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
Event Info  Registration  See Who's Registered

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)
30 US Chess Grand Prix Points - Jr. GP Event - Conditions offered for GM/WGM/IM/WIM
Hotel Reservations Deadline for the "Chess Rate" EXTENDED until Monday, Nov 4th
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Last Year's Results

Registration is Open! 2025 (57th) Virginia Open
 A VCF Cup event on Jan 3-5, 2025, in Dulles, VA with $8,000 in Prizes (1st-3rd Places Guaranteed in all 3 Sections)
40 US Chess Grand Prix Points - Jr. GP Event - Conditions offered for GM/WGM/IM/WIM
Event Info  Book Your Hotel Room  Enter Me NOW!!  See Who's Playing
Last Year's Results

Coming very soon! 2024-25 Virginia Scholastic & College Championships
March 8-9 in Charlottesville at Monticello High School, with Blitz on Friday evening March 7th
See the Early Bird Tournament Announcement here

Upcoming VCF-organized or Sponsored Touraments in 2025
TBD 2025: Charlottesville Open, Charlottesville, VA (VCF Cup event)

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

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
 Final Results  Blitz Final Results

2024 VA Senior Open

Final Results
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
 Final Standings

2024 VA Scholastic & College Championships
 March 8-10 in Roanoke, VA
Blitz Results  Main Event - Individual Results  Team Results
US Chess Rating Reports are NOT in tie-break sequence

2023 Northern Virginia Open
Held 17-19 November 2023, in Dulles, VA
Final Standings

 3rd Coastal VA Open
4-way tie for 1st place in the Open Section - held Jan 27-28, 2024 in VA Beach, VA
Final Standings

2024 Fredericksburg Open
 Held Sat-Sun, Oct 26th-27th
 Main Event Results  Blitz Open Results  Blitz U1600 Results

 Meadowdale Library Quads & Scholastics
 Sat, Sept. 28, 2024, at the Meadowdale Public Library in N. Chesterfield, VA
   Final Results
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
 Final Results

 2024 Virginia Commonwealth Games Chess Championships
 Played Online on LiChess on Saturday & Sunday, July 27-28, 2024
 Amateur Standings  Novice Standings

65th U.S. Armed Forces Open
 Played Sat-Mon, Oct 12-14, in Annapolis, MD, at the U.S. Naval Academy
 Main Event Results  Blitz Results  Service Team Standings  Academy Team Standings
Group Photo at this link

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