Registration is now CLOSED! 65th U.S. Armed Forces Open
Sat-Mon, Oct 12-14, in Annapolis, MD, at the U.S. Naval Academy ... Blitz and the Main Event are FIDE-rated!!
For Active Duty and Retired US Military, cadets/midshipment attending the Military Academies or College ROTC,
including the US Coast Guard, US Merchant Marine, and the US Public Health Service, as well as any Honorably Discharged Veterans
Round 1 is at 1000 hours (10 am) on Saturday 12 Oct in Mahan Hall at the U.S. Naval Academy
 

Passcode for the Recording: XA&2rzFS         Download the Briefing File for the Maps

Registration is Open!  2024 Fredericksburg Open
Blitz on Friday evening, Oct 25th at 7 PM.  Main Event on Sat-Sun, Oct 26th-27th -- VCF Cup Event
At the Country Inn & Suites, 10358 Patriot Highway, Fredericksburg, VA ... Make Your Hotel Reservation now at this link.
$4,000 Prize Fund
       

Registration is Open! 1st Annual Piedmont Open
A VCF Cup event on Nov 1-3, 2024, in Glen Allen, VA with $8,000 in Guaranteed Prizes
   

Registration is Open! 2024 Northern Virginia Open
A VCF Cup event on Nov 15-17, 2024, in Dulles, VA with $7,000 in Prizes (1st-3rd Places Guaranteed in all 3 Sections)
50 US Chess Grand Prix Points - Jr. GP Event - Conditions offered to GM/WGM/IM/WIM
   

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Upcoming VCF-organized Touraments in 2024/5
Jan 3-5, 2025: Virginia Open, Dulles, VA (VCF Cup event)
March 8-9, 2025: VA Scholastic & College Championships, Charlottesville, VA (Early Bird Tournament Announcement)
TBD 2025: Charlottesville Open, Charlottesville, VA (VCF Cup event)

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See info about more upcoming tournaments at the Clearing House (click here)

Editions of the VA Chess Federation Newsletter through 2023 are available at this link.

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New! FM Jason Morefield (North Chesterfield) is our 2024-25 State Champion!

Our 2024-25 Virginia Senior Champion is NM Daniel Miller (Fairfax Station).

New! Our other State Champions for 2024-25 are ...
Amateur Champion: Sebastian Krushkal (Charlottesville)
Novice Champion: Shiven Dawda (Glen Allen)

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============== Recently Completed Events ==============

2024 Virginia Closed State Championships Played Aug 31 - Sept. 2 in Glen Allen, VA FM Jason Morefield grabs his 3rd VA Chess State Title! Sebastian Krushkal is our State Amateur Champion, Shiven Dawda captures the Top Novice Prize	2024 VA Senior Open Played Jun 7-9 in Fredericksburg, VA 4 Players share 1st Place -- NM Daniel Miller is our State Sr. Champion
2024 (56th) Virginia Open Held Jan 5-7, 2024, in Dulles, VA	2024 VA Scholastic & College Championships March 8-10 in Roanoke, VA     US Chess Rating Reports are NOT in tie-break sequence
Northern Virginia Open Held 17-19 November 2023, in Dulles, VA	3rd Coastal VA Open 4-way tie for 1st place in the Open Section - held Jan 27-28, 2024 in VA Beach, VA
2023 Fredericksburg Open Saturday-Sunday, Oct 28-29, 2023, Country-Inn & Suites Fredericksburg	Meadowdale Library Quads & Scholastics Sat, Sept. 28, 2024, at the Meadowdale Public Library in N. Chesterfield, VA   After you click on "Final Results", select your Section, then "Standings" from the drop down menu.
31st David F. Zofchak Memorial Played Fri-Sun, Sep 22-24 in Norfolk, VA	2024 Virginia Commonwealth Games Chess Championships Played Online on LiChess on Saturday & Sunday, July 27-28, 2024