Event Overview
Date and time: Saturday, October 24th, 2026, from 10:00 am – 2:30 pm. (Kindly request to arrive by 9:30am to give your players time to settle and get instructions, especially if this is their first tournament)
Location: Basement - Rockville United Methodist Church at 112 W. Montgomery Ave, Rockville, MD, 20850.
Sections K-8, K-5, and K-3.
Time Control and Rounds: 4SS (G/25;d5), Game in 25 minutes with a 5-second delay. This is a dual-rated event which will have an effect on both the Regular USCF ratings and Quick USCF ratings.
1st Round - 10:00 am
2nd Round - 11:00 am (15 minutes lunch break after 2nd round).
3rd Round - 12:10 pm
4th Round - 1:10 pm - Award Ceremony immediately after.
Entry Fee:
* $25 early registration for RCC members. Available until October 23rd @ 10pm. (Club membership will be verified at check-in).
* $30 Early registration for RCC non-members – Available until October 23rdh @ 10pm.
* $35 after October 23rd @ 10pm. Members and non-members.
Prizes: Trophies to 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th place in each section. USCF tiebreaks will be used to determine the final placement in case of multiple people having the same score.
- No-Refund Deadline: Once the first round is paired or begins, no refunds or credit are issued. No-shows forfeit their entry fees entirely.
- On-site registration MAY be subject to an automatic 1st round "bye", or out of ordinary pairings.
- Forfeit of the first round will result in withdrawal from the tournament (Unless you notify the TD in advance).
- We provide chess sets for all players but may not have enough clocks. If you have a chess clock, please bring it.
Free parking is available behind the church and overflow parking across the street off Jefferson Street.
Food choices: Restaurants 2 blocks away.
112 West Montgomery Ave
Rockville, MD 20850
United States