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Sunday Students Hard at Work Preparing for Spring Tournaments
- by Chess Center
As winter turns into spring, the chess tournament calendar is in full swing. Below, students in our Theophilius Thompson Club (for students in grade 7-12) are practicing on Sunday afternoon. At least three of our Sunday students will be participating in the National High School Championship in two weeks in downtown Washington.
Metro Area Chess League 2022-23 Round 7 Results
- by Chess Center
This season’s Metro Area Chess League competition so far has been even closer and more exciting than we thought it would be. No school has secured a playoff berth yet going into the final round, and depending on the results of those matches, any of nine schools may make it in. On Tuesday night, Montgomery Blair edged a narrow match with West Springfield, 2.5-1.5, to tie Richard Montgomery on match points and move into the lead on the board points tiebreaker. Langley, Falls Church and Arlington Career Center are just half a point behind the two leaders, and along with Gonzaga College and McLean, can guarantee a final four spot by winning their last round matches. Centreville and Seneca Valley are also in with a chance of making the playoffs, although they would need to win in Round 8 and get help from results elsewhere.
Centreville High School 2-2 Richard Montgomery High School
Arlington Career Center 2-2 Falls Church High School
West Springfield High School 1.5-2.5 Montgomery Blair High School
Col. Zadok Magruder High School 1-3 Langley High School
 Seneca Valley High School 2-2 Gonzaga College High School
Don Bosco Cristo Rey 0-4 McLean High School
Winston Churchill High School 1-3Â Rochambeau French Intl. School
W.T. Woodson High School 3-1 St. Anselm’s Abbey School
BASIS DC 2-2 Washington Intl. SchoolÂ
Sandy Spring Friends School – DeMatha Catholic High School
Sidwell Friends School 0-4 Georgetown Preparatory School
Rockville High School 4-0 Eastern High School
St. Albans School 4-0Â St. John’s High School
E.L. Haynes Public Charter School 1-3Â Bishop McNamara High School
Place | School | Total Match Points | Total Board Points |
---|---|---|---|
1st | Montgomery Blair High School | 5.5 | 19.5 |
2nd | Richard Montgomery High School | 5.5 | 19 |
3rd | Langley High School | 5 | 19 |
4th (Tie) | Arlington Career Center | 5 | 18 |
4th (Tie) | Falls Church High School | 5 | 18 |
6th (Tie) | Gonzaga College High School | 4.5 | 18 |
6th (Tie) | McLean High School | 4.5 | 18 |
8th (Tie) | Centreville High School | 4.5 | 16 |
8th (Tie) | Seneca Valley High School | 4.5 | 16 |
10th | Rockville High School | 4 | 17 |
11th | West Springfield High School | 4 | 16.5 |
12th | Col. Zadok Magruder High School | 4 | 16 |
13th | Rochambeau French Intl. School | 4 | 15.5 |
14th | W.T. Woodson High School | 4 | 15 |
15th (Tie) | Winston Churchill High School | 3.5 | 14.5 |
15th (Tie) | Washington Intl. School | 3.5 | 14.5 |
17th | BASIS DC | 3.5 | 13.5 |
18th (Tie) | St. Anselm’s Abbey School | 3 | 13 |
18th (Tie) | Georgetown Preparatory School | 3 | 13 |
20th | St. Albans School | 3 | 12 |
21st | Bishop McNamara High School | 3 | 11 |
22nd | Sidwell Friends School | 2.5 | 12 |
23rd | Sandy Spring Friends School | 2.5 | 11.5 |
24th | Don Bosco Cristo Rey | 2.5 | 10.5 |
25th | DeMatha Catholic High School | 2.5 | 10 |
26th | St. John’s College High School | 2 | 10.5 |
27th | Eastern High School | 2 | 10 |
28th | E.L. Haynes Public Charter School | 0.5 | 4.5 |
29th | McKinley Technology High School | 0 | 1 |
30th | IDEA Public Charter School | 0 | 0 |
McLean High School – Montgomery Blair High School
