These 3 girls are our students, all age 7 years old, they are currently ranked in the top 40 best performing Chess girls, age 7, in the NATION !!!
Coach Krista Alton was elected again as a Director on the board of the Florida Chess Association.
Coach Krista is the state representative for the US Chess Women's Committee!
Girls in Chess
and
Winning !!!
Coaches Krista and Arthur worked the Girls Club Room in Nashville Tennessee during the K-6 Elementary Nationals (2300+ Players) ...... May 8th - 13th 2019
2021 - 2022 Highlights
3rd Annual All Girls Tournament June 1st, 2019
Check Out... Central Florida's Largest "All Girls"Tournaments Saturday, February 13th
Being a female coach I am very much in a man's world. Most chess clubs and chess tournaments are run by men and most players are male. I want to change this...
I want more girls in chess clubs, more girls in chess tournaments, and more girls beating the boys!!!
--Coach Krista
Go Girl Power !!!
Women's Grandmaster and US Chess Women's Program Director Jennifer Shahade
Look at These Awesome Chess Players !!!!
Women in Chess & Setting Records:
1) Most Games Played Simultaneously: Grandmaster Susan Polgar played 326 opponents simultaneously at a shopping mall in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida in 2005. She won 309, drew 14, and lost 3. Her winning percentage was 96.93%.
2) Youngest Player in a U.S. National Championship: In 1995, IrinaKrush played in the U.S. Women’s Championship at the age of 11.
3) Youngest GoldMedalist: JuditPolgar won a gold medal in the 1988 Chess Olympiad at the age of 11. 4) Top Female Player in the World: Judit Polgar FIDE (World) Title: Grandmaster Born: July 23, 1976, Budapest, Hungary Peak Rating: 2735 (July 2005) Current Rating: 2648 (January 2019) World Rank: 68 (January 2019)
5) Youngest Olympiad Player: In 1986, Heidi Cueller played for the women’s Guatemala chess team in the chess Olympiad at Dubai. She was 10 years old.
6) Oldest National Champion Male or Female: In 1948, Edith Price won the British Ladies’ Championship at the age of 76.
7) Oldest Competitive Chess Player Male or Female: Lady Jane Carew (1797-1901) was a chess player who lived to 104 and still competed.