2024-25 Virginia Scholastic & College
Championships
Played March 8-9 in Charlottesville at Monticello
High School, with Blitz on Friday evening March 7th
Link to Results on US Chess Home Page (Blitz) (Main Event, includes Parents & Friends) - Note, US Chess Results are NOT in Tiebreak sequence.
Registration
is OPEN!
2nd Central Virginia Open
Fri-Sun, April 4-6, 2025, in Glen Allen, VA
at the Hilton Garden Inn Innsbrook on Cox Road --
A VCF Cup Event
Open Section is FIDE-rated -- $4,600 guaranteed prize fund
Book your hotel online new
at this link - same site we use for the annual Virginia Closed every
September
Registration is Open
and it is FREE!
Hanover County Public Schools Chess Championships
Saturday, April 26 at 12-noon for
players in grades K through 12 at Hanover High School
All players must be enrolled in a Hanover County Public School or be
Home Schooled in Hanover County Virginia
Registration is Open!
2025 Virginia Senior Open
Fri-Sun, May 30 - June 1 at the Country Inn & Suites by Radisson in
Fredericksburg, VA -- FIDE-rated with
$2,200 in
Guaranteed Prizes
Hotel Rate is $99/night + taxes by May 27th,
Book online
at this
link or call the hotel at 540-898-1800 and mention "Virginia Chess Senior Open"
| Upcoming VCF-organized or Sponsored Tournaments in 2025 |
| Aug 30 - Sept 1st: 2025 Virginia Closed (Glen Allen, VA - Reserve your hotel room NOW! |
| TBD: Charlottesville Open, a VCF-Cup event (looking for a date in late Sep or early October) |
| 25-26 October: 2025 Fredericksburg Open, a VCF Cup event - Reserve your hotel room NOW! |
See info about more upcoming tournaments at the Clearing House (click here)
Editions of the VA Chess Federation Newsletter through 2024 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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they do NOT renew your US Chess
Federation Membership
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Recently Completed Events ==============
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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 
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2024 VA Senior Open
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2024 (56th) Virginia Open Held Jan 5-7, 2024, in Dulles, VA  |
2024 VA Scholastic & College
Championships |
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2024
Northern Virginia Open A VCF Cup event on Nov 15-17, 2024, in Dulles, VA -- GM Tal Baron takes clear 1st with 5/5!  |
4th Coastal VA Open Held Feb 1-2, 2025 in VA Beach, VA  |
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2024 Fredericksburg Open |
Meadowdale Library Quads & Scholastics Sat, Sept. 28, 2024, at the Meadowdale Public Library in N. Chesterfield, VA  After you click on "Final Results", select your Section, then "Standings" from the drop down menu. |
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31st David F.
Zofchak Memorial |
2024 Virginia Commonwealth Games Chess Championships Played Online on LiChess on Saturday & Sunday, July 27-28, 2024 
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65th U.S. Armed Forces Open |
2025
(57th)
Virginia Open |