Richard Montgomery High School – Gonzaga College High School
Falls Church High School – Langley High School
Arlington Career Center – Centreville High School
Rochambeau French Intl. School – Seneca Valley High School
West Springfield High School – W.T. Woodson High School
DeMatha Catholic High School – Col. Zadok Magruder High School
Washington Intl. School – Winston Churchill High School
Georgetown Preparatory School – Rockville High School
St. Anselm’s Abbey School – BASIS DC
St. Albans School – Don Bosco Cristo Rey
Bishop McNamara High School – Sandy Spring Friends School
Sidwell Friends School – E.L. Haynes Public Charter School
Eastern High School – St. John’s College High School
Metro Area Chess League 2022-23 Round 6 Results
- by Chess Center
This past round of the Metro Area Chess League was the most closely fought of the season so far. Most of the matches were swayed by the outcome of a single game, with several ultimately ending up as 2-2 draws. Richard Montgomery still holds the overall lead in the standings despite ceding a draw to Falls Church, who stayed half a point behind. Montgomery Blair and Arlington Career Center also tied their match 2-2 to remain in the other two playoff positions. Six other schools are half a point out of the top four.
Richard Montgomery High School 2-2 Falls Church High School
Montgomery Blair High School – Arlington Career Center
Langley High School 1-3 Centreville High School
Rochambeau French Intl. School 1-3 West Springfield High School
Washington Intl. School 1-3 Seneca Valley High School
Col. Zadok Magruder High School 2-2 Winston Churchill High School
McLean High School 3-1 DeMatha Catholic High School
Georgetown Preparatory School 2-2 W.T. Woodson High School
Bishop McNamara High School 1-3 Don Bosco Cristo Rey
Rockville High School 2-2 Sandy Spring Friends School
Gonzaga College High School 3-1 Sidwell Friends School
St. John’s High School 1-3 BASIS DC
St. Anselm’s Abbey School 2-2 St. Albans School
Eastern High School 4-0Â E.L. Haynes Public Charter SchoolÂ
Place | School | Total Match Points | Total Board Points |
---|---|---|---|
1st | Richard Montgomery High School | 5 | 17 |
2nd | Montgomery Blair High School | 4.5 | 17 |
3rd (Tie) | Arlington Career Center | 4.5 | 16 |
3rd (Tie) | Falls Church High School | 4.5 | 16 |
5th (Tie) | Langley High School | 4 | 16 |
5th (Tie) | Gonzaga College High School | 4 | 16 |
7th (Tie) | Col. Zadok Magruder High School | 4 | 15 |
7th (Tie) | West Springfield High School | 4 | 15 |
9th (Tie) | Centreville High School | 4 | 14 |
9th (Tie) | Seneca Valley High School | 4 | 14 |
11th | McLean High School | 3.5 | 14 |
12th | Winston Churchill High School | 3.5 | 13.5 |
13th | Rockville High School | 3 | 13 |
14th (Tie) | Washington Intl. School | 3 | 12.5 |
14th (Tie) | Rochambeau French Intl. School | 3 | 12.5 |
16th (Tie) | W.T. Woodson High School | 3 | 12 |
16th (Tie) | St. Anselm’s Abbey School | 3 | 12 |
18th | BASIS DC | 3 | 11.5 |
19th | Sidwell Friends School | 2.5 | 12 |
20th (Tie) | Sandy Spring Friends School | 2.5 | 10.5 |
20th (Tie) | Don Bosco Cristo Rey | 2.5 | 10.5 |
22nd | St. John’s College High School | 2 | 10.5 |
23rd | Eastern High School | 2 | 10 |
24th | Georgetown Preparatory School | 2 | 9 |
25th (Tie) | DeMatha Catholic High School | 2 | 8 |
25th (Tie) | Bishop McNamara High School | 2 | 8 |
25th (Tie) | St. Albans School | 2 | 8 |
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 |
Centreville High School – Richard Montgomery High School
Arlington Career Center – Falls Church High School
West Springfield High School – Montgomery Blair High School
