Last year's DMV Scholastic Championship had 193 players! We hope to get even more this year! View the rating report from last year here: https://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?202306110082
K-12 Section: National Master Vaibhav Kapla (from Minnesota)
K-8 Section: Sebastian Huaman (from Virginia)
K-5 Section: Cristian Tudorache, Brendan Eastman, and Vladimir Herndon (all from Virginia)
K-3 Section: Elsin Lin (from Virginia)
This tournament will take place on Sunday, October 20th at 10 am.
Five rounds (one round longer than last year!)
First round at 10 am, subsequent rounds occur as soon as possible
Tournament should end at approximately 4 pm (Need to leave early? Just let the TD know! You can also ask for a bye when registering in the "comments/bye requests" field.)
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: $44 by 10/13, $49 by 10/19, $60 by 10/20 (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
Trophies for 1st through 5th in each section, plus special prizes for the 1st place winner in each section!
| Place | Section | Prize |
| 1st | K-12 | Trophy & Free One-Month Entry into a 2024 DMV Online Course* |
| 2nd | Trophy | |
| 3rd | Trophy | |
| 4th | Trophy | |
| 5th | Trophy | |
| 1st | K-8 | Trophy & Free One-Month Entry into a 2024 DMV Online Course* |
| 2nd | Trophy | |
| 3rd | Trophy | |
| 4th | Trophy | |
| 5th | Trophy | |
| 1st | K-5 | Trophy & Free One-Month Entry into a 2024 DMV Online Course* |
| 2nd | Trophy | |
| 3rd | Trophy | |
| 4th | Trophy | |
| 5th | Trophy | |
| 1st | K-3 | Trophy & Free One-Month Entry into a 2024 DMV Online Course* |
| 2nd | Trophy | |
| 3rd | Trophy | |
| 4th | Trophy | |
| 5th | Trophy |
NEW PRIZE ADDED 10/19: The top player rated under 800 (no unrateds) in each section will win a free entry into our Friday (400-1000) online course for the month of November.
Note: For trophies, ties will be broken using standard US Chess tiebreaks. In the event of a tie, the free course prizes will be determined by tiebreaks. If multiple players get a perfect score, each of them will receive a free course entry.
Note: The free course prizes may be restricted based on which courses are at or near max capacity (i.e. the free course prize can only be used on courses that have enough room to accept additional students). The Under 800 course prizes are specifically only for the Friday course in the month of November.
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
We also have another tournament on the same day at the same venue that is open to both adults and scholastic players. View information about that tournament here: https://caissachess.net/online-registration/index/5090