The 2026 Potomac Youth Chess League, the ongoing competition open to all middle schools in the greater Washington D.C. area, got started with Round 1 on Saturday, January 24. Â
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The League continues to grow with 18 middle schools registering to participate this year. In addition to more than a dozen schools within the D.C. city limits, we also have schools from Potomac, MD, Beltsville, MD, Glenn Dale, MD and McLean, VA taking part. Â
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Games are played online at lichess.com. Matches consist of two school teams of four students each, sorted in board order. Each student plays their opposite number twice during each match.
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Round 1 Results - 1/24/2026
Ingenuity Prep 4-4 McFarland
Alice Deal 8-0 Maret
Two Rivers 3-3 Martin Luther King Jr.Â
KIPP Valor 2-2 Eliot-Hine
Our Lady of Mercy 8-0 Sojourner Truth
Sidwell Friends 4-4 Washington Latin AJC
DCI 8-0 Holy Trinity Episcopal
Columbia Heights Education Campus 0-8 Longfellow
BASIS DC 8-0 KIPP Key
Round 2 Results - 1/31/2026
MacFarland 2-6 Sidwell Friends
Longfellow 2-6 Alice DealÂ
Martin Luther King Jr. 2-6 BASIS
Maret 2-2 KIPP ValorÂ
DCI 7-1 Our Lady of MercyÂ
Washington Latin AJC 7-1 Ingenuity Prep
Holy Trinity Episcopal 6-2 Eliot Hine
Sojourner Truth 0-6 Columbia Heights Education Campus
KIPP Key 0-4 Two Rivers
Standings After Round 2 of 6
| School | Match Points | Board Points (Tiebreaker) |
|---|---|---|
| DCI | 2 | 15 |
| Alice Deal | 2 | 14 |
| BASIS DC | 2 | 14 |
| Washington Latin AJC | 1.5 | 11 |
| Sidwell Friends | 1.5 | 10 |
| Longfellow | 1 | 10 |
| Our Lady of Mercy | 1 | 9 |
| Two Rivers | 1 | 8 |
| Columbia Heights Education Campus | 1 | 6 |
| Holy Trinity Episcopal | 1 | 6 |
| MacFarland | 0.5 | 6 |
| Ingenuity Prep | 0.5 | 5 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. | 0 | 4 |
| KIPP Valor | 0 | 4 |
| Eliot-Hine | 0 | 4 |
| Maret | 0 | 2 |
| Sojourner Truth | 0 | 0 |
| KIPP Key | 0 | 0 |