occupancy.

2. Coaches/parents are invited to stay on the campus dorms as well for $27/pp/night based o on double occupancy (with player or other family member) or $42 for a single dorm room. Each room has its own bathroom.

3. Meals are complimentary at the “Fresh Plate” (all-you-can-eat buffet style) for all participants of the SPNI starting with lunch on July 26 and ending with lunch on July 31. There are numerous restaurants at walking distance on University Avenue to eat out on July 25 or 31.

4. Please let us know your flight arrival and departure information if you are flying in to Lubbock and would need help with transportation from the airport to campus.

5. Please let us know if you are driving or renting a car and therefore will need a parking pass on campus for $7 for the duration of the event (provide name of driver).

6. All participants will receive a complimentary pass to the TTU recreation center http://www.depts.ttu.edu/recsports/ Parents/coaches may also request one for $10 for the duration of the event. Advance registration required!

7. Parents/Coaches may sign up for the meal plan to join their daughters/players for $22/day.

8. The event (including the Opening and closing ceremonies) will be held at the Frazier Pavilion, which is 2-3 minute walk away from Gordon Hall dorms.

9. Meal times:

Breakfast 7:30am-9:00am

Lunch 11:30am-1:00pm

Dinner 5:30pm-7:00pm

10. TTU will offer a campus tour(s) at TTU.

11. We will have a basketball game, dance lessons and other optional fun activities.

12. Dress code. Generally causal, but we encourage a bit “nicer” for the opening and closing ceremonies.

See below the schedule of events.

13. For any questions upon arrival or during the event please call Susan at 806-281-7424 or Paul at 806-392-0758.

Schedule

July 25

6:00pm: “Warm-Up” Quads (G/30) at Student Union Building

July 26

1:30pm–2:30pm: Opening Ceremony

3:00pm–6:30pm: Round 1 of SPNI

July 27

1:30pm–5:00pm: Round 2 of SPNI and round 1 of Parents/Friends Open

7:00pm: SPNI Chess Puzzle Solving Championship

7:30pm: Free chess lecture by Susan

July 28

1:30pm–5:00pm: Round 3 of SPNI and round 2 of Parents/Friends Open

7:00pm: SPNI Blitz Championship

July 29

1:30pm–5:00pm: Round 4 of SPNI and round 3 of Parents/Friends Open

7:00pm: SPNI Bughouse Championship

July 30

1:30pm–5:00pm: Round 5 of SPNI and final round of Parents/Friends Open

July 31

10:00am–1:30pm: Round 6 of SPNI

2:30pm: Closing Ceremony