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The Goddesschess Partnership
W.W. & Local Networked Events and Partners
UPDATED: May 22, 2011
Upcoming & Current Events
Sept. 9 - 10 - 11
2011
The 91st. Annual
Montreal Open
Chess Championship
Montreal Calling! Planning a vacation in Canada this coming September ? Why not add a visit to beautiful and historic Montreal - the crown jewel of Quebec culture and hospitality?
The city, which blends English, French and a host of cosmopolitain cultures, will stage its annual Open Championship September 9 – 11, 2011.
• Check our flyer at Club d’Échecs Ahuntsic
INTERESTED in PARTICIPATING?
Guaranteed Prize Fund $6,000• Tournament Registration Form in English
WHAT'S NEW THIS YEAR?
Section A: FIDE, CFC and FQE-rated
WHERE TO STAY?
Accommodation and special rates are available at Apartment Hotel Terrasse Royale...
... located within 10 minutes walking distance from the tournament hall – for details, check out the Home page of the Championship website
For more background: Get a wide angle view of Montreal's cosmopolitan attractions at this year's Goddesschess Traveller's Guide to the 2011 Montreal Open Chess Championship
We are very pleased to announce that Goddesschess has entered into a five-year agreement to fund a scholarship for a female chessplayer or chessplayers enrolled at Texas Tech University, under the auspices of the Susan Polgar Foundation.
The first Goddesschess Scholarship for the academic year Fall 2010 - Spring 2011 was awarded to Maraani Kamphorst.
Previous Sponsored & Promoted Events
April 22-25
2011
5th Annual Grand Pacific Open Chess Tournament
Chess on an island in the Pacific!
AprilL 30, 2011
Grand Pacific Open Chess Tournament April 22 – 25, 2011 Victoria, BC Canada - $4000 Guaranteed Prize Fund. Goddesschess sponsored a new undertaking - providing a modest prize fund this year for chess femmes playing in the Open.
Congratulations to WGM Nino Maisuradze for winning the Open with a perfect score of 6.0/6 - the first player to ever do this.
April 13 - 28
2011
2011 U.S. Women's
Chess Championship
The 2011 U.S. Championship, is scheduled to be held concurrently with the U.S. Women’s Championship in Saint Louis April 13-28. A dynamic field will compete for more than $166,000 in prizes.
Goddesschess will once again be sponsoring a Fighting Chess Award for the women's event.
GM Alexandra Kosteniuk has graciously agreed to act as our judge to select the winner of this year's prize.
April 30, 2011
Goddesschess Fighting Chess Award2011 Winner: Sabina Foisor A full announcement was made at the chess blog of our judge, GM Alexandra Kosteniuk.
Our sincere congratulations to WGM Foisor!
It was a very tough decision this year because so many of the women played tough uncompromising chess and just never gave up, no matter how "doomed" their games seemed to be...
Previous winners of the Goddesschess Fighting Chess Award:
2010 Winner: Tatev Abrahamyan
2009 Winner: Anna Zatonskih
2008 Winner: Tatev Abrahamyan
2007 Winner: Elizabeth Vicary
April 12
2011
For more details about the upcoming
Hales Corners Chess Challenge XIII
April 2nd
9 Queens
4th Annual
Chess Fest
A nice photo gallery of Chess Fest activities can be found at 9 Queens' Facebook site.
Jan Xena's coverage of
The Women's World Chess
Championship 2010
Oct. 16, 2010
Jan Xena's clipboard notes on:
Hales Corners Challenge XII
October 16, 2010Hales Corners Challenge XII
October 16, 2010UPDATE: Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010
For Challenge XII, Goddesschess used a new prize structure.Our goal is to encourage more girls and women to come out and play this one day, four round tournament and for the ladies who regularly participate in the HCCC, to aim for the higher prizes.
Sept. 12, 2010
Goddesschess Traveler's Guide to Montreal and find out all about...
The Montreal Open Chess Championship
September 10 - 12, 2010Club d’échecs du Collège Brébeuf
3200 Chemin de la Côte-Ste-Catherine, Montréal, Québec, H3T 1C1Take a guided video tour of the enchanted island of Montreal!
July 25, 2010
2010 American Women's Chess Championship
July 9 - 19, 20102010 U.S. Women's Chess Championship
Field Set at last!The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis
JULY 22
FIGHTING CHESS AWARD 2010
Congratulations Tatev!
