The U.S. Chess Center is pleased to offer a new season of the Metro Area Chess League (MACL), the high school chess league we ran from 1985 through 2012, and from 2021 to the present. A previous incarnation of the league ran from 1950 through 1975. The league is open to all interested high schools in the Washington Metropolitan Area. The 2025-2026 season will start in November 2025 and conclude with playoffs in April 2026.
- Any high school in the DC metro area may field a team.
- Matches will be played either online on lichess.org or in-person between two schools (which method will be determined by pairings/schedule). See below for the tentative schedule.
- Teams are four players, not necessarily the same four each match, all registered students in their schools in grades 9-12.
Players (students) should register individually (at no additional cost) at: https://chessctr.org/play/macl-player
Four players from each school and their coaches/sponsors will meet online or in-person.
Round 1: Week of TBD
Round 2: Week of TBD
Round 3: Week of TBD
Round 4: Week of TBD
Round 5: Week of TBD
Round 6: Week of TBD
Round 7: Week of TBD
Round 8: Week of TBD
Playoffs: TBD in April 2026 with top 4 teams in-person
Teams that have registered to participate in the 2025-2026 season of the Metro Area Chess League are listed above.