Photos: Girls chess tournament
Twenty-six girls squared off at the All-Girls Chess and Science Festival on Saturday, April 13, at the Flandrau Science Center.
Girls chess tournament
A particularly focused Janne Raza, right, 9, and Ava Sheppard, 10, shake hands before their match during the First Annual Chess and Science Festival featuring this all-girls chess tournament on Saturday, April 13, at the Flandrau Science Center.
Girls chess tournament
Janne Raza, 9, calls out checkmate as she takes the match from Ava Sheppard, 10, during the First Annual Chess and Science Festival featuring this all-girls chess tournament on Saturday, April 13, 2013, at the Flandrau Science Center on the UA campus. Twenty-six girls squared off on the tournament coordinated by Anjelina Belakovskaia, a Woman International Grandmaster player and former champion at the U.S. Women's Chess Championship.
Girls chess tournament
Kaitlin Nagle, 5, reads her opponent during the First Annual Chess and Science Festival featuring this all-girls chess tournament on Saturday, April 13, at the Flandrau Science Center.
Girls chess tournament
Participants compete during the First Annual Chess and Science Festival featuring this all-girls chess tournament on Saturday, April 13, at the Flandrau Science Center.
Girls chess tournament
Participants vie for these trophies as they play during the First Annual Chess and Science Festival featuring this all-girls chess tournament on Saturday, April 13, at the Flandrau Science Center.
Girls chess tournament
Erin Oxnam, right, 9, plays her move against Anna Iacomini, 8, during the First Annual Chess and Science Festival featuring this all-girls chess tournament on Saturday, April 13, at the Flandrau Science Center.
Girls chess tournament
Tournament director Anjelina Belakovskaia, center, watches as Angela Kinsey, left, 12, and Rudrakshi Dasika, 11, compete in the final moments of their match during the First Annual Chess and Science Festival featuring this all-girls chess tournament on Saturday, April 13, at the Flandrau Science Center.
Girls chess tournament
Angela Kinsey, right, 12, plays a move against Rudrakshi Dasika, 11, during the First Annual Chess and Science Festival featuring this all-girls chess tournament on Saturday, April 13, at the Flandrau Science Center.
Girls chess tournament
Raisa Trubko, 23, president of the Women in Physics Club, plays on a jumbo chess board during the First Annual Chess and Science Festival featuring this all-girls chess tournament on Saturday, April 13, at the Flandrau Science Center.