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The annual Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls is a prestigious nationwide event that showcases the top young female talent in the world of chess. This prestigious tournament is created and sponsored by Susan Polgar and the Susan Polgar Foundation to give more opportunities to top young female chess players in the United States. The event is a culmination of a series of regional, state and nationwide qualifying events over a period of 12 months that involves over 3,000 young girls vying to represent their respective states. In its first year, while most people expected no more than 15-20 participants, the event drew a phenomenal 34 players from across the country, one as far as Hawaii. Now in its third year, the event recently had 44 girls representing their individual states.
Click here to see photos of the 2009 SPNI Opening Ceremony.
 
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Year by year results
Past Champions
- 2004 ROZA EYNULLAYEVA 2113 5.5 / 6
- 2005 ANYA S CORKE 2261, ALISA MELEKHINA 2067, ABBY MARSHALL 1928 5.0 / 6
- 2006 ABBY MARSHALL 1974 5.5 / 6
- 2007 JULIA K KERR 2017, EUNICE RODRIGUEZ 1759 5.0 / 6
- 2008 COURTNEY JAMISON 2062 5.5 / 6
- 2009 YANG DAI 2079 6.0 / 6
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