Frederick Douglass Chess Challenge

Saturday, June 8, 2024

Location: Bryant Street Market
670 Rhode Island Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002

A US Chess Federation (USCF) rated tournament for adults and students

IMPORTANT - ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST BE MEMBERS OF THE USCF!

Tournament details

Sections: Open (all ages), K-1, K-3, K-5, K-8, K-12
You may play in sections with ages higher than yours, but not lower.

Format: 4-SS (4 rounds / games; Swiss System - everyone plays 4 games).
G/45,d5 (45 minutes per side, 5 second delay per move).

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

Awards:

• Open section (based on 20+ entries): 1st = $200, 2nd = $75, $3rd = $50, U1600 = $50
• Scholastic sections: Individual 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place trophy for each section. Top team trophy for each section. Top girl trophy for each section.
  • K-12: Trophies plus 1st = $50, 2nd = $30, 3rd = $20
  • K-8: Trophies plus 1st = $35, 2nd = $25, 3rd = $15
  • K-5: Trophies plus 1st = $25, 2nd = $20, 3rd = $10
  • K-3: Trophies plus 1st = $15, 2nd = $10, 3rd = $5
  • K-1: Trophies only

Entry fee: Please pay at the door upon check-in.

• Open section: $35
• Scholastic sections:
  • $25 - Standard rate
  • $40 - Supporter rate; comparable to tournaments in Maryland and Virginia 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.

Register online at https://caissachess.net/online-registration/index/3854

Please register early! No onsite registration!
Registration closes 6/7 at 9 pm!

Please email dcstatechess@gmail.com or text (202) 557-9516 for more information.
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Sponsored by: MRP Realty, Ateya Productions, 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 Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass (1817 or 1818 - 1895) was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, Douglass became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York, during which he gained fame for his oratory and incisive antislavery writings.

In 1874, Rutherford B. Hayes named Douglass United States Marshal for the District of Columbia, making him the first person of color to be so named. Three years later he bought the house that was to be the family's final home in Washington, DC, on a hill above the Anacostia River. The home is now preserved as the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site.