Annual
Membership Meeting
9AM, Saturday, Aug 31
at the Hilton Garden Inn-Innsbrook, 4050 Cox
Rd, Glen Allen, VA
Our Reigning State Champion for 2018 is IM Praveen Balakrishnan
Our 2018 State Amateur Champion is Joseph
Cagle, and
our 2018 Under-1200 Champion is Luke Grogan
Our Reigning Senior Champion for 2018 is NM
Shawn Hoshall
Our
2018-2019 VCF Cup Champion is NM Daniel Clancy
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============== BREAKING NEWS ==============
Starting at the
2020 US Open there will be a K-5 Championship to parallel the
Denker (K12) and Barber (K8) Championships.
VIRGINIA WILL SEND A REPRESENTATIVE in 2020 ... the Top-Finishing Player
from our Virginia K-5 Championship!!!
============== Upcoming Tournaments ==============
2019
Virginia Closed Championships (Flyer)
Early Entry closes TONIGHT at midnight
Saturday to Monday, Aug 31st to Sept 2nd -- $5,000 in prizes based on 90
paid entries!!
Hilton Garden Inn-Innsbrook, Glen
Allen, VA,
2019
VA Senior Open
Friday-Sunday, Sept. 20th-22nd
$1900 Prize Fund -- Trophies -- Free Entry to 2020 National Senior
Tournament of Champions
Marriott Residence Inn -- Ballston
2019
Fredericksburg Open
Saturday & Sundahy, Oct 19-20, 2019 --
$2,800 prize fund
Country Inn & Suites-South, Fredericksburg, VA 22408
Coming Soon ...
2019
Northern VA Open
Saturday & Sundahy, Nov 2nd & 3rd, 2019 --
$4,000 GUARANTEED prize fund
This is a FIDE-rated and US Chess-rated
event
Washington-Dulles Airport Marriott, Steling, VA
============== Recently Completed Events ==============
2019
Charlottesville Open
Played July 13-14, 2019
2019
Cherry Blossom Classic
Played May 23-27, 2019
2019
Colonial Open
Played April 19-21, 2019
2019
(52nd) Virginia Open
Washington-Dulles Marriott in Sterling, VA
... March 22-24, 2019
2019
Virginia Scholastic & College Championships
Charlottesville, VA ... March 9-10,
2019
82nd
Virginia Closed ...
played Sept 1-3, 2018
IM Praveen Balakrishnan repeats as State Champion!!
----------- For your 2019 & 2020 Planning -------------
| When | Event | Tournament Location |
| Aug 31 - Sept 2, 2019 | VA Closed Championships | Glen Allen, VA, Hilton Garden Inn Innsbruck |
| Sept. 20-22, 2019 | VA Senior Open | Ballston, VA; Marriott Residence Inn |
| October 19-20, 2019 |
N E W Fredericksburg Open (replaces Emporia) |
Country Inn & Suites South, Fredericksburg, VA |
| November 2-3, 2019 | Northern Virginia Open | Marriott-Dulles, Sterling, VA |
|
Tentatively set for March 7-8, 2020 |
Virginia Scholastic & College Chess Championships | Thomas Jefferson HS for Science & Technology |
