The Westin Tysons Corner

7801 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA

3 Rounds of Rated Chess

Saturday, January 22nd at 10:30 am

NOTE: This Saturday tournament is in addition to our other regular events. We will still be holding our weekly Tysons Corner Sunday events as well as our weekly online events.

Tournament Information:

• Location: Westin Hotel on 7801 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22043
• 3 round Round-Robin tournament.
• USCF regular and quick rated. Time control: Game in 25 minutes with a 5-second delay.
• Saturday, January 22nd, 10:30 am to approximately 1:30 pm.
• Entry fee: $30 on or before Tuesday 1/18, $35 on or before Friday 1/21, and $40 on Saturday 1/22 (on-site registration is allowed, registration for round one closes at 10:15 am on Saturday).
• PRIZES: Trophies or medals to the winner of each four-person quad!
• We will have enough chess sets for all players. If you would like to use a clock, please bring one.
• While the hotel does not require masks, players must wear masks while in the tournament room.
• For questions, please email us at josh@dmvchess.com or call us at 703-609-0499.

Quads Overview:

A quad is a four-person round robin section in which all participants play each other once (three rounds). Our quads are open to all scholastic players in grades K-12, and each quad will be divided based on rating rather than grade. The advantage of quads is that players get the chance to compete against opponents with very similar USCF ratings. Since some players have been competing online during the pandemic, we may decide to use the higher of a player's USCF Regular and USCF Online Regular ratings for the purpose of diving players into groups. Depending on the exact number of registrations, the bottom section may have five, six, or seven players, in which case that section will be paired as a Swiss tournament.