Halfway through the 2013 Susan Polgar Foundation Girls’ Invitational in St. Louis the six Northwest girls are a combined +3. Becca Lampman of Washington is tied for fourth place among the 60 entries at 2.5-0.5. She still has a good shot to take the top prize.
Northwest girls’ results after 3 rounds:
Becca Lampman 2.5 points
Alexandra Botez 2 points
Andrea Botez 2 points
Olga Cherapakhin 2 points
Carmen Pemsler 1 point
Jessica Ross 1 point
NW Pairings for Round 4:
Board 3 – Becca Lampman (2065) vs. Thanu Avernini (1818)
Board 5 – Jennifer Yu (1938) vs. Alexandra Botez (2043)
Board 11 – Hannah Farell (1382) vs. Olga Cherepakhin (1609)
Board 12 – Andrea Botez (1566) vs. Sasha Konovalenko (1438)
Board 18 – Carmen Pemsler (1635) vs. Ioana Murgulet (1077)
Board 21 – Katlyn Bonnell (946) vs. Jessica Ross (1224)