New York State Girls Championship 2018

New York State's NEWEST State Championship Tournament

8th grader WFM Martha Samadashvili won the Open Championship section with 5.5 out 6. With this accomplishment she qualified to the National Girls Tournament of Champions, August 2018 in Madison, Wisconsin!

This well written US Chess article covers the event well, including the decicive 6th round game with comments by the winner.

A record number of 240 players participated this year.

Made possible with generous support from contributors and help from the NEST+m School and the NY State Chess Association. Organized by Little House of Chess and The Chess Center of New York.

Final Standings

With link to Free Entry Prize Winners!

Rating results

Results 2017