US Chess Center
Scholastic Tournaments at the U.S. Chess Center
2008-2009

This schedule is occasionally revised.

  • Sunday Quads: Sunday, September 14

  • Sunday Quads, October 5

  • D.C. Open: Saturday, October 18-19

  • Sunday Quads: Sunday, November 2

  • Election Day: Tuesday, November 4

  • Nat'l Capital Scholastic Cup Qualifying Tournament: Sunday, November 9

  • Elementary Charity Team Championship: Saturday, November 22

  • Sunday Quads: Sunday, December 7

  • Rated Beginners Open: Saturday, December 13

  • End of Year Scholastic: Wednesday, December 31

  • Sunday Quads: Sunday, January 4

  • DC Junior Open: Saturday & Sunday, January 17 - 18

  • Sunday Quads: Sunday, February 1

  • Sunday Quads: Sunday, March 1

  • Rated Beginners Open: Sunday, March 29

  • Tournaments held at suburban schools
  • Potomac Youth Chess League
  • Results from Previous Tournaments
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    Registration form for our scholastic tournaments

    We suggest that before you enter your first tournament, you and your parents review our primer.

    Players must bring their own equipment to tournaments. The U.S. Chess Center does not provide equipment for its tournaments. Please bring boards, sets and clocks, if you have them. The Center sells standard chess boards and sets (retail price: $19.51 incl. tax) and has a selection of clocks. Please also bring a pencil, as you must keep score (write down the moves of the game) and we do not loan them.

    Some tournaments are rated by the U.S. Chess Federation, and all players in those must become members of the Federation. USCF membership may be purchased at any time at the U.S. Chess Center. Look on the individual web page for each tournament to see if a tournament is USCF-rated. For more information about the USCF, please visit their web page.