Girls Junior Invitational Underway
July 17, 2014
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Photo Matt Phelps from twitter

The 1st Girls Junior Championship is underway (July 17-21) in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Claudia Munoz currently leads 2-0. 

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Close behind are Apurva Virkud, Kimberly Ding & Becca Lampman with 1.5/2.

In round two, Apurva won a beautiful game demonstrating the power of a strong opposite colored bishop in the middlegame. 

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Follow results here and live games here. You can also follow live tidbits on twitter.  

Be sure to follow @USChess as well, and read all about current tournament leader and social media star Claudia Munoz in a recent CLO profile.