22685 Holiday Park Drive, Dulles, VA 20166

Sunday, July 28, 2024 at 10 am

Congratulations to last year's winners:

K-12 Section: National Master Vaibhav Kapla from Minnesota

K-8 Section: Darsh Murarka from Virginia and Olivia Raczko from Virginia

K-5 Section: Zakary Takla from Virginia

K-3 Section: Etamin Kent from Maryland

Tournament Information

• Last year's tournament drew over 150 participants! We hope to have an even greater turnout this year. Please help us by spreading the word about this tournament!

• This tournament will take place on Sunday, July 28th at 10 am.

• Four rounds: first round at 10 am, subsequent rounds occur as soon as possible

• Four sections: K-12, K-8, K-5, and K-3

• Time control: Game in 25 minutes with a 5-second delay (US Chess regular and quick rated)

• Entry fee:$45 by 7/27, $50 on 7/28 (on-site registration closes 30 minutes before round 1)

• Boards and pieces will be provided for all players, but we don’t have enough clocks for everyone (those who have clocks are welcome to bring them)

• This tournament is US Chess rated, so an active US Chess membership is required. Click here to join the US Chess Federation for the first time or to renew an inactive membership: https://new.uschess.org/user/login?destination=/form/membership

• Don’t hesitate to reach out to us at josh@dmvchess.com with any questions

PRIZES

Trophies for 1st through 5th in each section, plus special prizes for the 1st place winner in each section!

Note: For trophies, ties will be broken using standard US Chess tiebreaks. In the event of a tie, the free camp prize will be determined by tiebreaks. If multiple players get a perfect score, each of them will receive a free camp entry.

Venue Information/Logistics

• PARKING: The Executive Conference and Training Center has plenty of free parking.
• Free water will be provided for attendees.
• There is no scheduled lunch break, but there is almost always time for players to have food between games. There aren't any scheduled round times--rounds will occur as soon as possible.
• We might have a chess vendor at the tournament selling books and chess merchandise, but this is not a guarantee.
• We might have an expert/master coach providing free game analysis, but this is not a guarantee.
• See below for information about sleeping rooms if traveling from out of town.

Hotel Accommodations:

The Best Western Dulles Airport Inn on 45440 Holiday Drive offers the cheapest rate and is right next to the playing venue. This hotel is only about a twenty-second walk from the tournament. The Best Western also offers free breakfast. 

Best Western Dulles Airport Inn

45440 Holiday Drive, Sterling, VA 20166

Reserve a room here: http://www.bestwestern.com/en_US.html

Side Event

At 4 pm we have another tournament which is open to both adults and scholastic players. The scholastic championship will be over by then, so it is possible to play both events. Here is the link to view information about the 4 pm tournament: https://caissachess.net/online-registration/index/4641