The Susan Polgar Foundation and The Washington Chess Foundation are co-hosting the 17th Susan Polgar Foundation National Open for Girls and Boys
Chess Gaja students can find the tournament details here
Date:
October 22-23, 2022.
The cut-off date for discounted hotel reservations is 9/12/2022.
Location:
200 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004.
Eligibility:
US Chess membership is required for the 2-day Championship Sections, the 1-day Scholastic Open Sections (K-3 Open & 4-12 Open), and for the SPFNO Blitz Championship.
Join or renew your US Chess membership here.
For online hotel reservations:
https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1660333466648&key=GRP
Sections:
2-DAY CHAMPIONSHIP SECTIONS
K-5 Open K-5 Girls
K-8 Open K-8 Girls
K-12 Open K-12 Girls
1-DAY SCHOLASTIC SECTIONS (Sat-only)
K-1 U800 K-3 Open
2-3 U800 4-12 Open
4-8 U900
Registration
Register online at: https://chessreg.com/.
Prizes:
Prizes include $100,000 in Scholarships to Webster University! The top-scoring player in each 2-day Championship section (Girls sections only) in the SPFNO will earn qualification for the prominent Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls.
GM Priyadharshan was mentored by GM Susan Polgar on Webster University Chess Team from 2016 to 2018
All the best for the tournament from Chess Gaja.
