Maryland Chess Association

4th East Coast K-12

Sunday 15 March 2026

Register here: https://caissachess.net/online-registration/index/8458

K-12 Section: Lance Pitrolo from West Virginia and Aman Shaik from Maryland

K-8 Section: Vladislav Inchin from Virginia

K-5 Section: Etamin Kent from Maryland

K-3 Section: Zoran Shaik from Maryland and Nikhil Matthew from Virginia

Last year's tournament drew about 100 participants! We hope to have an even greater turnout this year. Please help us by spreading the word about this tournament!
Four rounds: first round at 10 am, subsequent rounds occur as soon as possible
Four sections: K-12, K-8, K-5, and K-3
Time control: Game in 25 minutes with a 5-second delay (US Chess regular and quick rated)
Entry fee: $35 by 2/28, $40 by 3/8, $45 by 3/14, $50 on 3/15 (on-site registration closes 30 minutes before round 1)
Boards and pieces will be provided for all players, but we don’t have enough clocks for everyone (those who have clocks are welcome to bring them)
This tournament is US Chess rated, so an active US Chess membership is required. Click here to join the US Chess Federation for the first time or to renew an inactive membership: https://new.uschess.org/user/login?destination=/form/membership
Don’t hesitate to reach out to us at Click here to show mail address with any questions

Trophies for 1st through 5th in each section, plus special prizes for the 1st place winner in each section!

Register here: https://caissachess.net/online-registration/index/8458