Maryland Chess Assn.
Maryland Sweet 16
MD Sweet 16
MD-Sweet-16 2017 Final Standings (2017.02.24)
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by Chris Kim & John D. Rockefeller V
Welcome to the 2016-2017 qualifying season for the Maryland Sweet 16 2017 on 2017.03.04-05. Since 1995 this annual invitational tournament has featured 16 of the top K-12 Maryland players competing in a separate section of the UMBC Open at University of Maryland, Baltimore County. The MD-Sweet-16 tournament-announcement page contains all tournament details, including qualification rules & Varsity-Points scoring rules. The MD-Sweet-16 Champion will receive a MD-Sweet-16 UMBC Chess Scholarship, valued at $45,056. (There are 2 additional types of UMBC Chess Scholarships for which high-school seniors from any state are eligible.)
7 of the 9 originally scheduled MD-Sweet-16 Qualifiers in this qualifying season have been completed, but there will be no more Qualifiers. The standings are current through MCA Severn on 2016.12.03 & US Chess's March Supplement.
Even if the player did not compete in a Maryland-Sweet-16 Qualifier during the 2016-2017 qualifying season, a K-12 player who is rated 1600+ and is a MD resident (or a student at a school in MD), may qualify by rating for the MS16, if the player contacts MCA at tournaments@mdchess.com by 2017.02.16.
Click below for the current MD-Sweet-16 Qualifiers, 2 Alternates, Backup Alternates, & Full Standings.
MD-Sweet-16 2017 Standings (2017.01.12)
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by Chris Kim & John D. Rockefeller V
Welcome to the 2016-2017 qualifying season for the Maryland Sweet 16 2017 on 2017.03.04-05. Since 1995 this annual invitational tournament has featured 16 of the top K-12 Maryland players competing in a separate section of the UMBC Open at University of Maryland, Baltimore County. The MD-Sweet-16 tournament-announcement page contains all tournament details, including qualification rules & Varsity-Points scoring rules. The MD-Sweet-16 Champion will receive a MD-Sweet-16 UMBC Chess Scholarship, valued at $45,056. (There are 2 additional types of UMBC Chess Scholarships for which high-school seniors from any state are eligible.)
7 of the 9 originally scheduled MD-Sweet-16 Qualifiers in this qualifying season have been completed, but there will be no more Qualifiers. The standings are current through MCA Severn on 2016.12.03 & US Chess's January Supplement.
Even if the player did not compete in a Maryland-Sweet-16 Qualifier during the 2016-2017 qualifying season, a K-12 player who is rated 1600+ and is a MD resident (or a student at a school in MD), may qualify by rating for the MS16, if the player contacts MCA at tournaments@mdchess.com by 2017.02.16.
Click below for the current MD-Sweet-16 Qualifiers, 2 Alternates, Backup Alternates, & Full Standings.
Special Announcement re: MD Sweet 16 2017
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by John D. Rockefeller V
Even if the player did not compete in a Maryland-Sweet-16 Qualifier during the 2016-2017 qualifying season, a K-12 player who is rated 1600+ and is a MD resident (or a student at a school in MD), may qualify by rating for the MS16, if the player contacts MCA at tournaments@mdchess.com by 2017.02.16.
Click below for why MCA has decided to grant this rare exception.
MD-Sweet-16 2017 Standings (2016.11.12)
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by Chris Kim & John D. Rockefeller V
Welcome to the 2016-2017 qualifying season for the Maryland Sweet 16 2017 on 2017.03.04-05. Since 1995 this annual invitational tournament has featured 16 of the top K-12 Maryland players competing in a separate section of the UMBC Open at University of Maryland, Baltimore County. The MD-Sweet-16 tournament-announcement page contains all tournament details, including qualification rules & Varsity-Points scoring rules. The MD-Sweet-16 Champion will receive a MD-Sweet-16 UMBC Chess Scholarship, valued at $45,056. (There are 2 additional types of UMBC Chess Scholarships for which high-school seniors from any state are eligible.)
6 of the 8 scheduled MD-Sweet-16 Qualifiers in this qualifying season have been completed. The standings are current through MCA Roland Park November on 2016.11.12. The final scheduled MD-Sweet-16 Qualifier will be MCA Poly & Western January on 2017.01.07.
Click below for the current MD-Sweet-16 Qualifiers, 2 Alternates, Backup Alternates, & Full Standings.
2016 MD Sweet 16 Champion - Pieter Heesters
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Pieter Heesters, a 6th grader from Baltimore City, has won the 2016 Maryland Sweet 16 with a 3.5/4 score with a quick passed-pawn win over Richard Tan in Round 4 at University of Maryland - Baltimore County. This match was the second completed in Round 4 putting pressure on Andrew Mao (3rd round co-leader) to defeat top-rated Sahil Sinha to force a playoff. Sinha was able to win to clinch sole second place. With the win, Heesters has also won a 4-year tournament scholarship to UMBC. Congratulations to Heesters and to all those who worked hard to qualify for this closed scholastic tournament!