2nd Annual DMV Scholastic Championship

2nd Annual DMV Scholastic Championship

Executive Conference and Training Center

22685 Holiday Park Drive, Dulles, VA 20166

Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 10 am

Five Rounds!

 

REGISTER HERE: https://caissachess.net/online-registration/index/5089

 

VENDOR INFORMATION: A chess vendor will be setting up a store with chess equipment, books, and supplies!

 

Last year's DMV Scholastic Championship had 193 players! We hope to get even more this year! View the rating report from last year here: https://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?202306110082

Congratulations to last year's DMV Scholastic Champions:

K-12 Section: National Master Vaibhav Kapla (from Minnesota)

K-8 Section: Sebastian Huaman (from Virginia)

K-5 Section: Cristian Tudorache, Brendan Eastman, and Vladimir Herndon (all from Virginia)

K-3 Section: Elsin Lin (from Virginia)

 

Tournament Information

• This tournament will take place on Sunday, October 20th at 10 am.

• Five rounds (one round longer than last year!)

• First round at 10 am, subsequent rounds occur as soon as possible

  • Tournament should end at approximately 4:30 pm (Need to leave early? Just let the TD know! You can also ask for a bye when registering in the "comments/bye requests" field.)

• Four sections: K-12, K-8, K-5, and K-3

• Time control: Game in 25 minutes with a 5-second delay (US Chess regular and quick rated)

• Entry fee: $39 by 10/7, $44 by 10/13, $49 by 10/19, $60 by 10/20 (on-site registration closes 30 minutes before round 1)

• Boards and pieces will be provided for all players, but we don’t have enough clocks for everyone (those who have clocks are welcome to bring them)

• This tournament is US Chess rated, so an active US Chess membership is required. Click here to join the US Chess Federation for the first time or to renew an inactive membership: https://new.uschess.org/user/login?destination=/form/membership

• Don’t hesitate to reach out to us at Click here to show mail address with any questions

 

PRIZES

Trophies for 1st through 5th in each section, plus special prizes for the 1st place winner in each section!

Place	Section	Prize
1st	K-12	Trophy & Free One-Month Entry into a 2024 DMV Online Course*
2nd		Trophy
3rd		Trophy
4th		Trophy
5th		Trophy
1st	K-8	Trophy & Free One-Month Entry into a 2024 DMV Online Course*
2nd		Trophy
3rd		Trophy
4th		Trophy
5th		Trophy
1st	K-5	Trophy & Free One-Month Entry into a 2024 DMV Online Course*
2nd		Trophy
3rd		Trophy
4th		Trophy
5th		Trophy
1st	K-3	Trophy & Free One-Month Entry into a 2024 DMV Online Course*
2nd		Trophy
3rd		Trophy
4th		Trophy
5th		Trophy

Note: For trophies, ties will be broken using standard US Chess tiebreaks. In the event of a tie, the free course prize will be determined by tiebreaks. If multiple players get a perfect score, each of them will receive a free course entry.

Note: The free course prize may be restricted based on which courses are at or near max capacity (i.e. the free course prize can only be used on courses that have enough room to accept additional students).

 

Venue Information/Logistics

• PARKING: The Executive Conference and Training Center has plenty of free parking.
• Free water will be provided for attendees.
• There is no scheduled lunch break, but there is almost always time for players to have food between games. There aren't any scheduled round times--rounds will occur as soon as possible.
• We will have a chess vendor at the tournament selling books and chess merchandise..
• There will be a cafeteria area immediately outside the playing hall with plenty of space for parents to hang out/use their laptops.
• See below for information about sleeping rooms if traveling from out of town.

 

Hotel Accommodations:

The Best Western Dulles Airport Inn on 45440 Holiday Drive offers the cheapest rate and is right next to the playing venue. This hotel is only about a twenty-second walk from the tournament. The Best Western also offers free breakfast. 

Best Western Dulles Airport Inn

45440 Holiday Drive, Sterling, VA 20166

Reserve a room here: http://www.bestwestern.com/en_US.html

 

How to Register for the Tournament

CLICK TO REGISTER HERE: https://caissachess.net/online-registration/index/5089

 

 

 

 

Also Check out the DMV Action Championship

We also have another tournament on the same day at the same venue that is open to both adults and scholastic players. View information about that tournament here: https://caissachess.net/online-registration/index/5090