by John D. Rockefeller V

Congratulations to the 2017 Maryland High-School & Middle-School Chess Champions:

  • HS Champion: Andrew Zheng (2304), 9th grader at River Hill HS;
  • HS Team Champion: Richard Montgomery HS;
  • MS Champion: Pieter Heesters (2111), 7th grader at Calvert E/MS;
  • MS Team Champion: Takoma Park MS.

The HS Champion will receive MCA's HS Chess Champion Stipend of $750 to be Maryland's Representative at the Denker Tournament of High School Champions. The HS Champion (& any Co-Champions) will receive free Early entry to MCA’s Maryland Open & Washington International.

The MS Champion will receive MCA's MS Chess Champion Stipend of $750 to be Maryland's Representative at the Barber Tournament of K-8 Champions. The MS Champion (& any Co-Champions) will receive free Early entry to MCA’s Maryland Open & Washington International.

Click below for the tournament’s Final Standings (MCA's Crosstables), US Chess Crosstables, photos (if available), & highlight video (if available):

MCA Scholastic Tournaments' Final Standings (MCA's Crosstables)
MCA Scholastic Tournaments' US Chess Crosstables
MCA Scholastic Tournaments' Photos
MCA Scholastic Tournaments' Highlight Videos