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48 girls competed for $155,000 in prizes, stipends and scholarships
 

The second annual Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls (under 19) was held on August 7 – 12, 2005 alongside the 106^th US Open in Phoenix, Arizona.  This is the most prestigious girl’s event in the United States.  In order to qualify to participate in the annual championship, participants must be nominated by their own states.  Each state creates its own criteria to select its best player each year.

Approximately 3,000 girls participated in regional and state qualifying events in the last 12 months to earn the rights to represent their states.  A record 48 girls (four of them as young as 11 years old) represented their respective states in this championship.

After six grueling battles, three players tied for first with the score of 5-1 (4 wins and 2 draws).  WGM Anya Cork (CA – She was born in California and currently residing in Hong Kong.  She won the Hong Kong National Championship a few years ago.  She earned her WGM title with an incredible performance in the 2004 Olympiad in Calvia playing for the Hong Kong men’s team.  Even though she is a very experience international player, she made a personal request to play in the tournament and she received a special invitation from Susan Polgar herself), WFM Alisa Melekhina (PA) and Abby Marshall (OH) were declared co-champions.  They were also the top three seeds of the tournament.

Louiza Livschitz (CA), Amanda Mateer (AZ), Emily Lau (HI) and Anjali Datta (TX) were tied for 4^th through 7^th place with the score of 4.5 - 1.5.

Above:  In addition to the main event, the players also competed in the Blitz and Puzzle Solving Championships.  In the Puzzle Solving Championship, WFM Alisa Melekhina (PA) correctly solved 9/10 puzzles to win clear first.  Abby Marshall (OH) and Alexandra Wiener (CT) both scored 8/10 puzzles correctly.  However, Abby Marshall got second place for faster time.

In the Blitz Championship, Abby Marshall (OH) scored a perfect 6-0 to win clear first.  Anjali Datta (TX) and Elisha Garg (CA) tied for 2^nd – 3^rd with the score of 5-1.

A record $155,000 in prizes, stipends and scholarships were awarded to the 48 young ladies!!  The third annual Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls will be held in Chicago, IL on August 6-11, 2006.

2005 Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls

August 7-12, 2005

2005 Susan Polgar National Invitational Blitz Championship
August 12, 2005 | Phoenix, Arizona

#    Name                      1       2      3      4      5      6    Total

1    Abby Marshall        W28  W18  W9   W6   W2   W7   6.0

2    Anjali Datta            W26  W13  W20  W3   L1   W8   5.0

3    Elisha Garg             W35  W22  W17  L2   W19  W6   5.0

4    Eunice Rodriguez    W14  W19  D5   W10  L7   W13  4.5

5    Louiza Livschitz      W38  W15  D4   L7   W16  W14  4.5

6    Blythe Buscher       W11  W27  W8   L1   W15  L3   4.0

7    Anya Corke            W23  L9   W22  W5   W4   L1   4.0

8    Stephanie Ballom    W37  W21  L6   W17  W18  L2   4.0

9    Janice Chen           W34  W7   L1   L14  W28  W19  4.0

10   Elina Kats             W24  L17  W23  L4   W22  W18  4.0

11   Amanda Mateer    L6   W30  W36  L13  W23  W20  4.0

12   Laura Lee             L21  W34  W28  L18  W24  W17  4.0

13   Emily Lau             W33  L2   W21  W11  D14  L4   3.5

14   Alisa Melekhina     L4   W36  W32  W9   D13  L5   3.5

15   Anna Ginzburg       W31  L5   W37  D16  L6   W28  3.5

16   Stephanie Pitcher   W30  L20  W35  D15  L5   W27  3.5

17   Jessica Harris        W39  W10  L3   L8   W21  L12  3.0

18   Amelia Wheeless   W29  L1   W38  W12  L8   L10  3.0

19   Ashley Carter        W32  L4   W29  W20  L3   L9   3.0

20   Melinda West        W25  W16  L2   L19&nbs