"I'm so glad that Goddesschess and 9Queens are promoting and celebrating fighting spirit among female chess players, and look forward to enjoying the beautiful and skillful display of chess mastery at the US Women's Chess Championships," said Grandmaster Kosteniuk.... who selected Tatev Abrahmayan as the recipient of this year's Fighting Chess Award.
Tatev Abrahamyan wins bronze medal at U.S. Women’s Chess Championship July 21, 2010 - PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s Tatev Abrahamyan scored 7.5 points and shared the 2nd-3rd places with Anna Zatonskih at the US Women's Chess Championship in Saint Louis. According to additional results, Abrahamyan was awarded bronze medal.
Tatev Abrahamian takes bronze in St. Louis
MORE - Photos of Tatev Abrahamyan
This is actually Tatev's second Fighting Chess Award. She won previously In 2008 when GM Susan Polgar selected her as the winner of the $500 Goddesschess Fighting Chess Award ($350 from Goddesschess and $150 from the Susan Polgar Foundation) for her record of six wins, no draws, and three losses. She finished in 4th place overall and has quickly emerged as a force in the world of women's chess.
“As part of Goddesschess' commitment to encouraging more girls and women to play chess, we are extremely pleased in 2010 to partner with 9 Queens to sponsor a Fighting Chess Award of $1,000, the largest award yet, in keeping with the prestige of this event,” explained Jan Newton official spokesperson from Goddesschess.
Since 2007, Goddesschess has been awarding prizes to players in the U.S. Women’s Chess Championship. Last year Anna Zatonskih won the Fighting Chess Award for her commitment to keep fighting even after she clinched the tournament with her astounding 8.5/9 score.
July 25, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Compuer Labs for Kids - South Central Los Angeles Project!
Computer Labs for Kids: South Central Los Angeles - Classes 3 and 4! Wow - Shira has been more than her usual busy the past few weeks. She has revamped the entire website for Computer Labs for Kids - check it out!
The newest program involves only a small number of young people and volunteers, but is taking place over a period of several weeks, so the children will receive intensive instruction.
April 17, 2010
Hales Corners - Chess Challenge XI
For Hales Corners postcript details
November 7- 20, 2009
Shira Evans'
Computer Labs for Kids FoundationWe enthusiatically encourage our readers to
join Shira's charity cause on FacebookShira Evans' Computer Labs for Kids fills a special need. With help from a dedicated team of volunteers and doners, her mobile training project helps introduce new learners to computer basics.
Shira's first activity was to travel to Agra, India where she taught several girls who are residents of a girls' school there. This You Tube video follows their progress. You can read more about Shira's foundation work and travels at her Facebook site.
NOVEMBER 20, 2009
Computer Labs for Kids: Update on SOS Childrens Village Photos from Shira tell the story. They are "still shots" that Shira extracted from the video that Lynn Ward took during the class. The kids, of course, are the stars !
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2009
Computer Labs for Kids: Update on SOS Childrens Village - A photo (above) of part of the SOS Children's Village in Chicago, taken from the parking lot outside the Community Center that hosted the project). Sunday was the day for Computer Labs for Kids Foundation's latest project!
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009
GM Susan Polgar Comes Through! GM Susan Polgar generously donated 28 copies of her interactive DVD - "Learn Chess in 30 Minutes, Chess for Absolute Beginners" - to download to the Dell notebooks Shira Evans' Computer Labs for Kids foundation is gifting the SOS Childrens Village of Illinois. THANK YOU, SUSAN!Congratulations to one and all for a splendid team effort.
SEPTEMBER 7, 2009
Shira Chess Challenge for Charity: Postscript with many sincere thanks to all deserving participants!
September 2009
2009 Montreal Open Chess Championships
Montreal Postscripts
The Montreal Open Chess Championship 2009 - A patzer's eye view of the road to and from Ahuntsic (With gathered links to postscripts on the event in French and English) by Don McLean - September 19, 2009.Three video presentations (October 6, 2009) of the recent Montreal tournament
Part 1 Montreal Open
Part 2 Montreal Open
Conversations with Salome Melia
2007-2009
2009 U.S. Women's Chess Championship
LINKS to USWCCC 2009 via
The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. LouisCongratulations to IM Anna Zatonskih
Thanks to GM Susan Polgar for once again acting
as our judge in selecting the winner of this year's prize.
October 17, 2009
Hales Corners - Chess Challenge "X"
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