Maryland Chess Association

4th DMV K-12 Championship

Sunday 14 June 2026

Register here: https://caissachess.net/online-registration/index/8813

View the rating report from 2024 here when we had 153 players: https://ratings.uschess.org/event/202410202312

View the rating report from 2025 here when we had 133 players: https://ratings.uschess.org/event/202505180692?section=5

K-12 Section: Riyanshi Kukreja (VA) and Aman Shaik (MD)

K-8 Section: Arnav Sripadam (VA)

K-5 Section: Ravi Malgari, second year in a row (VA) and Tanuj Nimmagadda (MD)

K-3 Section: Lohith Lokesh, second year in a row (VA)

This tournament will take place on Sunday, June 14th at 10 am.
Five rounds (one round longer than our normal 4-round scholastic tournaments)
First round at 10 am, subsequent rounds occur as soon as possible
- Tournament should end at approximately 4 pm (Need to leave early? Just let the TD know! You can also ask for a bye when registering in the "comments/bye requests" field.)
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: $39 by 5/25, $44 by 6/1, $49 by 6/8, $54 by 6/13, $60 by 6/14 (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!

Register here: https://caissachess.net/online-registration/index/8813