A must see video: The impact of chess for one girl

The 8th annual Susan Polgar National Girls' Invitational will conclude today. The closing ceremony will take place at 1:30 pm in the Business School Rotunda. For the last 6 days, 46 of the brightest young ladies in the country were invited to come to Texas Tech to receive training, and to compete for scholarships, netbooks, and other cool prizes.

Each one of the participants has a story. But the video above tells the most powerful story. Without the Susan Polgar Foundation, TTU, FedEx, and so many generous individuals (including Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, and so many others), some of these young girls would never have a chance.

Thank you for all your support!

If you want to know what Dyhemia went through just to be able to play some chess, and what it means to her to be able to participate in the SP Girls' Invitational, please read these articles:

http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/search/label/Dyhemia%20Young

The story about Dyhemia Young and the Susan Polgar National Girls' Invitational this year have been covered by CNN, FOX news, LA Times, Philadelphia Daily News, Avalanche Journal, and hundreds of other media outlet worldwide.

About 400 photos so far: https://picasaweb.google.com/SPICEChess/SPGirlsInvitational2011