Check out this article on US Chess on FEMchess's mission and our ongoing work in closing the gender gap in chess. @us_chess https://new.uschess.org/news/2025-femchess-all-girls-scholastic-chess-championship-continues-bridge-gender-gap

Check out this article on US Chess on FEMchess's mission and our ongoing work in closing the gender gap in chess. @us_chess https://new.uschess.org/news/2025-femchess-all-girls-scholastic-chess-championship-continues-bridge-gender-gap
Incredible day at 2025 FEMchess All-Girls Chess Championship yesterday (1/11/25), with nearly 90 girls competing! Big thanks to our amazing TD team: FIDE National Arbiter WCM Allyson Wong, WCM Kally Wen, WCM Ashley Pang, WCM Aksithi Eswaran, Jolene Liu, and WCM Anika Rajaram! Shout-out to coach WCM Yesun Lee for helping review players’ games. Special thanks to FIDE  International Arbiter Abel Talamantez for driving 6 hours to bring the Hamilton Chess Club team to compete! Thank you to US Chess Women for sponsoring this event, championing girls in chess to help close the gender gap. Check out this video recap of today’s event!
Updated: Nov 24, 2024
Registration for 2025 FEMchess Scholastic and Women's Championship is now open! In addition to our usual scholastic sections, we are excited to add an Women All Ages Open section. To make the tournament accessible for all, registration is FREE for all participants, made possible by generous US Chess Women grants. Sign up today as registration closes once we hit our maximum capacity of 100!