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WIM Ellen Wang Wins All-Girls National in Chicago

The 2023 All-girls National Chess Championship took place from April 28th to April 30th in Chicago, where 471 girl players hailed from 35 states and competed fiercely for girls’ national championship titles. CTC Founder & President WIM Ellen Wang dominated the under-16 section and earned her first individual national champion. She also co-championed the blitz tournament with her NY friend Chloe Gaw.

Playing in an all-girls tournament at the national level is a unique experience for all girls. It certainly attests to someone’s chess strength among girls around the same age; but more important than that, it creates an unparalleled opportunity for girls to socialize, connect and support each other. Such opportunity is rare to find and therefore is crucial for building a bigger community of female players, where everyone feels empowered, inspired, and courageous to achieve and embraces her femininity.

For more information about this signature event, please visit the tournament website here

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Participation in UQ Online Lessons More Than Doubles This Spring

The Unruly Queens Spring 2023 Free Online Group Lessons, running from April 4th to June 6th, started off with great liveliness and palpable energy, boasting over 90 registrations that more than doubled the participation in the previous season.

Meeting again each Tuesday night over the 10-week time frame, chess girls at various levels, from novice to intermediate, study with UQ’s dedicated and experienced master instructors. This season, WFM and Girls’ Champion of Massachusetts Kelsey Liu and Girls’ Champion of Indiana Madison Brown joined WIM Ellen Wang and FM Alice Lee to lead the sessions. Their enthusiasm to advocate for girls’ chess along with their own chess pursuits contributes remarkably to UQ’s mission of closing the gender gap in the world of chess.

It is never too late to join the lesson series despite its outset earlier this month! Registration still continues in here. Or, email theunrulyqueens@gmail.com to be added to UQ’s mailing list and to receive timely notifications of future events.   

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2023 CTC In-person Chess Mini-camp in Kenya Announced

As CTC’s Global Outreach leadership team meticulously laid out the logistics and put into action their plan for the upcoming trip to Kenya, their offering of CTC’s first in-person chess mini-camp in Nairobi was officially announced.

The camp, led by WIM Ellen Wang, IM Evan Park, IM Nico Chasin and IM Justus Williams, will take place in Verona Hotel and Conference Center in Ruiru over the weekend of March 25th and 26th. It features intensive and comprehensive trainings in all aspects of the game, including tactics, openings, middle game strategies, positional play, and endgames. Players in the Nairobi area at all levels are welcome to register and will be divided into 2-3 level-based groups to receive differentiated instructions. Thanks to the generous donations CTC collected through its fundraising event on March 4th, the team will be able to offer chess.com gold memberships to campers, together with custom designed T-shirt and souvenirs, as well as a free buffet lunch to all. In addition to the formal AM and PM sessions, campers are encouraged to stay for extra hours and play casual games with the instructors for bonding and socialization.

The camp announcement has quickly attracted huge attention not only from the group study students with IM Nico Chasin, but also from local chess clubs within and beyond Nairobi, with over 60 spots taken within two days. The entire leadership team is excited for the opportunity to meet with the enthusiastic Kenyan chess player and assist with their chess study. What is more, CTC hopes that campers will be inspired by CTC’s dedication to serving and connecting chess communities and will join CTC’s effort to help the less-equipped and underserved chess players and families, a critical measure to secure the sustainability of CTC’s outreach initiative in Kenya.

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