Tuesday evening was Round 2 of the Metro Area Chess League. Students from 22 high school teams from the District of Columbia, Northern Virginia and Maryland showed up on lichess to compete.
In a closely matched field, Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD) and South Lakes High School (Reston, VA) are the only schools to win both of their matches so far and sit atop the standings with 2 match points each. Last night Montgomery Blair swept all four boards for the second round in a row and so holds the board points tiebreaker with 8 points out of a possible 8, with South Lakes in second with 6. Just behind them, Georgetown Preparatory School (North Bethesda, MD) leads a group of six schools tied with 1.5 match points.
Round 2 Results & League Standings
| Place | School | Round 2 Board Points | Round 2 Match Points | Total Board Points | Total Match Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Montgomery Blair High School | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 2nd | South Lakes High School | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 3rd | Georgetown Preparatory School | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1.5 |
| 4th (Tie) | Gonzaga College High School | 2 | .5 | 5 | 1.5 |
| 4th (Tie) | Thomas S. Wootton High School | 2 | .5 | 5 | 1.5 |
| 4th (Tie) | Richard Montgomery High School | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1.5 |
| 4th (Tie) | Woodrow Wilson High School | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1.5 |
| 8th | BASIS DC | 2.5 | 1 | 4.5 | 1.5 |
| 9th (Tie) | Justice High School | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 9th (Tie) | McLean High School | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 11th (Tie) | James Hubert Blake High School | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 11th (Tie) | Rockville High School | 2 | .5 | 4 | 1 |
| 11th (Tie) | St. Anselm's Abbey School | 2 | .5 | 4 | 1 |
| 11th (Tie) | Col. Zadok Magruder High School | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 15th (Tie) | Rochambeau, the French International School | 0 | 0 | 2 | .5 |
| 15th (Tie) | West Springfield High School | 0 | 0 | 2 | .5 |
| 15th (Tie) | St. Albans School | 2 | .5 | 2 | .5 |
| 15th (Tie) | Washington International School | 2 | .5 | 2 | .5 |
| 19th | The SEED Public Charter School | 1.5 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 20th (Tie) | Northwest High School | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20th (Tie) | Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20th (Tie) | E.L. Haynes Public Charter School | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Teams are ranked by Match Points, then by Board Points.
Round 2 Highlights
Round 3 Pairings
Round 3 will be held on January 11, 2022 at 7:15pm ET (7:30 games start)
with matches played on https://lichess.org.
Rockville High School vs. Montgomery Blair High School
South Lakes High School vs. McLean High School
BASIS DC vs. Georgetown Preparatory School
Richard Montgomery High School vs. Justice High School
Thomas S. Wootton High School vs. Gonzaga College High School
Rochambeau, the French International School vs. Washington International School
Col. Zadok Magruder High School vs. Woodrow Wilson High School
James Hubert Blake High School vs. St. Anselm’s Abbey School
St. Albans School vs. West Springfield High School
E.L. Haynes Public Charter School vs. Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School
Northwest High School vs. The SEED Public Charter School