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Jie Jing (tie for 7th, 16 and Under section), Xonatia
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Xonatia
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Girls 16 and Under Champions [Talitha, Jie Jing, (both tied for 7th in the under 16/under 14 section), Rochelle (winner of the Under 16 section)], with IM Anna Zatonskih
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Mitasha (tied for 6th, Girls 12 and Under)
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JieJing
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Jie-Jing, Xonatia, Brittanie
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Megan Lee, the 12 year old winner of the 18 and under section
3 comments:
Congratulations, all!
A 12-year-old winning the 18-and-under section is pretty awesome!
In this game from the All Girls Nationals, Dallas, 2009White: Zhu, Caroline
Black: Ballantyne, Rochelle
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.d4 Nf6 6.Be3 Ng4 7.Bd3 cxd4 8.cxd4 e5 9.Nc3 Bb4 10.Bc2 Qa5 11.Qd2 O-O 12.O-O exd4 13.Bxd4 Nc6 14.a3 Be7 15.h3 Nxd4 16.Qxd4 Nf6 17.Qe3 Re8 18.Qd3 Bf8 19.Rad1 Be6 20.Nd4 Rad8 21.Nce2 g6 22.Qf3 Bc4 23.Bd3 Bxd3 24.Rxd3 Bg7 25.Rfd1 Qa6 26.Qf4 Rxe2 1/2-1/2,
the result is a draw, but it looks like black will remain a piece ahead after a few exchanges.
How did this end in a draw? Is the score incomplete, or did someone (possibly me) miss something?
I like Cho Chang.
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