Photos
2026 Purple Comet! Math Meet (April 2026)
Our team representing Westchester Area Math Circle got 3rd Place Team in New York, 34th Place Team in USA, 53th Place Team in Overall in the Middle School section of 2026 Purple Comet! Math Meet.
2026 World Amateur Team & U.S. Team East (Parsippany, NJ, USA, February 2026)
Our team (Abigail Zhou, Thomas Egelhof, Winston Chen, and Sarah Nguyen) won Top Future Team prize (for teams with all members under age 10) in the 2026 World Amateur Team & U.S. Team East.
North American Youth Championship 2025 (Kingston, ON, Canada, August 2025)
I won Best U10 Girl award in the Blitz game and won 4th Place Trophy (tied for third) in the Classical game in the North American Youth Championship 2025 at Kingston, ON, Canada (August 2025).
Pan-American Youth Championship 2025 (Lima, Peru, July - August 2025)
I won Silver medal (Runner-up) in the Classical chess, won Bronze medals in the both Rapid and Blitz chess in the U10 Girls sections in the XXXV Pan-American Youth Championship 2025 in Lima, Peru (July 27 - August 3, 2025).
SuperNational VIII (Orlando, FL, USA, May 2025)
I won a National medal (10th place out of 190 players from different states around the United States) in the SuperNational VIII (held only once every four years) in the K-3 Championship section in Orlando, Florida, USA (May 2025).
GAIM 2025 - Girls' Adventures in Math (April - May 2025)
New York State Scholastic Championships 2025 (Saratoga Springs, NY, USA, March 2025)
I won the 4th Place Trophy in the New York State Scholastic Championships 2025 in the Primary Championship section at Saratoga Springs, New York, USA (March 2025).
North American Youth Chess Championship 2024 (Dulles, VA, USA, December 2024)
I won Gold medal in the Classical game and became a champion in the 2024 North American Youth Chess Championship in the U8 Girls section at Dulles, VA, USA (December 2024).
National K-12 Grade Championship 2024 (National Harbor, MD, USA, December 2024)
I won a National medal (12th place out of 321 players from different states around the United States) in the National K-12 Grade Championship 2024 in the 3rd Grade Championship section at National Harbor, Maryland, USA (December 2024).
FIDE World Cadet Championship 2024 (Montesilvano, Italy, November 2024)
I got 8th place (among 81 players from different countries around the world) at the FIDE World Cadet Championship 2024 in the section U8 Girls at Montesilvano, Italy (November 2024).
Pan-American Youth Championship 2024 (Orlando, FL, USA, July 2024)
I won Bronze medal (tied for second) in the Classical game and won Silver medal (tied for first) in the Blitz game in the XXXIV Pan-American Youth Championship 2024 at Orlando, Florida, USA (July 2024) and got the direct title Woman Candidate Master (WCM) by FIDE.
FIDE World Cup U8 - U12 (Batumi, Georgia, June - July 2024)
I participate in the FIDE World Cup U8 - U12 at Batumi, Georgia (June - July 2024). This is my first international chess tournament.
2023 National Elementary (K-6) Championship (Baltimore, MD, USA, May 2023)
I and my teacher Grandmaster Irina Krush at the 2023 National Elementary (K-6) Championship in Baltimore Convention Center (May 2023). This is my first time to get a national award.
1st Chess Tournament (Bronxville, NY, USA, December 2022)
My dad and I at my first chess tournament and I got my first trophy (in NY, December 2022)