Col. Zadok Magruder High School – Langley High School
 Seneca Valley High School – Gonzaga College High School
Don Bosco Cristo Rey – McLean High School
Winston Churchill High School –Â Rochambeau French Intl. School
W.T. Woodson High School – St. Anselm’s Abbey School
BASIS DC – Washington Intl. SchoolÂ
Sandy Spring Friends School – DeMatha Catholic High School
Sidwell Friends School – Georgetown Preparatory School
Rockville High School – Eastern High School
St. Albans School –Â St. John’s High School
E.L. Haynes Public Charter School –Â Bishop McNamara High School
Metro Area Chess League 2022-23 Round 5 Results
- by Chess Center
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
Metro Area Chess League 2022-23 Round 4 Results
- by Chess Center
The competition is tightening up halfway through the regular season in the Metro Area Chess League. In a meeting between two of the frontrunners this past Tuesday, the team from Richard Montgomery edged a close contest with Churchill to move into sole first place as the only school to have won all four of their matches so far after the other co-leader, Montgomery Blair, drew their match with Langley. We are still waiting for a handful of matches to be completed, and the overall standings will be updated once those results come in.
Richard Montgomery High School 2.5-1.5Â Winston Churchill High School
Langley High School 2-2 Montgomery Blair High School
McLean High School 1-3 Arlington Career Center
West Springfield High School 4-0 DeMatha Catholic High School
BASIS DC 2-2 Sidwell Friends School
Rockville High School 2-2Â Rochambeau French Intl. School
St. Anselm’s Abbey School 3-1 Eastern High School
 E.L. Haynes Public Charter School 0-4 St. John’s College High School
Washington Intl. School 4-0 McKinley Technology High School
Georgetown Preparatory School 0-4Â Col. Zadok Magruder High School
Falls Church High School 0-4 Centreville High School
Seneca Valley High School 0-3 Don Bosco Cristo Rey
St. Albans School 0-4 Gonzaga College High School
Bishop McNamara High School 0-4 W.T. Woodson High School
Sandy Spring Friends School 4-0 IDEA Public Charter School
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Place | School | Total Match Points | Total Board Points |
---|---|---|---|
1st | Richard Montgomery High School | 4 | 13 |
2nd | Montgomery Blair High School | 3.5 | 13 |
3rd | Gonzaga College High School | 3 | 12 |
4th | Langley High School | 3 | 11.5 |
5th (Tie) | Seneca Valley High School | 3 | 11 |
5th (Tie) | Winston Churchill High School | 3 | 11 |
5th (Tie) | Col. Zadok Magruder High School | 3 | 11 |
5th (Tie) | Falls Church High School | 3 | 11 |
9th | Arlington Career Center | 3 | 10 |
10th (Tie) | Rockville High School | 2.5 | 10 |
10th (Tie) | West Springfield High School | 2.5 | 10 |
12th | W.T. Woodson High School | 2.5 | 9 |
13th (Tie) | McLean High School | 2 | 9 |
13th (Tie) | Washington International School | 2 | 9 |
15th | Rochambeau, the French International School “ | 2 | 8.5 |
16th | St. Anselm’s Abbey School | 2 | 8 |
17th | Centreville High School | 2 | 7.5 |
18th | Sidwell Friends School | 1.5 | 8 |
19th | St. John’s College High School | 1.5 | 7.5 |
20th | BASIS DC | 1.5 | 6.5 |
21st | Don Bosco Cristo Rey | 1.5 | 6 |
22nd | St. Albans School | 1.5 | 5.5 |
23rd (Tie) | DeMatha Catholic High School | 1 | 5 |
23rd (Tie) | Georgetown Preparatory School | 1 | 5 |
23rd (Tie) | Sandy Spring Friends School | 1 | 5 |
23rd (Tie) | Eastern High School | 1 | 5 |
27th | Bishop McNamara High School | 1 | 4 |
28th | E.L. Haynes Public Charter School | 0.5 | 3 |
29th | McKinley Technology High School | 0 | 1 |
30th | IDEA Public Charter School | 0 | 0 |
