The 2014 US Junior Girls Invitational in New Hampshire (July 17-21) ended with four co-champions: Claudia Munoz, Apurva Virkud, Maggie Feng, and Akshita Gorti.
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Munoz was awarded the 10K scholarship to the University of New Hampshire on tie-break.
I'm blessed that I won the U.S. Girls Junior Chess Championship. As a #Hispanic I'm looking to inspire other #Latinos pic.twitter.com/fFRwrbecfC
— Claudia Munoz (@chesscampeona) July 21, 2014
Organizer Alex Relyea told CLO, "This tournament was very hard fought, with the lead changing almost every round. Quad-champions, with two more players just half a point back shows just how tight the tournament was. Special thanks to the University of New Hampshire for its sponsorship. It was an honor to spend five days with the players."
USCF President Ruth Haring thinks this event bodes very well for the future of women in chess in America: "The 1st Junior Girls Closed is stronger than US Women's Championships in the 79's and early 80's. This tournament is an exciting event which will give experience to our talented girls playing in the round-robin format."
Find full information, standings, photos and download a pgn file on the official website.