Registration is Open ... 2025 Virginia Closed Championships
Saturday Aug 30 - Monday 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)
Main Event Info  Blitz Info  Enter Me NOW!!

Registration Opens Soon ... 2025 Fredericksburg Open
Saturday and Sunday, Oct 25-26 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
Hotel Reservation  Event Information


Upcoming VCF-organized or Sponsored Tournaments in 2025
Nov 21-23: 2025 Northern Virginia Open, in Dulles, VA - a VCF Cup Event - Book your hotel room NOW!
Jan 2-4, 2026: Annual Virginia Open, in Dulles, VA - a VCF Cup Event

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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
Final Results  Blitz 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

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
Blitz Results K12, K8, College & Parents K5 and K3 Team Standings

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

2024 Fredericksburg Open
Held Sat-Sun, Oct 26th-27th
Main Event Results  Blitz Open Results  Blitz U1600 Results

Scholastic & Quads at Meadowdale Public Library
Played Saturday, May 3, 2025
K12 Rated Standings  K-5 Rated Standings  K5 & K12 Not Rated

Quad-1 Standings  Quad-2 Standings  Quad-3 Standings  Extra Rated Games

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

65th U.S. Armed Forces Open
Played Sat-Mon, Oct 12-14, in Annapolis, MD, at the U.S. Naval Academy
Main Event Results  Blitz Results  Service Team Standings  Academy Team Standings

Group Photo at this link

2nd Central Virginia Open
Played April 4-6, 2025, in Glen Allen, VA
Final Results

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
Elementary Standings  Middle School  High School
To see Team Standings, select the Section above, then select "individual-team standings" from the drop down menu.

 

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