Top Row (left to right)
- Margaret Bailon-Labednick ♕ From Corpus Christi ♕ Founder, Homeschoolers Unlimited Texas Chess Team (Corpus Christi, TX) ♕ Ranked in the 78th Percentile for all USA Female Chess Players ♕ Ranked in the 68th Percentile for all Texas Chess Players ♕ This is her second Texas Women's Chess Championship
- Sheba Basepogu ♕ From Allen ♕ Local Director (33 as Chief Director since March 2018) ♕ Ranked in the 54th Percentile for all USA Female Chess Players ♕ Ranked in the 41st Percentile for all Texas Chess Players ♕ 34 events and 96 games since her first rated tournament in January 2018 ♕ This is her second Texas Women's Chess Championship
- Cristina Fidaire ♕ From Plano ♕ Ranked in the 94th Percentile for all USA Female Chess Players ♕ Ranked in the 91st Percentile for all Texas Chess Players ♕ Ranked in the 81st Percentile for all USA Chess Players ♕ This is her first Texas Women's Chess Championship
- Renate Garcia ♕ From El Paso ♕ Texas Chess Association Secretary ♕ Region IV Scholastic Rep ♕ Club Director ♕ Organizes tournaments and fundraisers for Veterans Chess ♕ Organized and conducted a fundraiser tournament resulting in Donations (Cash and In-Kind) of $271.97 for this Championship ♕ Crusaders Chess Club President (El Paso) ♕ This is her first Texas Women's Chess Championship
Second Row (left to right)
- Brenda Hardesty ♕ From Schleicher County ♕ Texas Women's Chess Champion (1999) ♕ Senior Tournament Director (35 events as Chief TD) ♕ Past member/chair of Texas Chess Association Scholastic Committee ♕ Past Regional Director for TCA ♕ Ranked in the 73rd Percentile for all USA Chess Players ♕ Ranked in the 90th Percentile for all USA Female Chess Players ♕ Ranked in the 86th Percentile for all Texas Chess Players ♕ Ranked Number 55 on the USA Top 100 Top Women Age 50 and Over List ♕ Ranked Number 20 on the USA Top 100 Top Women Seniors List ♕ Since her first rated tournament in November 1995, 157 games in 33 events (66.7 win percentage in past year) ♕ This is her sixth Texas Women's Chess Championship
- Carol Heise ♕ From Springtown ♕ Texas Chess Team Member ♕ Ranked in the 57th Percentile for all USA Female Chess Players ♕ Ranked in the 44th Percentile for all Texas Chess Players ♕ This is her first Texas Women's Chess Championship
- Liberty Mata ♕ From Hazlet ♕ Liberty, who is in high school and homeschooled, has become an avid chess player the past two years while participating in the Tarrant County Chess Club and the Arlington Chess Club ♕ She is our youngest player (age 16) and this is her first Texas Women's Chess Championship
- Sheryl McBroom ♕ From Bedford ♕ Texas Veterans Student Champion (2018) ♕ Ranked in the 28th Percentile for all USA Women ♕ Texas Chess Team Member ♕ Tarrant Chess Team Member ♕ American Legion Post 379 Chess Club Member ♕ Fort Worth Veterans Chess Club Member ♕ Chess Photographer ♕ This is her first Texas Women's Chess Championship
Third Row (left to right)
- Nicole Niemi ♕ From Garland ♕ Texas Amateur Co-Champion (2016) ♕ Texas Chess Team Member ♕ Tarrant Chess Team Member ♕ Ranked in the 93rd Percentile for all USA Chess Players ♕ Ranked in the 93rd Percentile for all USA Female Chess Players ♕ Ranked in the 96th Percentile for all Texas Chess Players ♕ Ranked Number 53 on the USA Top 100 Quick Rating Top Women List ♕ Ranked Number 26 on the USA Top 100 Quick Rating Top Women List ♕ 297 events and 1,241 games since her first rated tournament in 1995 ♕ Lifetime 58.5 win percentage ♕ 65.7 win percentage during past 12 months ♕ This is her second Texas Women's Chess Championship
