The Virginia Open has been CANCELLED and will not be re-scheduled in 2020

The Fredericksburg Open, in October, is still "on."

 The VA Commonwealth Games (July) will be an ONLINE TOURNAMENT .

The VCF Board of Directors has voted to extend by 6 months all VCF Memberships expiring in the window March 1 through August 31, 2020s.  Click here to see more ...

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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
Click Here to see the Individual and Class results.

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

Virginia Commonwealth Games -- ONLINE TOURNAMENT
Friday, July 24th - Online Scholastic BLITZ Tournament
Saturday, July 25th - Online "OPEN" Quick-rated Tournament
DETAILS COMING SOON ... There are Eligibility Rules

RESCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER  30th Charlottesville Open
Details coming in August ...

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

2019 Virginia Closed Championships Played Aug 31st to Sept 2nd iu Glen Allen, VA
2019-20 VA Scholastic & College Championships Alexandria, VA - March 7-8, 2020
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

----------- For your 2020 Planning -------------

When	Event Name	Tournament Location
CANCELLED	2nd Colonial Open	CANCELLED
CANCELLED	8th Cherry Blossom Classic http://www.cherryblossomchess.com	CANCELLED
CANCELLED	53rd Virginia Open	CANCELLED
July 26, 2020 (WILL BE AN ONLINE EVENT)	Virginia Commonwealth Games Chess Ch.	ONLINE TOURNAMENT, DETAILS TO FOLLOW
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	2020 Northern Virginia Open	Dulles, VA
Nov 21-22, 2020	David Zofchak Memorial	Norfolk, VA
December 12-13, 2020 Re-Scheduled to this date	Charlottesville Open	Charlottesville, VA
New!  March 6-7 or 13-14, 2021	2020-21 Virginia Scholastic & College Chess Championships	Tidewater area, TBD