NM Daniel I. Miller grabs his 6th VCF Championship!!

IM Praveen Balakrishnan, our 2017 & 2018 Champion, finishes in a tie for 1st Place
Our 2019 State Amateur Champion is Peter Snow, and our 2019 Under-1200 Champion is Dulitha Jayakodige

Our Senior Champion for 2019 is NM William Marcelino

Our 2018-2019 VCF Cup Champion is NM Daniel Clancy
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==============  Chess News for Virginians!  ==============

The US Chess Federation announced a new Electronic Device Policy.
This affects anyone attending a US Chess National Event and who has a cell phone or uses an electronic notation device.

============== Upcoming Tournaments ==============

46th Annual Eastern Open
Dec 27-30, 2019, Falls Church, VA

 Registration is Open ... 2019-20 Virginia Scholastic & Collegiate Championships
March 6-8, 2020, Alexandria, VA at Thomas Jefferson H.S. for Science & Technology
Blitz on Friday evening at 6:30PM, Main Tournament is on Sat & Sun
  

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

2019 Virginia Closed Championships Played Aug 31st to Sept 2nd iu Glen Allen, VA
2019 David Zofchak Memorial Saturday & Sundahy, Nov 23-24, 2019 in Norfolk, VA
2019 Fredericksburg Open Played Sat & Sun, Oct 19-20, 2019 -- Fredericksburg, VA	2019 Northern VA Open Played Nov 2nd & 3rd in Steling, VA
2019 VA Senior Open Played Sept. 20th-22nd in Arlington, VA	2019 Charlottesville Open Played July 13-14, 2019 in Charlottesville
2019 Cherry Blossom Classic Played May 23-27, 2019	2019 Colonial Open Played April 19-21, 2019
2019 (52nd) Virginia Open Played March 22-24, 2019 in Dulles/Sterling, VA	2018-19 VA Scholastic & College Championships Charlottesville, VA ... March 9-10, 2019

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When	Event	Tournament Location
Dec 27-30	46th Eastern Open	Westin Tyson's Corner, Falls Church, VA
March 7-8, 2020	Virginia Scholastic & College Chess Championships	Thomas Jefferson HS for Science & Technology
March 20-22, 2020	53rd Virginia Open	Washington-Dulles Airport Marriott-Dulles, Sterling, VA
July - TBD	Charlottesville Open	Charlottesville, VA
Sep 5-7, 2020	2020 Virginia Closed	Glen Allen, VA
Sep 19-20, 2020	2020 Virginia Senior Open	Site TBD
Sep 26-27, 2020	2020 Fredericksburg Open	Fredericksburg, VA
Oct 9-13, 2020	Washington Chess Congress	Reston, VA
Oct 30 - Nov 1, 2020	US Class Championships	Dulles, VA
Nov 14-15, 2020 (Tentative)	2020 Northern Virginia Open	Dulles, VA
Nov 21-22, 2020	David Zofchak Memorial	Norfolk, VA