The competition is tightening up halfway through the regular season in the Metro Area Chess League. In a meeting between two of the frontrunners this past Tuesday, the team from Richard Montgomery edged a close contest with Churchill to move into sole first place as the only school to have won all four of their matches so far after the other co-leader, Montgomery Blair, drew their match with Langley. We are still waiting for a handful of matches to be completed, and the overall standings will be updated once those results come in.
Richard Montgomery High School 2.5-1.5 Winston Churchill High School
Langley High School 2-2 Montgomery Blair High School
McLean High School 1-3 Arlington Career Center
West Springfield High School 4-0 DeMatha Catholic High School
BASIS DC 2-2 Sidwell Friends School
Rockville High School 2-2 Rochambeau French Intl. School
St. Anselm’s Abbey School 3-1 Eastern High School
E.L. Haynes Public Charter School 0-4 St. John’s College High School
Washington Intl. School 4-0 McKinley Technology High School
Georgetown Preparatory School 0-4 Col. Zadok Magruder High School
Falls Church High School 0-4 Centreville High School
Seneca Valley High School 0-3 Don Bosco Cristo Rey
St. Albans School 0-4 Gonzaga College High School
Bishop McNamara High School 0-4 W.T. Woodson High School
Sandy Spring Friends School 4-0 IDEA Public Charter School
| Place | School | Total Match Points | Total Board Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Richard Montgomery High School | 4 | 13 |
| 2nd | Montgomery Blair High School | 3.5 | 13 |
| 3rd | Gonzaga College High School | 3 | 12 |
| 4th | Langley High School | 3 | 11.5 |
| 5th (Tie) | Seneca Valley High School | 3 | 11 |
| 5th (Tie) | Winston Churchill High School | 3 | 11 |
| 5th (Tie) | Col. Zadok Magruder High School | 3 | 11 |
| 5th (Tie) | Falls Church High School | 3 | 11 |
| 9th | Arlington Career Center | 3 | 10 |
| 10th (Tie) | Rockville High School | 2.5 | 10 |
| 10th (Tie) | West Springfield High School | 2.5 | 10 |
| 12th | W.T. Woodson High School | 2.5 | 9 |
| 13th (Tie) | McLean High School | 2 | 9 |
| 13th (Tie) | Washington International School | 2 | 9 |
| 15th | Rochambeau, the French International School “ | 2 | 8.5 |
| 16th | St. Anselm’s Abbey School | 2 | 8 |
| 17th | Centreville High School | 2 | 7.5 |
| 18th | Sidwell Friends School | 1.5 | 8 |
| 19th | St. John’s College High School | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| 20th | BASIS DC | 1.5 | 6.5 |
| 21st | Don Bosco Cristo Rey | 1.5 | 6 |
| 22nd | St. Albans School | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 23rd (Tie) | DeMatha Catholic High School | 1 | 5 |
| 23rd (Tie) | Georgetown Preparatory School | 1 | 5 |
| 23rd (Tie) | Sandy Spring Friends School | 1 | 5 |
| 23rd (Tie) | Eastern High School | 1 | 5 |
| 27th | Bishop McNamara High School | 1 | 4 |
| 28th | E.L. Haynes Public Charter School | 0.5 | 3 |
| 29th | McKinley Technology High School | 0 | 1 |
| 30th | IDEA Public Charter School | 0 | 0 |
Montgomery Blair High School – Richard Montgomery High School
Arlington Career Center – Seneca Valley High School
Winston Churchill High School – Langley High School
Gonzaga College High School – Falls Church High School
Col. Zadok Magruder High School – West Springfield High School
W.T. Woodson High School – Rochambeau French Intl. School
St. John’s College High School – McLean High School
DeMatha Catholic High School – St. Anselm’s Abbey School
Sidwell Friends School – Rockville High School
Don Bosco Cristo Rey – Washington Intl. School
Centreville High School – St. Albans School
BASIS DC – Georgetown Preparatory School
Eastern High School – Bishop McNamara High School
E.L. Haynes Public Charter School – Sandy Spring Friends School
IDEA Public Charter School – McKinley Technology High School