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Our State Champion for 2018 is IM Praveen Balakrishnan
Our 2018 State Amateur Champion is Joseph
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our 2018 Under-1200 Champion is Luke Grogan
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============== Chess News for Virginians ... ==============
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES by Virginians at the 2019 K-12 Grade National Championships in Orlando, FL
9th Grader and NM Andy Huang wins the National
Championship in the 9th Grade Section.
Thomas Jefferson HS for Science & Technology
wins the 9th Grade Team Championship
3rd Grader Owen Levine ties for
2nd Place in the 2nd Grade Section.
5th Grader Brian Tay ties for
2nd Place in the 5th Grade Section.
1st Grader Jan Morozov ties for 3rd Place in the 1st
Grade Section.
2nd Grader Kyle Zhuang ties for 3rd Place in the
2nd
Grade Section.
9th Grader Geoffrey Davis ties for 3rd Place
in the 9th Grade Section.
12th Grader Camden Wiseman ties for 3rd
Place in the 12th Grade Section.
10th Grader Evan Ling ties for 4th Place
in the 10th Grade Section.
4th Grader Ananya Ananth ties for 8th Place
in the 4th Grade Section.
8th Grader Kisna Matta ties for 10th Place
in the 9th Grade Section.
9th Grader Garrett Heller ties for 4th Place in the K-12 Blitz
Tournament.
4th Grader Ronen Wilson ties for 2nd Place in the K-6 Blitz Tournament.
In Memoriam ... Allen J. Hinshaw
============== Upcoming Tournaments ==============
2019
Virginia Scholastic & College Championships
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, March 8-10, 2019 at Monticello HS in
Charlottesville, VA
Simultaneous Exhibition on Saturday
March 9th with 3-time VA State Champion FM Macon Shibut!
Entry is now open!!
2019
(52nd) Virginia Open
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, March 22-24, 2019 -- $4,000 GUARANTEED
Prize Fund!
at the Washington-Dulles Marriott in Sterling, VA
============== Recently Completed Events ==============
26th David Zofchak
Memorial ... played Nov
17-18 2018
At Lake Wright Sleep Inn, Norfolk, VA
2018
Northern Virginia Open ... played Nov
10-11 2018
Washington Dulles Airport Marriott, Sterling, VA
82nd
Virginia Closed ...
played Sept 1-3, 2018
IM Praveen Balakrishnan repeats as State Champion!!
----------- For your 2019 Planning -------------
| When | Event | Tournament Location |
| March 9-10, 2019 | 2019 Virginia Scholastic & College Championships | Charlottesville, VA, Monticello High School |
| March 22-24, 2019 | Virginia Open | Washington-Dulles Marriott Hotel, Sterling, VA (near the airport) |
| July 13-14 or 20-21 | Charlottesville Open | Site TBD |
| Aug 3-4, 2019 | State Games of America (2-day Main Tournament and 1-day Scholastic) | Lynchburg, VA at Liberty University |
| Aug 31 - Sept 2, 2019 | VA Closed State Championships | Glen Allen, VA, Hilton Garden Inn Innsbruck |
| October 2019 (TBD) | New Tournament (to be named) in Fredericksburg (replaces Emporia) | Location TBD |
