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Eva Harrison

Youth News

11-year old Sophia Zhao progressing fast

  I will keep this report short and will highlight only three players whose rating changes were very impressive: Last month, 7-year old Olivia Lee was…

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Natalie Wisniowski now above 1900

The Chicago Open in May was a great tournament for many of our female junior players including WCM Natalie Wisniowski of Chicago, who achieved a personal…

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Illinois Girls Continue to Improve

  US Chess has compiled the most recent Top 100 lists for girls (with a cutoff date of May 15) and the results of female players from…

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Stellar Performance for May 2019 Top 100

  Congratulations to the 50 girls from Illinois, who are in the top 100 for their age group this month, including our first-timer Angela Hu. Four…

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April 2019 Top 100 Lists for Girls

  The new lists reflect the rating changes after the 2019 National High School Championship, where many of our top-rated girls – Miranda Liu, Aria Hoesley,…

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Four Experts in the February Top 100 Lists for Girls

  Congratulations to Whitney Young freshman Aria Hoesley who made expert with her outstanding performance at the Tim Just Winter Open! The other three girls from…

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50 Girls from IL in January 2019 Top 100 Lists

The new set of lists published by US Chess features exactly 50 female players from the State of Lincoln, ranging from a rating of 486 by…

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December 2018 Top 100 Lists for Girls

Let me start out by wishing Chaitra Madugula (7), Josephine Swan (11), and Emma Wang (18) – the three girls who have moved up to the…