It is with profound sadness that the VCF has learned of the passing of
Ernest W. Schlich on Sunday, 8/23.

Ernie is a former VCF Treasurer, former Virginia Amateur Champion (2009), National Tournament Director, a Navy veteran, and a former employee of the US Chess Federation.

His love of the game will be sorely missed! Ernie was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Joan, in 2017.

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
Final Results: Championship Final Results: Amateur Final Results: Novice BLITZ Results

Registration is OPEN! 2026 Zofchak Memorial: Sept 18-20  A VCF Cup Event
At the Wyndham Virginia Beach Oceanfront -- Blitz on Friday evening and the Main Tournament on Saturday and Sunday
 Info & Registration  Reserve a Hotel Room  See Who's Playing

Registration is OPEN! Meadowdale Library Scholastic & Quads: Sept 26 (North Chesterfield, VA)
Scholastic Tournament Info  Quads Tournament Info  Register Me NOW!!  See Who's Playing!

Registration is OPEN!  5th Skyline Open: Oct 9-12 (Dulles, VA) A VCF Cup Event!
Event Information  Main Event Registration  Blitz Registration  Reserve a Hotel Room

Registration is OPEN!  2026 US Armed Forces & Veterans Open: Oct 10-12 (at Joint Base MDL, New Jersey)
For Active Duty, Retired, and Active Duty Guard/Reserve members of the US Armed Forces, Cadets attending one of the Military Academies or College ROTC, and our Veterans who have honorably served.
 Games being played at the Chapel for the 87th ABW. 2503 East Arnold Ave, McGuire Air Force Base, NJ 08641
 Event Information  Main Event Registration  See Who's Playing!!
Hotel Reservations
Information on Base access and Prizes to be posted soon!!
Registration is OPEN! Fredericksburg Open & Blitz: Oct 24-26 A VCF Cup Event!
Main Event Round 1 at 10 AM on Saturday. Blitz on Friday evening at 7 PM. Hotel rate is $76/night + taxes.
Tournament Info  Register Me NOW!!  Reserve a Hotel Room  See Who's Playing

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!
Tournament Information Register Me NOW!! See Who's Playing Book a Hotel Room

Also in Planning are these other VCF Major Eventsese other VCF Major Events

Event Dates Location
2026 Northern Virginia Open (Book a Hotel Room) Dec 11-13 Dulles, VA
2027 Virginia Open & Womens Championship (Book a Hotel Room) 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.

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 ==============

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

 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

 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

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

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