The Metro Area Chess League reconvened on lichess last Tuesday night, December 5. Last year’s top two finishers Montgomery Blair (Silver Spring, MD) and Richard Montgomery (Rockville, MD) have picked up right where they left off, recording 4-0 sweeps in both of their first two matches to lead the field early on. Gonzaga College High School of northwest Washington, Winston Churchill High School of Potomac, MD and McLean High School of McLean, VA have also won both of their first two matches.
Arlington Career Center 0-4 Montgomery Blair High School
Richard Montgomery High School 4-0 Georgetown Preparatory School
Gonzaga College High School 3-1 Washington Int. School
Rochambeau French Intl. School 2-2 Col. Zadok Magruder High School
Winston Churchill High School 3-1 Centreville High School
McLean High School 2.5 – 1.5 W.T. Woodson High School
Eastern High School School 1-3 St. Albans School
Bishop McNamara High School 1-3 DeMatha Catholic High School
West Springfield High School 3-1 Seneca Valley High School
Falls Church High School 3-1 Don Bosco Cristo Rey
Rockville High School 4-0 IDEA Public Charter School (forfeit)
St. John’s College High School 2-2 St. Anselm’s Abbey School
BASIS DC 3-1 E.L. Haynes Public Charter School
Sidwell Friends School 4-0 McKinley Technology High School
| Place | School | Total Match Points | Total Board Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st (Tie) | Montgomery Blair High School | 2 | 8 |
| 1st (Tie) | Richard Montgomery High School | 2 | 8 |
| 3rd (Tie) | Gonzaga College High School | 2 | 7 |
| 3rd (Tie) | Winston Churchill High School | 2 | 7 |
| 5th | McLean High School | 2 | 6.5 |
| 6th (Tie) | Langley High School | 1.5 | 6 |
| 6th (Tie) | Rockville High School | 1.5 | 6 |
| 8th (Tie) | Col. Zadok Magruder High School | 1.5 | 5 |
| 8th (Tie) | Rochambeau, the French International School | 1.5 | 5 |
| 8th (Tie) | St. Albans School | 1.5 | 5 |
| 8th (Tie) | West Springfield High School | 1.5 | 5 |
| 12th (Tie) | Seneca Valley High School | 1 | 5 |
| 12th (Tie) | Sidwell Friends School | 1 | 5 |
| 14th (Tie) | Arlington Career Center | 1 | 4 |
| 14th (Tie) | Bishop McNamara High School | 1 | 4 |
| 16th (Tie) | BASIS DC | 1 | 3.5 |
| 16th (Tie) | Centreville High School | 1 | 3.5 |
| 18th (Tie) | DeMatha Catholic High School | 1 | 3 |
| 18th (Tie) | Falls Church High School | 1 | 3 |
| 20th (Tie) | W.T. Woodson High School | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 21st (Tie) | Don Bosco Cristo Rey | 0.5 | 3 |
| 21st (Tie) | Washington International School | 0.5 | 3 |
| 21st (Tie) | St. Anselm’s Abbey School | 0.5 | 3 |
| 24th (Tie) | St. John’s College High School | 0.5 | 2 |
| 25th (Tie) | Eastern High School | 0 | 1 |
| 25th (Tie) | E.L. Haynes Public Charter School | 0 | 1 |
| 25th (Tie) | Georgetown Preparatory School | 0 | 1 |
| 25th (Tie) | McKinley Technology High School | 0 | 1 |
| 25th (Tie) | Sandy Spring Friends School | 0 | 1 |
| 30th | IDEA Public Charter School | 0 | 0 |
Montgomery Blair High School – Gonzaga College High School
Rochambeau French Intl. School – Richard Montgomery High School
Winston Churchill High School – McLean High School
St. Albans School – Langley High School
Arlington Career Center – West Springfield High School
Centreville High School – Bishop McNamara High School
Seneca Valley High School – Sidwell Friends School
Don Bosco Cristo Rey – BASIS DC
St. Anselm’s Abbey School – Rockville High Schoo
DeMatha Catholic High School – E.L. Haynes Public Charter School
Col. Zadok Magruder High School – Washington Int. School
McKinley Technology High School – Georgetown Preparatory School
W.T. Woodson High School – St. John’s College High School
Sandy Spring Friends School – Eastern High School
IDEA Public Charter School – Falls Church High School