{"product_id":"montgomery-county-chess-tournament-rockville","title":"Montgomery County Chess Tournament 6\/27","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSilver Knights Chess Academy in partnership with the \u003ca title=\"Maryland Chess Association\" href=\"https:\/\/mdchess.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMaryland Chess Association\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eGrades K-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHilton Garden Inn Rockville-Gaithersburg\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e14975 Shady Grove Rd\u003cbr\u003eRockville, MD 20850\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSee who's playing (coming soon)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis tournament is for scholastic players in grades K-12 with \u003cem\u003eand without\u003c\/em\u003e prior tournament experience.  There are three sections:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnrated, recommended for players in their first tournament\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRated, for tournament players rated under 1000\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1000+, for players rated over 1000 USCF, or with a peak rating over 1000.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe recommend that players in their first tournament play choose the Unrated option, where they will be grouped by age and play 3 or 4 games.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlayers who've previously done well in an Unrated section or have previous rated tournament experience should choose the Rated option, where they'll be placed in a group of 4 players according to their age and rating.  Each participant then plays one game against each of the other three players in their group. 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