Speyer Girls Chess Team Rocks the Competition at the All-Girls National Chess Championship!

In April, 13 Speyer Chess players trekked to the All-Girls National Chess Championship in Chicago…and our small but mighty team slayed the competition — Speyer teams in both the Under 8 section and the Under 12 section came in FIRST PLACE and hold the title National Champions, while our Under 10 team came in SECOND! Yes, Speyer now claims two National Championship Girls' Teams! HUZZAH! No other school won two titles, let alone had a third team in second place. This is truly amazing when you note this was the first National Chess tournament for five of our 13 Speyer Chess players! 

That's not all – our Dragons also had some fantastic individual results! In the Under 8 section, Abi Z. went undefeated and tied for first and is National Co-Champion! Meanwhile, in all of their respective sections, other Dragons also did extraordinarily well: Daisy Y. went undefeated and tied for second, Claire Z placed third, Ziva M. and Sophie R tied for sixth, Leah M. placed ninth, and Vera F. won Class Prize for Best U700!

Throughout the tournament weekend, our Dragons honed their critical thinking skills, expanded the horizon of their creativity, had fun, and bonded with each other over their love of chess! We are so proud of all 13 Speyer Chess players and send huge thank yous to our amazing Chess parents and Speyer Chess coaches! GO DRAGONS!

Under 10 Team
Leah M., Vera F., Ella W., Ella L-K., Shira T.

Under 12 Team
Daisy Y., Ziva M., Sophie R., Clara L.

Under 8 Team
Abigail Z., Claire Z., Aurora Y., Athena T.