3rd Annual DMV Scholastic Championship

3rd Annual DMV Scholastic Championship

Executive Conference and Training Center

22685 Holiday Park Drive, Dulles, VA 20166

Sunday, May 18, 2025 at 10 am

Five Rounds!

REGISTER HERE: https://caissachess.net/online-registration/index/6361

Last year's DMV Scholastic Championship had 143 players! We hope to get even more this year! View the rating report from last year here: https://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?202410202312

Congratulations to last year's DMV Scholastic Champions:

K-12 Section: Daniel Xiao

K-8 Section: Maryam Bakhishova

K-5 Section: Ravi Malgari

K-3 Section: Lohith Lokesh, Arjun Yandra, and Julian Schmidt

Tournament Information

• This tournament will take place on Sunday, May 18th at 10 am.
• Five rounds (one round longer than our normal 4-round scholastic tournaments)
• First round at 10 am, subsequent rounds occur as soon as possible
  • Tournament should end at approximately 4 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 5/5, $44 by 5/11, $49 by 5/17, $60 by 5/18 (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
• REGISTER HERE: https://caissachess.net/online-registration/index/6361

PRIZES

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

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

*Note: The free online camp entry applies to our regular camps. Students may still use the credit for the advance camp, but in that case they would need to pay the extra amount ($100).

Venue Information/Logistics

• PARKING: The Executive Conference and Training Center has plenty of free parking.
• There will be plenty of space for parents to sit, work on their laptop, etc.
• 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 may 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

REGISTER HERE: https://caissachess.net/online-registration/index/6361

Also Check out the DMV Action Championship on May 18

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/6362