Washington DC will determine its youth champions this month, starting this Saturday, March 7 with the K-5 championship for kids in elementary school. The High School Championship for DC takes place two weeks later, on Saturday, March 21. Both tournaments are open to students from the District of Columbia, and advanced registration is required for both.
In addition to determining DC’s youth champions, the tournaments also select the District’s representatives for the national Ashley (grades K-3), Rockefeller (grades K-5), Barber (grades 6-8) and Denker (grades 9-12) tournaments. The top placed players within each age category will earn the right to represent Washington DC in the national tournament of champions held later this year in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
In between the two student championship tournaments is the five-round Washington DC State Open Championship, scheduled for the weekend of March 14-15. The event has an Under-1800 section as well as an Open section. with cash prizes for the top 3 players in each section as well as a prize for the top senior (age 50+).