Montgomery Blair High School – Richard Montgomery High School
Arlington Career Center – Seneca Valley High School
Winston Churchill High School – Langley High School
Gonzaga College High School – Falls Church High School
Col. Zadok Magruder High School – West Springfield High School
W.T. Woodson High School – Rochambeau French Intl. School
St. John’s College High School – McLean High School
DeMatha Catholic High School – St. Anselm’s Abbey School
Sidwell Friends School – Rockville High School
Don Bosco Cristo Rey – Washington Intl. School
Centreville High School – St. Albans School
BASIS DC – Georgetown Preparatory School
Eastern High School – Bishop McNamara High School
E.L. Haynes Public Charter School – Sandy Spring Friends School
IDEA Public Charter School – McKinley Technology High School
Metro Area Chess League 2022-23 Round 3 Results
- by Chess Center
The Metro Area Chess League reconvened on lichess yesterday night for its third match of the season, and its first of the calendar year. This round was the most exciting of the season so far, with competitive games all throughout the field (a few of which we’ll post shortly).
With all the results in, Montgomery Blair, Richard Mongomery and Churchill are the only three schools to have won all of their matches thus far, with Blair ahead on the board points tiebreaker. Round 4 will be two weeks from now, the evening of January 24.
Montgomery Blair High School 3-1 Gonzaga College High School
Rochambeau French Intl. School 1.5-2.5 Richard Montgomery High School
Winston Churchill High School 2.5-1.5 McLean High School
St. Albans School 0.5-3.5 Langley High School
Arlington Career Center 3-1 West Springfield High School
Centreville High School 4-0 Bishop McNamara High School
Seneca Valley High School 3-1 Sidwell Friends School
Don Bosco Cristo Rey 3-1 BASIS DC
St. Anselm’s Abbey School 2-2 Rockville High School
DeMatha Catholic High School 2-2 E.L. Haynes Public Charter School
Col. Zadok Magruder High School 2-2 Washington Int. School
McKinley Technology High School 0-4 (forfeit) Georgetown Preparatory School
W.T. Woodson High School 2.5-1.5 St. John’s College High School
Sandy Spring Friends School 0-3 (forfeit) Eastern High School
IDEA Public Charter School 0-4 (forfeit) Falls Church High School
Place | School | Total Match Points | Total Board Points |
---|---|---|---|
1st | Montgomery Blair High School | 3 | 11 |
2nd | Richard Montgomery High School | 3 | 10.5 |
3rd | Winston Churchill High School | 3 | 9.5 |
4th | Langley High School | 2.5 | 9.5 |
5th (Tie) | Gonzaga College High School | 2 | 8 |
5th (Tie) | McLean High School | 2 | 8 |
5th (Tie) | Seneca Valley High School | 2 | 8 |
5th (Tie) | Rockville High School | 2 | 8 |
9th | Centreville High School | 2 | 7.5 |
10th (Tie) | Col. Zadok Magruder High School | 2 | 7 |
10th (Tie) | Arlington Career Center | 2 | 7 |
10th (Tie) | Falls Church High School | 2 | 7 |
13th | Rochambeau, the French International School | 1.5 | 6.5 |
14th (Tie) | West Springfield High School | 1.5 | 6 |
14th (Tie) | W.T. Woodson High School | 1.5 | 6 |
14th (Tie) | Don Bosco Cristo Rey | 1.5 | 6 |
17th | St. Albans School | 1.5 | 5.5 |
18th | DeMatha Catholic High School | 1.5 | 5 |
19th | Sidwell Friends School | 1 | 6 |
20th (Tie) | St. Anselm’s Abbey School | 1 | 5 |
20th (Tie) | Georgetown Preparatory School | 1 | 5 |
20th (Tie) | Washington International School | 1 | 5 |
23rd | BASIS DC | 1 | 4.5 |
24th (Tie) | Bishop McNamara High School | 1 | 4 |
24th (Tie) | Eastern High School | 1 | 4 |
26th | St. John’s College High School | 0.5 | 3.5 |
27th | E.L. Haynes Public Charter School | 0.5 | 3 |
