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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, February 26, 2018

Washington State Girls Championship

On February 24-25 Naomi Bashkansky won the Washington State Girls Championship and got a $750 prize!  

The prize was generously donated by the Washington Chess Federation.


Winners: Naomi 1st, Anne-Marie Velea 2nd, Minda Chen 3rd, Stephanie Velea 4th, absent Melina Li 5th

Naomi became the Washington State Girls Under 18 Champion for the second consecutive year.

Last year, she represented Washington State at the National Girls Tournament of Champions in Norfolk, VA.

Back then, Naomi, Bryce Tiglon, Jason Yu got 2nd place for Washington State, a good return for the state money!

This year too, Naomi will represent Washington State at the National Girls Tournament of Champions.

Participants: front row, from left: Iris Zhang, Emma Li, Michelle Zhang;
2nd row: Varnika Jammalamadaka, Angel Shen, Stephanie Velea;
3rd row: Lily Deng, Grace Deng, Sophie Szeto;
4th row: Melina Li, Shifa Somji (CEO of Girls4Chess.com);
5th row: Minda Chen, Naomi Bashkansky, Anne-Marie Velea;
absent: Sophie Tien



The Official Email


From: David Hendricks
Date: Feb 26, 2018 12:35 PM
Subject: WA State Girls Championship Results

Congratulations to Naomi Bashkansky who won the WA State Girls Championship held Feb 24-25 in Clyde Hill WA.  
She and Anne-Marie Velea actually tied, each with a score of 3.5, having drawn each other, in the 4 round competition
in a field of 14 girls all rated over 1000 NWSRS.  So an Armageddon style G/15;d5 White against G/12;d5 Black
with black having draw-odds decided the contest.  Naomi won the coin toss and selected black, and managed to finish
with a checkmate against white.  Naomi wins $750 donated by the Washington Chess Federation.  
Anne-Marie wins $250 donated by the Chess4Girls organization.
SwissSys Standings. WA State Girls Championship: Championship
#
Name
ID
Rtng
Team
Grd
Rd 1
Rd 2
Rd 3
Rd 4
Tot
1
Naomi Bashkansky
14048474
2080
NPR
9
W10
W11
W3
D2
3.5
2
Anne-Marie Velea
15689252
1862
EPS
7
W12
W5
W11
D1
3.5
3
Minda Chen
15185862
1899
ADD
8
W6
W4
L1
W9
3.0
4
Stephanie Velea
15695130
1721
EPS
5
W8
L3
W6
W7
3.0
5
Melina Li
15744318
1684
DCT
5
W7
L2
H---
W10
2.5
6
Angel Shen
16313693
710
CGR
4
L3
W8
L4
W12
2.0
7
Lily Deng
16640701
unr.
LEC
4
L5
W12
W10
L4
2.0
8
Grace Deng
16640696
unr.
LEC
7
L4
L6
W14
W13
2.0
9
Sophie Szeto
15458295
1460
HTN
6
W14
L10
W13
L3
2.0
10
Varnika Jammalamadaka
16449025
834
BCA
3
L1
W9
L7
L5
1.0
11
Sophie Tien
15248711
1796
TYE
7
W13
L1
L2
U---
1.0
12
Emma Li
16538490
609
LMA
3
L2
L7
B---
L6
1.0
13
Iris Zhang
16476340
522
RSA
3
L11
W14
L9
L8
1.0
14
Michelle Zhang
16640681
unr.
MED
1
L9
L13
L8
B---
1.0
SwissSys Standings. WA State Girls Championship: Playoff
#
Name
ID
Rtng
Team
Grd
Rd 1
Tot
1
Naomi Bashkansky
14048474
2080

9
W2
1.0
2
Anne-Marie Velea
15689252
1998

7
L1
0.0