CLAUDIA FACES DEFEAT IN THE 4TH ROUND VERSUS JULIA JONES

Coming from a 118-point rating jump in the Texas State Championship four weeks ago, Claudia faced a difficult tournament this weekend. We want to thank the organizers as well as Susan Polgar for having an invitational where girls from all over the United States strive to qualify.

We wish Julia Jones and Sadia Quenisha well in the invitational as the representatives of Texas. Also, the Texans that are members of the GM Susan Polgar All-Star team, we wish you the best.

CLAUDIA DRAWS WITH SADIA QUNESHI IN THE 3rd ROUND OF THE SUSAN POLGAR TEXAS QUALIFIER

It was a painful draw for our daughter, but things like these happen in chess. Claudia drew with Sadia Quneshi in the third round this morning.

The fourth round pairings have been posted and Claudia will be playing against Julia Jones USCF 1856, who just lost to Courtney Jamison.

The chances of qualifying to the Susan Polgar National Invitational just got harder, but these excellent experiences only help our daughter in the long run.

COURTNEY JAMISON DEFEATS CLAUDIA IN THE 2nd ROUND OF THE "SUSAN POLGAR TEXAS QUALIFIER" IN CORPUS CHRISTI

Hi!

I'm still in charge of posting our daughter's news, since my husband stayed back home to run the family business.

The 2nd round finished about 2:30 p.m. for Claudia as she was defeated by Courtney Jamison U.S.C.F. 2070 and winner of the Susan Polgar National Invitational 2008.

Courtney is a high school graduate who I believe will be attending college at Texas Tech University.

With this second round result, Claudia would have to win the last two games in order to qualify to the Invitational. She has been in this situation before and we believe that she can pull it out.
Right now my two daughters are swimming and enjoying the evening, something they rarely get to do during chess tournaments.