Sunday, August 18th at 4 pm

Tournament Information:

• Location: Hampton Inn by Hilton Washington-Dulles International Airport South on 4050 Westfax Drive, Chantilly, VA 20151
• 4 round Swiss tournament.
• USCF regular and quick rated. Time control: Game in 30 minutes with a 5-second delay.
• Sunday, August 18th, 4 pm to approximately 9 pm. (First round starts at 4, subsequent rounds occur ASAP.)
• Entry fee: $30 on or before Wednesday the week of the tournament, $35 on or before Saturday, $40 on Sunday (on-site registration is allowed, registration for round one closes at 3:45 pm on Sunday). Free entry to players over 2200 (entry deducted from prizes--please email to register).
• Two Sections: Open (minimum 1300 rating to play) and Under 1500.
• Note: In order to play in the open section, players must have a USCF rating of at least 1300. Players rated between 1300 and 1499 can play in either section. Players under 1300 should play in the Under 1500 section. A player can still join the open section if their unpublished (live) rating is over 1300, even if their monthly rating isn't 1300 yet. The tournament director may decide to have a lower rated player join the open section to maintain an even number of players in the section.
• PRIZES: $100 for 1st in Open; $50 for 1st in U1500.
• Up to two half-point byes are allowed. Half-point byes can be requested for any round. The deadline to request a half-point bye is prior to the start of round 2.
• We will have enough chess sets for all players, but clocks will not be provided for everyone. If you have a clock, please bring one.
• This tournament is open to everyone (adults and children of any skill level).
• There is plenty of free parking at the playing venue.
• For questions, please email us at josh@dmvchess.com or call us at 703-609-0499.

USCF-Rated Online Tournaments, Online Camps, and Online Classes

DMV Chess runs four USCF-rated online tournaments every week! We also have online camps over holiday weekends, spring break, and the summer. Finally, we offer six weekly online classes, including five for kids and one for adults. Visit our website dmvchess.com to view information about all of our other programs.