Virginia State Scholastic & Collegiate Chess Championships
Friday, Saturday and Sunday -- March 12-14, 2010
Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, VA

This Site was last updated March 10^th, 2010

You can now pay online using PayPal !!

Final Team Room Assignments have been made ... click here

Rules-Main Event

Blitz Rules

Event Schedule & Awards

Hotels

Directions

Parking

Team Rooms

Volunteer!!

Simultaneous Exhibition!!

Chess Equipment &
T-Shirt Vendors

Our Book & Equipment Vendor this year is:
Rochester Chess

• Already Registered and just need to pay?  If you just need to pay, click here.

• View the Tournament Flyer.

• NEW!  Download the Tournament Booklet

• Where: The tournament will be played in the Squires Student Center on the Campus of Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.
  Click here for Maps of the School.  See also Directions and Parking on the menu to your left.

• This event has two separate tournaments ... you need to register separately for each tournament.

  • BLITZ Tournament:  Friday Evening, March 12th: 

    • 5 Rounds, Two Sections (K-5 and K-12).  To see the BLITZ RULES, click here.

    • Register for BLITZ by web (safe, fast, easy), and you can now pay using PayPal.  See who has registered.

    • Click here to register by US Mail

    • Advance Registration is $10 and you can pay using PayPal when you Register.  Registation is $15 if you wait to Register at the tournament (cash or check only on-site).

    • All players MUST BRING A CHESS CLOCK to play blitz.

  • Main Tournament:  Saturday and Sunday. 

    • 6 Rounds, 5 Sections (K-3, K-5, K-8, K-12, and Collegiate).  To see the MAIN EVENT RULES, click here. This event qualifies eligible players to receive World Chess Live Jr. Grand Prix points.

    • Register for the Main Event by web, and you can now pay using PayPal.  See who has registered.

    • Click here to register by US Mail

    • Advance Registration is $30 and you can now pay using PayPal when you Register online.  Registration is $40 if you wait to register on-site.

    • Note:  $1 from every player's entry supports Virginia's representatives to the Denker Tournament of High School Champions and the new US Girls Junior Open (formerly the Susan Polgar tournament) in August 2010 during the U.S. Open.

• SIMULTANEOUS EXHIBITION:  Featuring reigning State K-12 and Denker High School Champion Abby Marshall.  Click here for details.

• Mail Payments (check or money order, no credit cards) by US Postal Service mail to the address below.  Checks payable to "Virginia Chess."  Fees for multiple players and both events can all be combined on one check, just be sure we can figure out what you are paying for with your check. 
  Post-mark your payment or entry by March 8th to be sure it arrives on time! 

  • Here is the mailing address:
    
    Mike Hoffpauir
    ATTN: VA Scholastic Chess
    405 Hounds Chase
    Yorktown, VA 23693-3356

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