Annual Calendar of Events -- Virginia Chess Federation
We have designed this page to help Virginia's chess players plan their year of tournaments.
| Timeframe | Event Name | General Location | Basic Event Information |
| Presidents' Day Weekend (mid-February) | Hampton Roads Sports Festival Chess Championships | Hampton, VA | A 2-day Open Tournament, plus a separate 1-day Scholastic Tournament. A VCF Cup event. |
| Late February or early March | Virginia Open | Northern VA | 3-day Open Tournament. A VCF Cup event. |
| mid March | VA Scholastic & Collegiate Chess Championships | Varies (rotated around the state) | Friday night Blitz Tournament, followed by a Saturday-Sunday Main Event. Open only to VA residents. |
| June | Virginia Senior Championships | Northern VA | VA residents only, age 50 and above |
| July | Charlottesville Open | Charlottesville, VA | 2-day Open Tournament. A VCF Cup event. |
| September (Labor Day Weekend) | Annual Virginia Closed Chess Championships | Richmond, VA | 3-day Tournament, VA residents only. |
| October | Emporia Open | Emporia, VA | 2-day Open Tournament. A VCF Cup event. |
| November | David Zofchak Memorial Open | Tidewater area | 2-day Open Tournament to honor the menory of David Zofchak, a tournament organizer and director from VA Beach who passed in the mid-1980s. A VCF Cup event. |
| November | Northern Virginia Open | Northern VA | 2-day Open Tournament. A VCF Cup event. |
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