28th (Tie) | McKinley Technology High School | 0 | 1 |
28th (Tie) | Sandy Spring Friends School | 0 | 1 |
30th | IDEA Public Charter School | 0 | 0 |
Richard Montgomery High School –Â Winston Churchill High School
Langley High School – Montgomery Blair High School
McLean High School – Arlington Career Center
Falls Church High School – Centreville High School
Seneca Valley High School – Don Bosco Cristo Rey
St. Albans School – Gonzaga College High School
West Springfield High School – DeMatha Catholic High School
BASIS DC – Sidwell Friends School
Rockville High School –Â Rochambeau French Intl. School
St. Anselm’s Abbey School – Eastern High School
 E.L. Haynes Public Charter School – St. John’s College High School
Washington Intl. School – McKinley Technology High School
Georgetown Preparatory School –Â Col. Zadok Magruder High School
 Bishop McNamara High School – W.T. Woodson High School
Sandy Spring Friends School – IDEA Public Charter School
Metro Area Chess League 2022-23 Round 2 ResultsÂ
- by Chess Center
The Metro Area Chess League reconvened on lichess last Tuesday night, December 5. Last year’s top two finishers Montgomery Blair (Silver Spring, MD) and Richard Montgomery (Rockville, MD) have picked up right where they left off, recording 4-0 sweeps in both of their first two matches to lead the field early on. Gonzaga College High School of northwest Washington, Winston Churchill High School of Potomac, MD and McLean High School of McLean, VA have also won both of their first two matches. Â
Arlington Career Center 0-4 Montgomery Blair High School
Richard Montgomery High School 4-0 Georgetown Preparatory School
Gonzaga College High School 3-1 Washington Int. School
Rochambeau French Intl. School 2-2Â Col. Zadok Magruder High School
Winston Churchill High School 3-1 Centreville High School
McLean High School 2.5 – 1.5 W.T. Woodson High School
Eastern High School School 1-3Â St. Albans School
Bishop McNamara High School 1-3 DeMatha Catholic High School
West Springfield High School 3-1 Seneca Valley High School
Falls Church High School 3-1 Don Bosco Cristo Rey
Rockville High School 4-0 IDEA Public Charter School (forfeit)
St. John’s College High School 2-2 St. Anselm’s Abbey School
BASIS DC 3-1 E.L. Haynes Public Charter School
Sidwell Friends School 4-0 McKinley Technology High School
Place | School | Total Match Points | Total Board Points |
---|---|---|---|
1st (Tie) | Montgomery Blair High School | 2 | 8 |
1st (Tie) | Richard Montgomery High School | 2 | 8 |
3rd (Tie) | Gonzaga College High School | 2 | 7 |
3rd (Tie) | Winston Churchill High School | 2 | 7 |
5th | McLean High School | 2 | 6.5 |
6th (Tie) | Langley High School | 1.5 | 6 |
6th (Tie) | Rockville High School | 1.5 | 6 |
8th (Tie) | Col. Zadok Magruder High School | 1.5 | 5 |
8th (Tie) | Rochambeau, the French International School | 1.5 | 5 |
8th (Tie) | St. Albans School | 1.5 | 5 |
8th (Tie) | West Springfield High School | 1.5 | 5 |
12th (Tie) | Seneca Valley High School | 1 | 5 |
12th (Tie) | Sidwell Friends School | 1 | 5 |
14th (Tie) | Arlington Career Center | 1 | 4 |
14th (Tie) | Bishop McNamara High School | 1 | 4 |
16th (Tie) | BASIS DC | 1 | 3.5 |
16th (Tie) | Centreville High School | 1 | 3.5 |
18th (Tie) | DeMatha Catholic High School | 1 | 3 |
18th (Tie) | Falls Church High School | 1 | 3 |
20th (Tie) | W.T. Woodson High School | 0.5 | 3.5 |
21st (Tie) | Don Bosco Cristo Rey | 0.5 | 3 |
21st (Tie) | Washington International School | 0.5 | 3 |
21st (Tie) | St. Anselm’s Abbey School | 0.5 | 3 |
24th (Tie) | St. John’s College High School | 0.5 | 2 |
25th (Tie) | Eastern High School | 0 | 1 |