- Wendy Reed ♕ From Roanoke ♕ Club Director ♕ Alliance Chess Club Co-Founder ♕ Club Tournament Director (13 events as Chief Director) ♕ Ranked in the 46th Percentile for all USA Women ♕ Since her first rated tournament in March 2013, 44 events and 166 games ♕ This is her second Texas Women's Chess Championship
- Clarese Roberts ♕ From Fort Worth ♕ Texas Veterans Women's Champion (2018) ♕ Ranked in the 58th Percentile for all USA Women Chess Players ♕ Ranked in the 45th Percentile for all Texas Chess Players ♕ This is her second Texas Women's Chess Championship
- WIM Alexey Root, Ph.D. ♕ From Denton ♕ US Chess Life Member ♕ FIDE Woman International Master ♕ US Chess National Master ♕ US Women's Chess Champion (1989) ♕ Texas Women's Chess Champion (1998) ♕ Pan-American Open Co-Champion (1998) ♕ South Central Regional All Women and Girls Chess Championship Co-Champion—Champion on Tie-Breaks (2018) ♕ Peak US Chess Rating = 2260 ♕ Ranked in the 96th Percentile for all USA Chess Players ♕ Ranked in the 98th Percentile for all USA Women ♕ Ranked in the 98th Percentile for all Texas Players ♕ Ranked Number 28 on the USA Top 100 Quick Rating Top Women List ♕ Ranked Number 3 on the USA Top 100 Quick Rating Top Women Age 50 and Over List ♕ Ranked Number 5 (tied) on the USA Top 100 Women Age 50 and Over List ♕ Ranked Number 73 (tied) on the USA Top Top Women List ♕ Since US Chess began keeping Electronic Records, played 322 games in 72 events with a 54.8 win percentage ♕ Since the fall of 1999, Dr. Root has been a lecturer at The University of Texas at Dallas, teaching online courses about Chess in Education ♕ Chess Journalist (Texas Knights)—Published over 20 articles dating back to the 1990's ♕ Chess Journalist (Chess Life and Chess Life Online)—At least 10 published articles since 2018 ♕ Author of numerous Chess Books ♕ This is her fourth Texas Women's Chess Championship
Bottom Row (left to right)
- Deborah Shafer ♕ From Waco ♕ Nebraska Girls Elementary Champion (1987) ♕ Chess Champion of the Southern California Christian School Association's Fine Arts Competition (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994) ♕ Runs the Waco Homeschool Chess Club ♕ Adjutant for the Texas Military Chess Team ♕ Waco/Baylor Chess Club member. ♕ Ranked in the 88th Percentile for all USA Women ♕ Ranked in the 82nd Percentile for all Texas Chess Players ♕ Ranked in the 69th Percentile for all USA Chess Players ♕ 55 percent win percentage over the past year ♕ This is her first Texas Women's Chess Championship
- Jerquila Slaughter, M.Ed, M.S. ♕ From Mesquite ♕ Ranked in the 83rd Percentile for all USA Women ♕ Ranked in the 75th Perentile for all Texas Chess Players ♕ Teaches History 1301 and History 1302 at the Secondary and Post Secondary Levels ♕ Chess Coach for the past four years ♕ Also coaches Debate and Mock Trial ♕ This is her first Texas Women's Chess Championship
- Patti Strauch, DVM ♕ From Sonora ♕ Veterinarian who has been playing chess for 2 years ♕ Participates in frontier re-enactments, both mounted & unmounted ♕ This is her first Texas Women's Chess Championship
- Barb Swafford ♕ From Crowley ♕ Texas Chess Association's "Heart of Texas Award" Recipient (2018)—for her many years of selfless service—Thousands of Texas scholastic and youth chess players proudly display trophies in their homes that were personally assembled and delivered to tournament directors by Barb Swafford ♕ Texas Chess Association Treasurer (2004–2005, 2007–Present) ♕ Dallas Chess Club Secretary/Treasurer (2007–Present) ♕ Ranked in the 60th Percentile for all USA Women ♕ Ranked in the 45th Percentile for all Texas Women ♕ This is her second Texas Women's Chess Championship
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