How odd, I thought, scrolling past this year's US Girls Junior Championship player list. Many of the familiar names I had seen on television over and over again in the past were absent this year. Instead, I saw more young friends, attending this prestigious event for the first time. Last year,…
We had a full house today with 40 players. Our new venue, Village Church - Beaverton was perfect with the right amount of space for players and their families. We had exactly 10 quads with many new returning players. Great job to Cody, Devan, Alexander, Austin, Andrew, and Rajvi for competing…
During the lunch break of the Spring Festival, we held a simul, or simultaneous exhibition, where one player (typically a stronger player) plays multiple opponents at the same time. Two titled players hosted the simul: NM Wilson Gibbins and WIM Zoey Tang. The players had 10 minutes, while Wilson and Zoey…