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Maryland Chess Association
Results of MD's Denker, Barber, Girl, & Senior 2018 Representatives
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Congratulations to Maryland's Denker, Barber, Girl, & Senior 2018 Representatives:
- Sahil Sinha (2336), 11th grader at Poolesville HS, tied for 5th place at the Denker Tournament of HS Champions & received MD Chess's Denker Stipend of $750;
- Pieter Heesters (2228), 8th grader at Calvert S, tied for 22nd place at the Barber Tournament of K-8 Champions & received MD Chess's Barber Stipend of $750;
- Anushka Skariah (1104), 4th grader at Northfield ES, tied for 26th place at the National Girls Tournament of Champions & received MD Chess's National Girls Stipend of $750;
- MD's team of Denker, Barber, & Girls Representatives tied for 18th place;
- Stuart Varden (1870) tied for 30th place at the National Senior Tournament of Champions.
Click below for the Final Standings of the Denker, Barber, Girls, & Senior tournaments—& MD's team standings:
Read more: Results of MD's Denker, Barber, Girl, & Senior 2018 Representatives
Mid-Atlantic Blitz & Bughouse Scholastic 2018 Champions
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Congratulations to:
- Mid-Atlantic Blitz Scholastic 2018 Champion: Philip Keisler (2056), 12th grader at Edmund Burke School;
- Mid-Atlantic Bughouse Scholastic 2018 Team Champions: Max Mathura (1762), 8th grader at Heights School, & Shiyam Rupeshkumar (1717), 7th grader at Chesapeake Science Point Charter School.
Click below for the tournament’s Final Standings (MD Chess's Crosstables), US Chess Crosstables, photos (if any), & highlight video (if any):
Read more: Mid-Atlantic Blitz & Bughouse Scholastic 2018 Champions
Mid-Atlantic Spring Scholastic 2018 Champion
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Congratulations to the Mid-Atlantic Spring Scholastic 2018 Chess Champion: Isaac Chiu (2216), 10th grader at Langley High School (VA).
The Champion will receive free Early entry to 3 of any of the 15+ annual open tournaments run by MD Chess or Baltimore Chess.
Click below for the tournament’s Final Standings (MD Chess's Crosstables), US Chess Crosstables, photos (if any), highlight video (if any), & a list of the 15+ annual open tournaments run by MD Chess or Baltimore Chess:
Mid-Atlantic & MD Junior 2018 Champions
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Congratulations to the Mid-Atlantic Junior 2018 Chess Champion, Isaac Chiu (2211), 10th grader at Langley High School (VA), and to the Maryland Junior 2018 Chess Champion, Anthony Granruth (1618), 10th grader at Towson High School, as the highest-finishing MD resident in the Championship section. The Mid-Atlantic Junior Champion will receive free Early entry to 3 of any of the 15+ annual open tournaments run by MD Chess or Baltimore Chess.
Click below for the tournament’s Final Standings (MD Chess's Crosstables), US Chess Crosstables, photos (if any), highlight video (if any), & a list of the 15+ annual open tournaments run by MD Chess or Baltimore Chess:
MD Girl 2018 Champion
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Congratulations to the MD Girl 2018 Chess Champions:
- Girl Champion: Meghana Bhanuprasad (1900), 10th grader at Marriotts Ridge High School;
- Girl Team Champion: Briggs Chaney Middle School.
The Girl Champion will receive MD Chess's Girl Chess Champion Stipend of $750 to be Maryland's Representative at the National Girls Tournament of Champions. Furthermore, the Champion will receive free Early entry to 3 of any of the 15+ annual open tournaments run by MD Chess or Baltimore Chess.
Click below for the tournament’s Final Standings (MD Chess's Crosstables), US Chess Crosstables, photos (if any), highlight video (if any), & a list of the 15+ annual open tournaments run by MD Chess or Baltimore Chess:
MD Elementary-School 2018 Champions
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Congratulations to the Maryland Elementary-School (K-5) & Primary-School (K-3) 2018 Chess Champions:
- K-5 Champion: Kevin Zimmer (1492), 5th grader at Roland Park EMS;
- K-5 Team Champion: Wayside Elementary School;
- K-3 Champion: Ryan Sloan (1022), 3rd grader at Rachel Carson ES;
Each of the K-5 & K-3 Individual Champions will receive free Early entry to 4 of any of the 15+ annual open tournaments run by MD Chess or Baltimore Chess.
Click below for the tournament’s Final Standings (MD Chess's Crosstables), US Chess Crosstables, photos (if any), highlight video (if any), & a list of the 15+ annual open tournaments run by MD Chess or Baltimore Chess:
MD High-School & Middle-School 2018 Champions
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Congratulations to the Maryland High-School & Middle-School 2018 Chess Champions:
- HS Champion: Sahil Sinha (2355), 11th grader at Poolesville HS;
- HS Team Champion: Poolesville HS;
- MS Champion: Pieter Heesters (2216), 8th grader at Calvert EMS;
- MS Team Champion: Takoma Park MS.
The HS Champion will receive MD Chess's HS Chess Champion Stipend of $750 to be Maryland's Representative at the Denker Tournament of High School Champions. Furthermore, the HS Champion will receive free Early entry to 4 of any of the 15+ annual open tournaments run by MD Chess or Baltimore Chess.
The MS Champion will receive MD Chess's MS Chess Champion Stipend of $750 to be Maryland's Representative at the Barber Tournament of K-8 Champions. Furthermore, the MS Champion will receive free Early entry to 4 of any of the 15+ annual open tournaments run by MD Chess or Baltimore Chess.
Click below for the tournament’s Final Standings (MD Chess's Crosstables), US Chess Crosstables, photos (if any), highlight video (if any), & a list of the 15+ annual open tournaments run by MD Chess or Baltimore Chess:
MD-Sweet-16 2018 Champion: Sahil Sinha
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Congratulations to MD-Sweet-16 2018 Chess Champion Sahil Sinha (2355), 11th grader at Poolesville HS in Montgomery County. The MD-Sweet-16 Chess Champion will receive a 4-year MD-Sweet-16 UMBC Chess Scholarship to attend the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, valued at $46,072. (There are 2 additional types of UMBC Chess Scholarships for which high-school seniors from any state are eligible.)
Click below for the tournament’s US Chess Crosstables, photos (if available), & highlight video (if available):
Revisions to MD-Sweet-16 Qualification Rules: 2018+
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Click below for revisions to the MD-Sweet-16 Qualification Rules that apply to MD Sweet 16 2018. The revisions give strong players (typically rated 1800+) more opportunities to qualify by rating for the invitational tournament at UMBC. See the tournament-announcement page for further details.
Read more: Revisions to MD-Sweet-16 Qualification Rules: 2018+