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2022 All Girls State Chess Championship

We set a new record for the 2022 All Girls State Chess Championship with 56 girls competing in three sections. This would not have been possible without the support of our sponsors: State Senator Arthur Orr and Hexagon, the tournament site. Immediately upon entry into the Hexagon building, the girls were impressed and thought this would be a cool place to work. The skills chess players develop are very transferrable to the STEM fields, so it just makes sense for companies like Hexagon to sponsor events like this.

We took two group photos of our girls, one at 11 a.m. (left) and one before the last round at 3:30 p.m. (right). All registered players received a gray hoodie with the 2022 logo.

The tournament results in tie-break order can be found here. We were excited to see a number of girls compete in their first tournament on Saturday. After the tournament, parents shared how much fun their daughters had and how energized they were to continue playing. That is one of the greatest benefits of holding an all-girls event, because most of the time girls are noticeably outnumbered by boys in chess tournaments.

1st place team - Rainbow Team members: Cora Newberry, Annabelle Hsu, Hannah Kuang, Sarah Rytting, and Natalie Doe.	2nd place team - Mill Creek Team members: Esiname Tettey, Avyaktha Subramania, and Janvi Jinva.	3rd place team - Horizon Team members: Alice Zou, Lilia Baker, Zoey Mulloy, Jade Brooks, and Kylie Harden.

1st place team - Horizon Team members: Sophia Jerez, Kylie Zou, and Samsara Rajbhandari.	2nd place team - DMS Team members: Christina Yang and Kate Meyer (not pictured).	3rd place team - Columbia Team members: Emerson Phillips, Tiegan Eastman, and Rose Polpanich.

1st place team - BJHS Team members: Constance Wang, Rachael Ehrman, Swetha Jakka, Maanasi Limaye, and Mable Danh.	2nd place team - DMS Team members: Nirvana Rajbhandari, Caroline Wang, Abby Chan, and Lily Harper.	3rd place team - JC Team members: Shreya Sunil and Oviya Gowder. Tying for 5 team points and narrowly missing out on a team trophy were LMS team members Sahithi Mynamplly, Isabelle Park, and Isabelle Bao.