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
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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
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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)
50 US Chess Grand Prix Points - Jr. GP Event - Conditions offered to GM/WGM/IM/WIM
Event Info  Reserve a Hotel Room  Enter Me NOW!!


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)


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.


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

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

2023 Fredericksburg Open
Saturday-Sunday, Oct 28-29, 2023, Country-Inn & Suites Fredericksburg
Blitz Results  Final 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

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