Looking for the Annapolis tournament on January 27? We had an incorrect link in the email—sorry! For Annapolis, register here. For the DC quads on January 28, see below.
Location: Amerigroup DC
609 H St NE
Washington, DC 20002
A US Chess Federation (USCF) rated scholastic tournament for players in grades K-12
IMPORTANT - ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST BE MEMBERS OF THE USCF!
Format: Players are grouped into quads based on rating and age. They will play 3 games, one against each of the other players in the quad.
G/25,d5 (25 minutes per side, 5 second delay per move).
Awards: Individual trophy for the winner of each quad.
Schedule: Check in 1:00 - 1:20 pm. 1st round starts at 1:30 pm.
Entry fee: FREE
Please register early! No onsite registration!
Registration closes January 27th at 8pm!!
Please email dcstatechess@gmail.com or text (202) 557-9516 for more information.
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Sponsored by: Amerigroup Financial, Ateya Productions, and 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.
Mary Church Terrell (1863-1954) was an American civil rights activist, journalist, teacher and one of the first African-American women to earn a college degree. She taught in the Latin Department at the M Street School (now known as Paul Laurence Dunbar High School)—the first African American public high school in the nation—in Washington, DC. In 1895, she was the first African-American woman in the United States to be appointed to the school board of a major city, serving in the District of Columbia until 1906.
Beginning in 1950 (at age 87), she started what would be a successful fight to integrate eating places in the District of Columbia. She and colleagues entered a segregated restaurant, were refused service, filed a lawsuit. Three years later, in District of Columbia v. John R. Thompson Co., the Supreme Court ruled that segregated eating places in Washington, DC, were unconstitutional.