Event Overview
DC Winter Open and Scholastic
Chess Challenge
Saturday December 2nd, 2023
Location: Second Baptist Church
816 3rd Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
Open Section Prizes ($500 b/25) 1st - $200, 2nd - $75, 3rd - $50, U1600: $100, U1400: $75
4-Round Swiss, G/45;d5
Schedule: Round 1 @ 10:00am. Rounds 2, 3 and 4 as soon as possible.
Entry Fees: $35 (Please pay at the door.)
A US Chess Federation (USCF) rated scholastic tournament for K-12th grade players!
IMPORTANT - ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST BE CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE USCF!
Scholastic Sections – K-1 Open, K-1 U400, K-3 Open, K-3 U600, K-5 Open, K-5 U600,
K-8 Open, K-8 U600, K-12 Open, K-12 U800
Awards – Individual 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place trophy for each section. Top team trophy for each open section. (Team = 4 players from same school.) No club teams are eligible for team trophies, school teams only. Top girl trophy for each section!
4 – SS, G/45;d5
4 rounds (games), Swiss System (everyone plays 4 games).
Entry Fees: Supporter - $40 Comparable with entry fees in Maryland and Virginia and enables you to contribute to DC State Chess Federation’s mission of ensuring chess access and opportunities to all.
Access rate - $5 If the standard fee is a barrier to participation, a contribution of $5 (or whatever is affordable) will reserve your seat in the tournament.
Please register early!
To register, please use the online form at:
https://caissachess.net/online-registration/index/3532
(*You may play in sections with grades higher than yours, but not lower.)
Registration closes December 1st at 8pm!!
December 2rd– Check in 9:15am-9:45am. 1st round starts at 10am.
Please feel free to email vaughn_bennett@yahoo, or text (202) 557-9516, for more information.
Sponsored by: The DC State Chess Federation, Ateya Productions and Second Baptist Church
Instagram: DC State Chess
816 3rd Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
United States