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Fredericksburg Open & Blitz
Played in Fredericksburg, VA, Oct 24-25 at the Country Inn & Suites at Exit 126 of I-95
Results ===>  Championship Section     Amateur (U1800) Section     Novice (U1200) Section      Blitz Open      Blitz U1600

Registration is OPEN! Piedmont Open: Nov 6-8 A VCF Cup Event!
 Glen Allen, VA at the Hilton Garden Inn Innsbrook, 4050 Cox Road -- Open Section is FIDE-rated -- $4,600 Guaranteed Prize Fund!
Early Entry Fee ends Wednesday, Oct 28th. Fees increases starting Thursday, Oct 29th.
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 Registration is Open ... 2026 Northern Virginia Open: Dec 11-13 a VCF Cup Event
in Dulles, Virginia at the Marriott Washington Dulles - Championship and Under 1800 Sections are FIDE RATED.
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Reserve your hotel by Friday, Nov 13th, to get the Northern Virginia Open Group Rate. No parking fees!

Also in Planning are these other VCF-Sanctioned Major Events

Event Dates Location
2027 Virginia Open & Women's Championship (Book a Hotel Room)  (Event Information) Jan 8-10, 2027 Dulles, VA
1st Annual Neptune Classic (Event Info) (Register Now) (Book Hotel Room) Jan 29-31 VA Beach

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State Champion
FM Jason Morefield (Charlottesville)		 State Senior Champion
IM Mark Ginsburg (McLean)
State Amateur Champion: Robert "Israel" Beckford (VA Beach)
State Novice Champion: George Linton (Manassas)
Virginia Champions

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

2026 (87th) Virginia Closed: Held Sept 5-7
 Played in Glen Allen, VA
FM Jason Morefield captures his 4th State Championship! 
Robert (Israel) Beckford captures the State Amateur Champion's Title
 Results: Championship    Amateur    Novice    Blitz

 2026 Virginia Senior Open
 Played May 29-31 in Fredericksburg, VA
 IM Mark Ginsburg is our captures the title with 4/5 and is Virginia's nominee to represent the Commonwealth
at the 2026 Irwin Tournament of State Senior Champions being held at the US Open in August!
 Final Standings

2026 (58th) Virginia Open
 Held Jan 2-4, 2026, in Dulles, VA
 Final Standings: Championship -- Amateur -- Novice

2026 VA Scholastic & College Championships
 Played March 6-8 in Alexandria, VA
Final Results
2025 Northern Virginia Open
 A VCF Cup event on Nov 21-23, 2025, in Dulles, VA
 Championship Standings  Amateur Standings  Novice Standings		 5th Coastal VA Open
Held May 15-17, 2026 in VA Beach, VA
Final Results

2026 Fredericksburg Open & Blitz
Played in Fredericksburg, VA, Oct 24-25, 2026
 Championship Section     Amateur (U1800) Section
Novice (U1200) Section      Blitz Open      Blitz U1600

Scholastic & Quads at Meadowdale Public Library
 Played Saturday, Sept 26, 2026
K-12 Rated K-5 Rated K-12 & K-5 Not Rated
Quad 1 Quad 2 Quad 3

34th (2026) David F. Zofchak Memorial
 Played Fri-Sun, Sep 18-20 in Norfolk, VA
 Open Section   Under 1600   Under 1200   Scholastic U800   Under 400

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

67th US Armed Forces Open
 Played Oct 10-12, 2026 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ
 Open Section Results     Veterans Open Results     Blitz Results

Group Photo at this link

3rd Central Virginia Open
 Played April 10-12, 2026, in Glen Allen, VA
 Final Results
After you click on "Final Results", select your Section, then "Standings" from the drop down menu.

2026 Hanover County Public Schools Chess Championships
Played Saturday, April 18 at Hanover High School
High School Results Middle School Results Elementary Results
To see Team Standings, select the Section above, then select "individual-team standings" from the drop down menu.

 Virginia Scholastic Championships Warmup Tournament at Moody Middle School
Played Saturday, Feb 28, 2026
 K-12 Results      K-8 Results
K-5 Results     K-3 Results
5th Annual Skyline Open
Played Oct 9-12, 2026 in Dulles, VA
RESULTS:    Open Section     Under 2000    Under 1600    Under 1200		  

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