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The tournament has four separate events ... you must register separately for each tournament.

Friday Night, March 4th:  BLITZ & Bug-House Tournaments (you can only play in one of these two events, they occur at the same time)

• SPECIAL NOTE:  PLAN FOR TRAFFIC CONDITIONS on Friday evening, especially between 4 and 6 PM ... leave early so that you or your player can make it to Registration and in time for Round 1 at 6:00 PM.

• Blitz:  4 or 5 Rounds, Three Sections (K-5, K-12 and College).  Round 1 at 6:00 PM.

• Bughouse:  4 or 5 Rounds, TWO Sections (K-5 and K-12 only, no College Bughouse).  Round 1 at 6:00 PM

• Advance/Early Registration is $20 per person for Blitz or Bughouse.  

• Registation is $25 if you wait to Register at the tournament.  On-site Registration opens at 4 PM and ends at 5:15 PM!!  Entries received after 5:15 will be paired for Round 2.  REGISTER EARLY and avoid this issue!!

• All players MUST BRING A CHESS CLOCK to play Blitz or Bughouse.

• We will be using the US Chess Federation's Scholastic Rules for Blitz and Bughouse, which were updated in December 2015.

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• Click here to see the Awards for Blitz & Bughouse.

• Click below to register On-Line now or to see who already has signed up to play in the Friday Night Blitz or Bughouse Tournaments.  Online registration ends Friday, March 4th at 7 AM.

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    Bughouse is a two-player team event. Before you register you must have a partner. Your partner does not have to be a school teammate.  Your partner must also fill out an entry form before your "team" will be shown online as a pre-registered Bughouse Team.

   

Saturday & Sunday, March 5th & 6th:  The State Scholastic & College Chess Championship event.

• 6 Rounds ... with 4 games on Saturday and 2 games are on Sunday.

• Click here to see the schedule for all 6 Rounds.  Round 1 is at 9AM on Saturday;  Round 5 is at 8:30AM on Sunday morning.

• What happens if two or more players tie with a perfect 6.0 score?  In the K8 and K12 Sections, if two or more players tie for 1st Place with a perfect 6.0 score (e.g. they win all of their games), there will be a "Blitz Armageddon Playoff" at the conclusion of the tournament to decide who wins the 1st Place Trophy and who becomes the State's candidate to prestigious National-level tournaments in late July.  Click here to read more more about this Playoff.

• The College Section will play 4 Rounds, with all games on Saturday March 5th.

• All Players will be grouped into 5 Sections based on their grade in school (K-3, K-5, K-8, K-12, and College).  Click here to see the Awards for the Main Event.

• Advance Registration is $50, and you can pay using PayPal when you Register online.  Online registration ends Friday, March 4th at 7 AM.

• Registration is $65 if you wait to register at the tournament.

• Note:  $3.00 from every player's entry supports sending Virginia's representatives to the Denker Tournament of High School Champions, the National Girls Invitational Tournament, and the Barber Tournament of K-8 Champions ... all in late July and early August 2016 during the U.S. Open in Indianapolis, Indiana.

• Click below to register On-Line or to see who already has signed up to play.
      
  
  

Also on Saturday & Sunday:  A Parents & Friends (P&F) Tournament

• 4 Rounds:  3 games on Saturday, 1 on Sunday morning.  Games start 30 minutes after the kids start playing in the Main Tournament.

• P&F Tournament is for adults only (parents, coaches, family friends and other adult players), no scholastic or college players.  4 Rounds of USCF-rated games, with Rounds 1-3 on Sat. at G/45 time control, and Round 4 on Sun. at G/60.

• USCF Membership is required to play.

• Registration is $25 in advance, $30 on site, and you can pay using PayPal when you Register online.  Online registration ends Friday, March 4th at 7 AM.

• Prizes:  Family-based and based on Place.  All prizes will be Gift Certificates to the Book Store or Shirt Vendor.  There are no "cash awards" in this event.

• Click below to register On-Line or to see who already has signed up to play.
      
  
  

If you prefer to register by US Mail for either or both tournaments, click here to download the Tournament Flyer and Mail-in Registration Form. The form you send is on page 2 of the 2-page flyer.

• Your Mail-in Entry must be post-marked by Monday, February 29th to ensure we get it.