Langston Hughes Scholastic Quads
Sunday, April 28, 2024
1:30 pm
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
Register online at https://caissachess.net/online-registration/index/3863
Please register early! No onsite registration!
Registration closes 5/25 at 9 pm!
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
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 Langston Hughes
James Mercer Langston Hughes (1901-1967) was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. One of the earliest innovators of the literary art form called jazz poetry, Hughes is best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance. After traveling to West Africa and Europe in early adulthood, he moved to Washington, DC and began working as an assistant to historian Carter G. Woodson. As the work demands limited his time for writing, Hughes quit the position to work as a busboy at the Wardman Park Hotel. Hughes' time as a busboy inspired the name for the Busboys & Poets restaurants.
