Yesterday evening, February 7, was the fifth round of this season’s Metro Area Chess League. Richard Montgomery High School (Rockville, MD) saw their win streak come to an end when they drew their match 2-2 against Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD), but they still hold the overall lead in the standings with 4.5 match points. Langley High School (McLean, VA), Falls Church High School (Falls Church, VA) and Arlington Career Center (Arlington, VA) all won their matches to join Montgomery Blair in a tie for second place, half a point off the lead in what is shaping to be a very close race for the four playoff spots.
Montgomery Blair High School 2-2 Richard Montgomery High School
Arlington Career Center 4-0 Seneca Valley High School
Winston Churchill High School 0.5-3.5 Langley High School
Gonzaga College High School 1-3 Falls Church High School
Col. Zadok Magruder High School 2-2 West Springfield High School
W.T. Woodson High School 1-3 Rochambeau French Intl. School
St. John’s College High School 2-2 McLean High School
DeMatha Catholic High School 2-2 St. Anselm’s Abbey School
Sidwell Friends School 3-1 Rockville High School
Don Bosco Cristo Rey 1.5-2.5 Washington Intl. School
Centreville High School 3.5-0.5 St. Albans School
BASIS DC 2-2 Georgetown Preparatory School
Eastern High School 2-2 Bishop McNamara High School
E.L. Haynes Public Charter School 0.5-3.5 Sandy Spring Friends School
| Place | School | Total Match Points | Total Board Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Richard Montgomery High School | 4.5 | 15 |
| 2nd (Tie) | Montgomery Blair High School | 4 | 15 |
| 2nd (Tie) | Langley High School | 4 | 15 |
| 4th (Tie) | Falls Church High School | 4 | 14 |
| 4th (Tie) | Arlington Career Center | 4 | 14 |
| 6th | Col. Zadok Magruder High School | 3.5 | 13 |
| 7th | Gonzaga College High School | 3 | 13 |
| 8th (Tie) | West Springfield High School | 3 | 12 |
| 8th (Tie) | Centreville High School | 3 | 12 |
| 10th (Tie) | Winston Churchill High School | 3 | 11.5 |
| 10th (Tie) | Washington Intl. School | 3 | 11.5 |
| 10th (Tie) | Rochambeau, the French International School | 3 | 11.5 |
| 13th | Seneca Valley High School | 3 | 11 |
| 14th (Tie) | Rockville High School | 2.5 | 11 |
| 14th (Tie) | McLean High School | 2.5 | 11 |
| 14th (Tie) | Sidwell Friends School | 2.5 | 11 |
| 17th | W.T. Woodson High School | 2.5 | 10 |
| 18th | St. Anselm’s Abbey School | 2.5 | 10 |
| 19th | St. John’s College High School | 2 | 9.5 |
| 20th (Tie) | BASIS DC | 2` | 8.5 |
| 20th (Tie) | Sandy Spring Friends School | 2 | 8.5 |
| 22nd (Tie) | DeMatha Catholic High School | 2 | 7 |
| 22nd (Tie) | Bishop McNamara High School | 2 | 7 |
| 24th | Don Bosco Cristo Rey | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| 25th | Georgetown Preparatory School | 1.5 | 7 |
| 26th | St. Albans School | 1.5 | 6 |
| 27th | Eastern High School | 1 | 6 |
| 28th | E.L. Haynes Public Charter School | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 29th | McKinley Technology High School | 0 | 1 |
| 30th | IDEA Public Charter School | 0 | 0 |
Richard Montgomery High School – Falls Church High School
Montgomery Blair High School – Arlington Career Center
Langley High School – Centreville High School
Rochambeau French Intl. School – West Springfield High School
Washington Intl. School – Seneca Valley High School
Col. Zadok Magruder High School – Winston Churchill High School
McLean High School – DeMatha Catholic High School
Georgetown Preparatory School – W.T. Woodson High School
Bishop McNamara High School – Don Bosco Cristo Rey
Rockville High School – Sandy Spring Friends School
Gonzaga College High School – Sidwell Friends School
St. John’s High School – BASIS DC
St. Anselm’s Abbey School – St. Albans School
Eastern High School – E.L. Haynes Public Charter School