25th (Tie) | E.L. Haynes Public Charter School | 0 | 1 |
25th (Tie) | Georgetown Preparatory School | 0 | 1 |
25th (Tie) | McKinley Technology High School | 0 | 1 |
25th (Tie) | Sandy Spring Friends School | 0 | 1 |
30th | IDEA Public Charter School | 0 | 0 |
Montgomery Blair High School – Gonzaga College High School
Rochambeau French Intl. School – Richard Montgomery High School
Winston Churchill High School – McLean High School
 St. Albans School – Langley High School
Arlington Career Center – West Springfield High School
Centreville High School – Bishop McNamara High School
Seneca Valley High School – Sidwell Friends School
Don Bosco Cristo Rey – BASIS DC
St. Anselm’s Abbey School – Rockville High Schoo
DeMatha Catholic High School – E.L. Haynes Public Charter School
Col. Zadok Magruder High School – Washington Int. School
McKinley Technology High School – Georgetown Preparatory School
W.T. Woodson High School – St. John’s College High School
Sandy Spring Friends School – Eastern High School
IDEA Public Charter School – Falls Church High School
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New Metro Area Chess League Season Begins
- by Chess Center
Tuesday evening, November 15, was the start of the 2022-2023 season of the Metro Area Chess League. Following the success of last year’s competition, the MACL has retained the same general format with the games taking place online on lichess.com on Tuesday evenings.
30 schools have signed up to play in the MACL this year, the largest participation rate in more than 30 years. Last year’s top two finishers Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD) and Richard Montgomery High School (Rockville, MD) won their Round 1 matches with 4-0 sweeps, as did fourth place finisher Gonzaga College High School (Washington, D.C.). Also sweeping their matches were league newcomers Arlington Career Center (Arlington, VA), McLean High School (McLean, VA) and Seneca Valley High School (Germantown, MD), and the six schools share the early lead. Round 2 will be on December 6.
Montgomery Blair High School 4-0 Falls Church High School
E.L. Haynes Public Charter School 0-4 Richard Montgomery High School
DeMatha Catholic High School 0-4 Gonzaga College High School
Col. Zadok Magruder High School 3-1 Sidwell Friends School
St. Anselm’s Abbey School 1-3 Winston Churchill High School
Arlington Career Center 4-0 St. John’s College High School
Sandy Spring Friends School 1-3 Rochambeau French Intl. School
St. Albans School 2-2 West Springfield High School
McKinley Technology High School 2-2 Bishop McNamara High School
Seneca Valley High School 4-0 Eastern High School
Centreville High School 3-5-0.5 BASIS DC
IDEA Public Charter School 0-4 McLean High School (forfeit)
Don Bosco Cristo Rey 2-2 Rockville High School
Washington Intl. School 2-1 Georgetown Preparatory School
Place | School | Total Match Points | Total Board Points |
---|---|---|---|
1st (Tie) | Arlington Career Center | 1 | 4 |
1st (Tie) | Gonzaga College High School | 1 | 4 |
1st (Tie) | McLean High School | 1 | 4 |
1st (Tie) | Montgomery Blair High School | 1 | 4 |
1st (Tie) | Richard Montgomery High School | 1 | 4 |
1st (Tie) | Seneca Valley High School | 1 | 4 |
7th | Centreville High School | 1 | 3.5 |
8th (Tie) | Winston Churchill High School | 1 | 3 |
8th (Tie) | Rochambeau, the French International School | 1 | 3 |
8th (Tie) | Col. Zadok Magruder High School | 1 | 3 |
8th (Tie) | Bishop McNamara High School | 1 | 3 |
12th (Tie) | Don Bosco Cristo Rey | 0.5 | 2 |
12th (Tie) | Langley High School | 0.5 | 2 |
12th (Tie) | Rockville High School | 0.5 | 2 |
12th (Tie) | St. Albans School | 0.5 | 2 |
