The Bashkansky family Chess Travel blog


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

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Naomi wins North American All-Girls

 Over the weekend of November 3-4, 2018 Naomi won the North American All-Girls Chess Championship in Santa Clara, CA, with 4.5 out of 5 points:


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Susan Polgar

November 4, 2018

Naomi Bashkansky (Seattle area) just won the top section at the 3rd Annual North American All-Girls Chess Championships! In addition to the big trophy, she also won a $52,000 scholarship to Webster University! Congratulations!

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The $52,000 scholarship award to Webster University, as a ratio to the trip cost, made it ~ 100 times return on investment ;-)


The weekend trip to Bay Area was a lot of fun for the three of us, here are our two daily Google Photos albums as proof:



2018-11-03 North American All-Girls Chess Championship in Santa Clara -- Biltmore Hotel, Rounds 1 and 2, Intel Museum, San Pedro Square, Santana Row


2018-11-04 North American All-Girls Chess Championship in Santa Clara -- Rose Garden, Egyptian Museum, Naomi 1st place, award ceremony, Winchester Mystery House