The Susan Polgar National Open Championship for Girls and Boys

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The annual Susan Polgar National Open Championship for Girls is a nationwide event that showcases many of the finest young female chess talents in the United States. 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. This event also includes a Blitz and Puzzle Solving Championship. In 2007 the event expands with the Susan Polgar National Chess Challenge for Boys (also in four section K-2, 3-5, 6-9 Grades and Open for all ages). The top finishers will receive Scholarships, Trophies and other special prizes based on individual scores as well as School, Club or Family Team results.
Schedule of Events!


The 1st Annual Event for Girls was held from January 27th - 29th, 2006 in Corpus Christi, Texas in the beautiful Ramada Inn Bayfront Hotel and Convention Center. Nelly Estrada from the University of Texas in Brownsville scored 6-0 to win the Open Section! Girls Results 2006: K-2 Section 1st: Evan Xiang 2nd: Jessica Zhu 3rd: Astrid Jeppesen 3rd-5th Section 1st: Katherine Qiu 2nd: Ellen Xiang 3rd: Eileen Dai 6th-8th Section 1st: Courtney Jamison 2nd: Rita Mirchandani 3rd: Melinda Shokler Open Section 1st: Nelly Estrada 2nd: Ananya Roy 3rd: Stephanie Ballom		The 2nd Annual Event for Girls will be held on February 16th - 18th, 2007 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Details of this 2nd annual event can be found Here Stephanie Guajardo won 5 games to win a closely contested Open Section on tie breaks ahead of Ananya Roy! Girls Results 2007: K-2 Section 1st: Hannah Liu 2nd: Brianna A Guillen 3rd: Astrid Jeppesen 3rd-5th Section 1st: Victoria Zhang 2nd: Sarah Sampei 3rd: Georgia Olvera 6th-9th Section 1st: Charlina Hung 2nd: Sayaka Foley 3rd: Reanna English Open Section 1st: Steph. Guajardo 2nd: Ananya Roy 3rd: Tiffany Leong		The 3rd Annual Event for Girls will take place again in Corpus Christi, Texas. Details regarding this event will be posted as soon as we receive them. The Winner of the Open Section in 2008 will have their photo taken with Susan and will be above. Girls Results 2008: K-2 Section 1st: To Be Announced 2nd: To Be Announced 3rd: To Be Announced 3rd-5th Section 1st: To Be Announced 2nd: To Be Announced 3rd: To Be Announced 6th-9th Section 1st: To Be Announced 2nd: To Be Announced 3rd: To Be Announced Open Section 1st: To Be Announced 2nd: To Be Announced 3rd: To Be Announced

The event for Boys was added in 2007 and was not contested in 2006. There are no results for this event.

Boys Results 2006:
K-2 Section
1st: Not Available
2nd: Not Available
3rd: Not Available

3rd-5th Section
1st: Not Available
2nd:Not Available
3rd:Not Available

6th-9th Section
1st: Not Available
2nd:Not Available
3rd:Not Available

Open Section
1st: Not Available
2nd: Not Available
3rd: Not Available

Jesse Lozano won 5 games to win a closely contested Open Section on tie breaks ahead of Vicente Flores and Lou Thurston!

Boys Results 2007:
K-2 Section
1st: Edgar Santoyo
2nd: Tommy Polgar
3rd: Kevin Durkin

3rd-5th Section
1st: Derek Chang
2nd: Sebastian Alaniz
3rd: Chase Ehrig

6th-9th Section
1st: Matt Michaelides
2nd: Luke Zhu
3rd: Daniel Hung

Open Section
1st: Jesse J Lozano
2nd: Vicente A. Flores
3rd: Lou Thurston

The Winner of the Open Section in 2008 will have their photo taken with Susan and will be above.

Boys Results 2008:
K-2 Section
1st: To Be Announced
2nd: To Be Announced
3rd: To Be Announced

3rd-5th Section
1st: To Be Announced
2nd: To Be Announced
3rd: To Be Announced

6th-8th Section
1st: To Be Announced
2nd: To Be Announced
3rd: To Be Announced

Open Section
1st: To Be Announced
2nd: To Be Announced
3rd: To Be Announced

2007 Susan Polgar National Open Puzzle Competition Results

Some Winners at the 2007 Susan Polgar National Open for Boys and Girls at Corpus Christi, Texas

3 College Scholarships
awarded at the 2006
National Open!

Chess star looks to
get local team to
national tournament

48 girls competed for
$155,000 in prizes, stipends
and scholarships

Making their Move:
Kentucky teens compete in
national chess tournaments

2005 Polgar: I Never
Played So Many Girls!
By Amelia Wheeless

Surprise After Surprise
by By Alice Chen, who
represented Utah at
the 2006 Invitational

If you would like to send a check for a donation or just write us a letter here is the address:

Susan Polgar Foundation
103-10 Queens Boulevard
Suite #1C
Forest Hills, NY 11375
Telephone: 718-897-4600

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