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Kasparov Chess Foundation Presents
2009 All-Girls National Chess Championships

University of Texas at Dallas Established Academic Distinction Scholarship Valued at $80,000. US Women’s Champion, WGM Anna Zatonskih, to Make Special Appearance.

Dallas, TX, Dec. 16, 2008 — Kasparov Chess Foundation announced the Sixth Annual National All-Girls Chess Championships, to be in Dallas, TX, at the Hyatt Regency Dallas at Reunion Blvd., April 24 – 26, 2008. The non-profit chess educational organization, founded by world chess champion Garry Kasparov, is hosting this year’s tournament in association with the Dallas Chess Club (DCC), University of Texas at Dallas, and the United States Chess Federation (USCF).

This year, as in previous years, the tournament welcomes girls from public, private and home-schools. Teams will compete within the following age categories: 8 years old and younger; 10 years old and younger; 12 years old and younger; 14 years old and younger; 16 years old and younger; 18 years old and younger.

As a special award, The University of Texas at Dallas, http://www.utdallas.edu, has established an Academic Distinction Scholarship for the winner of the 18 years old and younger section. The scholarship is valued at $80,000 for an out-of-state student. More information on the scholarship can be found at http://www.chess.utdallas.edu.

Chess scholarships exist for the experienced player. High School students have a variety of scholarship opportunities available for them in the chess genre. You don’t have to be a chess master to receive a chess scholarship.

Please follow this link for a brief list of chess scholarships. I will be updating this post as I find more online. If you hear of chess scholarships/awards, please comment/link to this post.