The U.S. Chess Center is pleased to offer a new, upcoming season of the Potomac Youth Chess League (PYCL), the middle school chess league we ran from 1997 through 2010. The league is open to all interested middle schools in the Washington Metropolitan Area.
The 2023-2024 season kicked off in January 2024 and ran for six rounds. Matches were played Saturday afternoons at 4:30 pm ET on lichess.org. Teams consisted of four players, not necessarily the same four each match, all registered students in their schools in grades 5-8.
In a tight season consisting of several very close matches between the top teams, Capital Village Public Charter School in northeast Washington emerged as champions. Congratulations to all the schools!
Register your school to compete in the Potomac Youth Chess League at: https://chessctr.org/play/pycl-school
Four players from each school and their coach/sponsor will meet online on the following Saturdays at 4:30 pm ET.
Round 1:Saturday, January 6, 2024 –
Round 2: Saturday, January 20, 2024 –
Round 3: Saturday, February 10, 2024 –
Round 4: Saturday, February 24, 2024 –
Round 5: Saturday, March 2, 2024 –
Round 6: Saturday, March 23, 2024 –
Meridian Public Charter School
Washington, DC
Two Rivers Public Charter School
Washington, DC
Washington Latin Public Charter School
Washington, DC
Teams that have registered to participate in the 2023-2024 season of the Potomac Youth Chess League are listed above.
Matchday 1 Results
Capital City PCS 0-8 BASIS DC
DCI 8-0 Meridian
Capital Village 4-4 Two Rivers PCS
Washington Latin 7.5 – 0.5 Ingenuity Prep
Matchday 2 Results
BASIS DC 5.5 – 2.5 Washington Latin
Two Rivers PCS 5-3 DCI
Ingenuity Prep 0-8 Capital Village
Meridian 8-0 Capital City PCS
Matchday 3 Results
Capital Village 5-3 BASIS DC
Washington Latin 1.5 – 6.5 DCI
Ingenuity Prep 8-0 Capital City PCS
Meridian 2-0 Two Rivers
Matchday 4 Results
DCI 4-4 Capital Village
BASIS 0-0 Two Rivers PCS (double forfeit)
Ingenuity Prep 0-0 Meridian (double forfeit)
Washington Latin 8-0 Capital City
Matchday 5 Results
Washington Latin 3.5-4.5 Capital Village
BASIS 2-6 DCI
Washington Latin 8-0 Meridian (double forfeit)
Two Rivers 8-0 Capital City
Matchday 6 Results
Capital City 0-8 Capital Village
BASIS 2-6 DCI
Washington Latin 8-0 Meridian
Two Rivers 0-8 Ingenuity Prep
| School | Match Points | Board Points (tiebreaker) |
|---|---|---|
| Capital Village | 5 | 33.5 |
| DCI | 4.5 | 32.5 |
| Washington Latin | 3 | 31 |
| BASIS DC | 3 | 24.5 |
| Two Rivers | 2.5 | 17 |
| Ingenuity Prep | 2 | 19.5 |
| Meridian | 1 | 10 |
| Capital City PCS | 0 | 0 |