Registration is Open ... 2025 Virginia Closed Championships: Aug 30 - Sept 1
In Glen Allen, VA at the Hilton Garden Inn Innsbrook (Reserve Hotel Room)
$6,000 prize fund for the Main Tournament -- Blitz on Friday evening, Aug 29th
Annual VCF Membership Meeting on Saturday, Aug 30 at 9 AM (Virtual or Onsite attendance)
               

Registration Opens Soon ... 2025 US Armed Forces Open: Oct 11-13
Saturday-Monday in King's Point NY at the US Merchant Marine Academy!
Tournament is open to Active Duty US Military, Retired US Military, Cadets at the Nation's Military Academies, College ROTC, and Veterans
Details and registration information coming soon ...

4th Skyline Open: Oct 10-13 (A VCF-Cup Event)
Friday-Monday in Dulles, VA, at the Washington Dulles Airport Marriott. FIDE & US Chess-rated Sections
$10,000 prize fund based on 150 entries.
   

Registration Opens Soon ... 2025 Fredericksburg Open: Oct 25-26 (A VCF-Cup Event)
Saturday and Sunday in Fredericksburg at the Country Inn & Suites by Radisson Fredericksburg-South
4,700 Prize Fund with all Place Prized GUARANTEED -- 20 US Chess Grand Prix Points, a US Chess Jr. Grand Prix event, a VCF Cup Event
with Blitz on Friday evening, Oct 24th
Reserve your room now ($89/nite) by Oct 22nd using the link below - We have 30 rooms in the room block
 

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Virginians compete and Win at the 2025 Invitational Tournament of State Champions
Congratulations to NM Robert Fischer, NM Aarush Vinod, WCM Khanim Ismayilova, NM Kyle Zhuang, and Shreyas Krishnan
Special Congratulations to NM Kyle Zhuang (4.5/6) for capturing 3rd Place in the Barber (Middle School) Invitational! Here Kyle is pictured with Dewain Barber, Event Sponsor

FM Jason Morefield (North Chesterfield) is our 2024-25 State Champion!

Our 2025-26 Virginia Senior Champion is NM Ameer Ghobrial (Fredericksburg).

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	2025 Virginia Senior Open Played May 30 - June 1 in Fredericksburg, VA NM Ameer Ghobrial (Fredericksburg) captures the title with 4.5/5 and is Virginia's nominee to represent the Commonwealth at the 2025 Irwin Tournament of State Senior Champions being held at the end of July!
2025 (57th) Virginia Open Held Jan 3-5, 2025, in Dulles, VA Final Standings: Championship -- Amateur -- Novice	2025 VA Scholastic & College Championships March 7-9 in Charlottesville, VA US Chess Rating Reports are NOT in tie-break sequence
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
2024 Fredericksburg Open Held Sat-Sun, Oct 26th-27th	Scholastic & Quads at Meadowdale Public Library Played Saturday, May 3, 2025
31st David F. Zofchak Memorial Played Fri-Sun, Sep 22-24 in Norfolk, VA	2024 Virginia Commonwealth Games Chess Championships Played Online on LiChess on Saturday & Sunday, July 27-28, 2024
65th U.S. Armed Forces Open Played Sat-Mon, Oct 12-14, in Annapolis, MD, at the U.S. Naval Academy      Group Photo at this link	2nd Central Virginia Open Played April 4-6, 2025, in Glen Allen, VA After you click on "Final Results", select your Section, then "Standings" from the drop down menu.
Hanover County Public Schools Chess Championships Played Saturday, April 26 at Hanover High School     To see Team Standings, select the Section above, then select "individual-team standings" from the drop down menu.