Maryland Chess Association

For planning purposes. 

***Players need to ensure USCF membership is current.  For rating purposes, as USCF may take 24 hours to process newly paid memberships through the membership portal, please submit your USCF payments by Friday midnight before the tournament.

Venue: Gaithersburg Library, 2nd Floor, Large Room, 18330 Montgomery Village Ave, Gaithersburg, MD 20879

Date and Time: Saturday, October 26th, 2024, from 11:00AM - 5:30PM

MANDATORY Check-in: 10:00-10:45 AM.  You may not be paired if arrived after 10:45am. 

***NO ON-SITE REGISTRATION.  Please Pre-register by 10pm October 25th

REGISTRATION LINK:  https://caissachess.net/online-registration/index/4915

--Quads - 3 Rounds, G/55, d5
1st Rd: 11:00AM
2nd Rd: 1:30PM
3rd Rd: 3:30PM

--Swiss U900 - 5 Rounds, G/25, d5
1st Rd: 11:00 AM
2nd Rd: 12:00 PM
3rd Rd: 1:30 PM
4th Rd: 2:30 PM
5th Rd: 3:30 PM

Prizes:  All junior players (6-14 yrs. old) winning their quads or Swiss will win a trophy and the participants will receive a chess medal.  No prizes for adults.

Entry Fee: $0 but welcomes donations.  (Make donations as friend, and not as a business)

We accept donations: (Please add the player's name, and tournament date when making the donation)
1.    Cash:              On-Site
2.    Venmo:           @Erick-Toribio-1       
3.    PayPal:           @etoribio2299
4.    CashApp:       $erickt2299
5.    Apple Pay:      240-848-6732
6.    Zelle:              240-848-6732 

Please bring your own chess sets, clocks, notation sheets, and pens.