Enolia McMillan Chess Challenge

Sections: K-1, K-3, K-5, K-8, K-12

Awards: Individual 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place trophy for each section. Top girl trophy for each section.

Format: 4-SS (4 rounds / games; Swiss System - everyone plays 4 games).
G/25,d5 (25 minutes per side, 5 second delay per move).

Schedule:  Check in 9:15 am - 9:45 am. 1st round starts at 10 am.

Entry fee:

• $25 - Standard rate
• $40 - Supporter rate; comparable to tournaments around the region and enables you to contribute to DC State Chess Federation’s mission of ensuring chess access and opportunities to all.
• $5 - Access rate; available for all for whom a higher entry fee is an obstacle.

Please pay at the door upon check-in.

Register online at https://caissachess.net/online-registration/index/3858

Please register early! No onsite registration!
Registration closes 5/24 at 9 pm!

Please email Click here to show mail address or text (202) 557-9516 for more information.
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Sponsored by: American Legion Post 141, Anne Arundel County Commission for Veterans Affairs, Anne Arundel County Branch NAACP, and the DC State Chess Federation

About the DC State Chess Federation

The DC State Chess Federation provides accessible and affordable opportunities for all children, adults, and seniors to learn and play chess in and around the District of Columbia, particularly people of color who are historically underrepresented in chess and to build bridges between people of diverse backgrounds.

About Enolia McMillan

Enolia Pettigen McMillan (1904-2006) was an American educator, civil rights activist, and community leader and the first female national president of the NAACP. She became a teacher in 1927 in Caroline County, Maryland, then a principal in Charles County, president of the Maryland State Colored Teachers' Association and regional vice-president of the National Association of Colored Teachers. After the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling outlawing segregated public schools, she was one of the first black teachers at a white school.