Kicking off the Maryland Chess Summer the Maryland Chess Association will be hosting the 2012 US Cadet Championship from July 21-23 at the Rockville Hilton. This is the first tournament of five tournaments that we'll be running over 16 days. The Cadet is an invitational tournament for the top under 16 players in the US. The top eight players will be playing a round robin tournament to determine the champion. The winner will receive a four year scholarship to UMBC. The top three players will receive free entry into the Washington International.

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