In August 2023, Coach Krista was appointed to be a Director for the Womens Division for US Chess!
These 3 girls are our students, all age 7 years old, In 2022, they were ranked in the top 40 best performing Chess girls, age 7, in the NATION !!!
US Chess Womens Chess Boards donated by Jennifer Shahade Director of US Chess Womens Division for the 2022 and 2023 All Girls Tournaments
Tanisha, a Tampa girl, is now ranked 2nd in the Nation for 7 year old girls by US Chess ... September 2022
Girls in Chess
and
Winning !!!
As 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 !!!
US Women's Grandmaster Jennifer Shahade
Top Women Players and Coaches ...
2021 - 2022 Highlights
September 17th, 2022 Tournament had 25% girls!
Highlights from the All-Girls Tournament February 5th, 2022
Look at These Awesome Chess Players !!!!
Highlights from the 3rd Annual All Girls Tournament ... June 1st, 2019
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. (I have met Irina!)
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.