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Bashkansky family's Chess Travel blog - parents Guy and Ludmila with children:
NM Ethan and WIM Naomi - World School Chess Champion (Girls Under 13)

Monday, April 11, 2016

WA State Girls Championship

Girls of all ages, compete!

An email from David Hendricks, quote:

Congratulations to Sangeeta Dhingra for winning the WA State Girls Championship for the second time in a row.  Sangeeta scored 3.5 out of 4.0 for a clear 1st place win at the WA State Girls Championship held Apr 9-10 at libraries in Fall City and Redmond.  Sangeeta will represent WA State at an upcoming national tournament of her choice.  Sangeeta is a 10th grader attending Interlake High School in Bellevue WA with a USCF rating of 1932. There were 14 girls competing for the title of WA State Girls Champion for 2016, each with an NWSRS rating of 1000 or higher.
Front Row, L to R: Alison Xiao, Stephanie Velea, Angela Chen, Sophie Velea, Sophie Szeto, Nithya Subramanian, Anne Frasca, Anna Felton.
Back Row, L to R: David Hendricks (tournament director), Emily Tang, Naomi Bashkansky, Anne-Marie Velea, Sophie Tien, Minda Chen, Sangeeta Dhingra.
Photo Credit: Thiyagarajan Subramanian
Top 5 trophy winners, L to R: Anne-Marie Velea (5th Place), Sophie Tien (4th Place), Minda Chen (3rd Place), Naomi Bashkansky (2nd Place), Sangeeta Dhingra (1st Place).  Photo Credit: David Hendricks
Sangeeta Dhingra, with her 1st place trophy.  Photo credit: David Hendricks
SwissSys Standings. WA State Girls Championship: Open 1000+
#
Name
ID
Rtng
Team
Grd
Rd 1
Rd 2
Rd 3
Rd 4
Tot
1
Sangeeta Dhingra
14213981
1932
INT
10
W8
W7
W2
D4
3.5
2
Naomi Bashkansky
14048474
1993
OMS
7
W10
W3
L1
W6
3.0
3
Minda Chen
15185862
1604
LCN
6
W6
L2
W4
W7
3.0
4
Sophie Tien
15248711
1605
SOM
5
W13
W5
L3
D1
2.5
5
Anne-marie Velea
15689252
1277
BCS
5
W12
L4
D11
W10
2.5
6
Sophie Szeto
15458295
924
LCN
4
L3
W8
W9
L2
2.0
7
Emily Tang
15374983
1201
BLL
9
W14
L1
W12
L3
2.0
8
Sophie Velea
15695207
1037
BCS
1
L1
L6
W13
W11
2.0
9
Alison Xiao
15248691
1285
SPT
4
D11
D10
L6
W12
2.0
10
Stephanie Velea
15695130
1064
BCS
3
L2
D9
W14
L5
1.5
11
Nithya Subramanian
15712898
864
BCW
6
D9
H---
D5
L8
1.5
12
Angela Chen
15713185
835
LCN
3
L5
W13
L7
L9
1.0
13
Anne Frasca
15695083
943
MED
3
L4
L12
L8
W14
1.0
14
Anna Felten
15166396
825
SCD
3
L7
B---
L10
L13
1.0