12th (Tie) | Washington International School | 0.5 | 2 |
12th (Tie) | West Springfield High School | 0.5 | 2 |
12th (Tie) | W.T. Woodson High School | 0.5 | 2 |
20th (Tie) | Georgetown Preparatory School | 0 | 1 |
20th (Tie) | McKinley Technology High School | 0 | 1 |
20th (Tie) | St. Anselms School | 0 | 1 |
20th (Tie) | Sandy Spring Friends School | 0 | 1 |
20th (Tie) | Sidwell Friends School | 0 | 1 |
24th | BASIS DC | 0 | 0.5 |
25th (Tie) | DeMatha Catholic High School | 0 | 0 |
25th (Tie) | Eastern High School | 0 | 0 |
25th (Tie) | E.L. Haynes Public Charter School | 0 | 0 |
25th (Tie) | Falls Church High School | 0 | 0 |
25th (Tie) | IDEA Public Charter School | 0 | 0 |
25th (Tie) | St. John’s College High School | 0 | 0 |
Georgetown Preparatory School – Montgomery Blair High School
Richard Montomery High School – Arlington Career Center
McLean High School – W.T. Woodson High School
Gonzaga College High School – Washington Intl. School
West Springfield High School – Seneca Valley High School
Rockville High School – IDEA Public Charter School
St. John’s College High School –Â St. Anselm’s Abbey School
Bishop McNamara High School –Â DeMatha Catholic High SchoolÂ
Sidwell Friends School – McKinley Technology High School
Eastern High School – St. Albans School
Langley High School – Sandy Spring Friends School
Rochambeau French Intl. School – Col. Zadok Magruder High School
Winston Churchill High School – Centreville High School
BASIS DC – E.L. Haynes Public Charter School
Falls Church High School – Don Bosco Cristo Rey
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Theophilus Thompson Chess Club Begins for the Year
- by Chess Center
The Theophilus Thompson Club, the U.S. Chess Center’s Sunday class for students in grades 7 – 12, just had its first meeting for the 2022-23 school year. The club is for students who know the rules of chess and want to improve their skills. We intend to prepare the students to compete successfully in the national chess championships that are coming to the DC area this year.
The club is named after noted African American chess champion Theophilus Thompson. As a teenager, Thompson saw his first chess game in April 1872, when he watched two players compete in his hometown of Frederick, Maryland.  Fascinated by the complexities of chess, he decided to learn the game.  This thirst for knowledge intrigued John Hanshew, the publisher of The Maryland Chess Review, who taught Thompson the fundamentals, lent him a chessboard and pieces, and gave him several chess problems to solve.  Within weeks, the 17-year-old Thompson was not only solving chess problems, he was also devising new ones and contributing his work to the Dubuque Chess Journal, a pioneer problem-solving magazine of the time.
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In 1873, Thompson had a book published titled Chess Problems By Theophilus Thompson.  A review of the book in City of London Chess Magazine praised “the compositions in this book, and consider that they display real genius, both of a conceptive and constructive order. . . .  We consider Mr. Thompson a composer of great merit and of rare promise.”
After competing in tournaments in Philadelphia and Chicago, Thompson returned to his native Frederick, where became a respected mathematician and schoolteacher. We named our Sunday afternoon chess club for him in respect for his achievements and with the hope that local young people will follow his example and improve their academic skills as a result of mastering the game of chess.
Interested in joining us on Sundays? Click here for more information and registration.