Tuesday evening, November 15, was the start of the 2022-2023 season of the Metro Area Chess League. Following the success of last year’s competition, the MACL has retained the same general format with the games taking place online on lichess.com on Tuesday evenings.
30 schools have signed up to play in the MACL this year, the largest participation rate in more than 30 years. Last year’s top two finishers Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD) and Richard Montgomery High School (Rockville, MD) won their Round 1 matches with 4-0 sweeps, as did fourth place finisher Gonzaga College High School (Washington, D.C.). Also sweeping their matches were league newcomers Arlington Career Center (Arlington, VA), McLean High School (McLean, VA) and Seneca Valley High School (Germantown, MD), and the six schools share the early lead. Round 2 will be on December 6.
Montgomery Blair High School 4-0 Falls Church High School
E.L. Haynes Public Charter School 0-4 Richard Montgomery High School
DeMatha Catholic High School 0-4 Gonzaga College High School
Col. Zadok Magruder High School 3-1 Sidwell Friends School
St. Anselm’s Abbey School 1-3 Winston Churchill High School
Arlington Career Center 4-0 St. John’s College High School
Sandy Spring Friends School 1-3 Rochambeau French Intl. School
St. Albans School 2-2 West Springfield High School
McKinley Technology High School 2-2 Bishop McNamara High School
Seneca Valley High School 4-0 Eastern High School
Centreville High School 3-5-0.5 BASIS DC
IDEA Public Charter School 0-4 McLean High School (forfeit)
Don Bosco Cristo Rey 2-2 Rockville High School
Washington Intl. School 2-1 Georgetown Preparatory School
| Place | School | Total Match Points | Total Board Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st (Tie) | Arlington Career Center | 1 | 4 |
| 1st (Tie) | Gonzaga College High School | 1 | 4 |
| 1st (Tie) | McLean High School | 1 | 4 |
| 1st (Tie) | Montgomery Blair High School | 1 | 4 |
| 1st (Tie) | Richard Montgomery High School | 1 | 4 |
| 1st (Tie) | Seneca Valley High School | 1 | 4 |
| 7th | Centreville High School | 1 | 3.5 |
| 8th (Tie) | Winston Churchill High School | 1 | 3 |
| 8th (Tie) | Rochambeau, the French International School | 1 | 3 |
| 8th (Tie) | Col. Zadok Magruder High School | 1 | 3 |
| 8th (Tie) | Bishop McNamara High School | 1 | 3 |
| 12th (Tie) | Don Bosco Cristo Rey | 0.5 | 2 |
| 12th (Tie) | Langley High School | 0.5 | 2 |
| 12th (Tie) | Rockville High School | 0.5 | 2 |
| 12th (Tie) | St. Albans School | 0.5 | 2 |
| 12th (Tie) | Washington International School | 0.5 | 2 |
| 12th (Tie) | West Springfield High School | 0.5 | 2 |
| 12th (Tie) | W.T. Woodson High School | 0.5 | 2 |
| 20th (Tie) | Georgetown Preparatory School | 0 | 1 |
| 20th (Tie) | McKinley Technology High School | 0 | 1 |
| 20th (Tie) | St. Anselms School | 0 | 1 |
| 20th (Tie) | Sandy Spring Friends School | 0 | 1 |
| 20th (Tie) | Sidwell Friends School | 0 | 1 |
| 24th | BASIS DC | 0 | 0.5 |
| 25th (Tie) | DeMatha Catholic High School | 0 | 0 |
| 25th (Tie) | Eastern High School | 0 | 0 |
| 25th (Tie) | E.L. Haynes Public Charter School | 0 | 0 |
| 25th (Tie) | Falls Church High School | 0 | 0 |
| 25th (Tie) | IDEA Public Charter School | 0 | 0 |
| 25th (Tie) | St. John’s College High School | 0 | 0 |
Georgetown Preparatory School – Montgomery Blair High School
Richard Montomery High School – Arlington Career Center
McLean High School – W.T. Woodson High School
Gonzaga College High School – Washington Intl. School
West Springfield High School – Seneca Valley High School
Rockville High School – IDEA Public Charter School
St. John’s College High School – St. Anselm’s Abbey School
Bishop McNamara High School – DeMatha Catholic High School
Sidwell Friends School – McKinley Technology High School
Eastern High School – St. Albans School
Langley High School – Sandy Spring Friends School
Rochambeau French Intl. School – Col. Zadok Magruder High School
Winston Churchill High School – Centreville High School
BASIS DC – E.L. Haynes Public Charter School
Falls Church High School – Don Bosco Cristo Rey