Registration Closes Friday at 11:59PM ... Hanover County Public Schools (HCPS) Chess Tournament
Part of the HCPS Arts & Science Festival - Sat. Apr 18, 2026 - at Bell Creek Middle School
This Tournament is open only to HCPS Students and Hanover County Home-schooled Students
Event Info & Rules  See Who's Playing ...
Listen to Wednesday evening's Pre-Event Information Meeting at this link.
 Download a copy of the Pre-Event Meeting Presentation at this link.

2026 Elementary (K-6) National Championships
May 1-3 in nearby Baltimore, MD. Over 250 players from VA-MD-DC are already registered to play!
Don't miss out on a great chance to play in this super fun event hosted by the US Chess Federation!!
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Registration is OPEN ... 5th Coastal Virginia Open: May 15-17 ... a VCF Cup Event!
Features Ocean-view Rooms at the Wyndham Virginia Beach Oceanfront
Event Information Register Now!! Reserve a Hotel Room See Who's Playing
Book your Hotel Room by May 1st to get the Chess Rate!

Registration is OPEN ... Annual Virginia Senior Open & 1st Annual Adults-only Open
Friday-Sunday, May 29-31, 2026 in Fredericksburg, VA at the Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Fredericksburg-South
Play is in two Sections: Seniors (age 50+ as of Aug 1, 2026) and Under 50 (ages 21-49)
 Event Information  Reserve My Hotel Room  Register Me NOW!!  See Who's Playing ...
Rooms are $99/night + taxes, reserve by May 27th

Also in Planning are these VCF Major Events

Event Dates Location
2026 Virginia Closed &
VA Commonwealth Games Championship		 Sept 5-7 Glen Allen, VA
2026 Zofchak Memorial Sept. 18-20 Virginia Beach, VA
3rd Piedmont Open Nov 6-8 Glen Allen, VA
2026 Northern Virginia Open Nov/Dec TBD Probably in Dulles, VA
2027 Virginia Open & Womens Championship Jan 8-10, 2027 Dulles, VA

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.

NM Kevin Su (Herndon) is our 2025-26 State Champion!

Dan Koontz (Richmond) is our 2025-26 State Amateur Champion
Scott Ninmer (Charlottesville) wins our Novice Section

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

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

2025 Virginia Closed Championships
Played Aug 30 - Sept 1 in Glen Allen, VA at the Hilton Garden Inn Innsbrook
 NM Kevin Su (Herndon) is our new Virginia State Champion!
 Dan Koontz (Richmond) is our 2025-26 State Amateur Champion
Scott Ninmer (Charlottesville) wins our Novice Section
 See Final Results

 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!
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		 4th Coastal VA Open
Held Feb 1-2, 2025 in VA Beach, VA
Final Standings

 2025 Fredericksburg Open
 Held Oct 24-26 in Fredericksburg, VA
Blitz Results: Open   Under 1600
Main Event Results: Championship   Under 1800    Under 1200

Scholastic & Quads at Meadowdale Public Library
 Played Saturday, Oct 4, 2025
K-12 Rated K-5 Rated K-12 & K-5 Not Rated
Quad 1 Quad 2 Quad 3

31st David F. Zofchak Memorial
 Played Fri-Sun, Sep 22-24 in Norfolk, VA
 Final Results

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

66th US Armed Forces Open
 Played Oct 11-13, 2025 in King's Point NY at the US Merchant Marine Academy!
 Standings - USAFO  Standings - Vets Open  Final Results - Blitz
Academy Teams Service Teams
And a Final THANK YOU to our hosts at the USMMA!!

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.

2025 Hanover County Public Schools Chess Championships
Played Saturday, April 26 at Hanover High School
 Elementary Standings  Middle School  High School
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

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