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SUMMARY:2026 Virginia Scholastic & College Chess Championships (Virginia students or residents ONLY) - Saturday March 7 - Sunday  March 8\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:https://www.vachess.org/ \n2026 VIRGINIA SCHOLASTIC & COLLEGE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS\nhosted by Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology \nVirginia students or residents ONLY \n[No time control listed on website] \nSaturday-Sunday\, March 7-8\, 2026 — 6560 Braddock Rd.\, Alexandria\, VA \nWHAT: The Virginia Chess Federation (VCF) is partnering with Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and\nTechnology for the 2026 Virginia Scholastic & College Chess Championships. \nWHEN: Saturday and Sunday\, March 7-8\, 2026\, with a Blitz Tournament on Friday night\, March 6th. \nREGISTRATION: ONLINE at www.vachess.org. Please do not contact TJ High School; they are relying on\nthe VA Chess Federation to answer all questions about the tournament and event logistics. \nRegistration Fees for the Blitz and Main tournament are as follows:\n• Friday Night Blitz: An optional\, but very fun event!!\n➢ Scholastic Sections (Grades K-5 and 6-12): $35 through Feb 28th\, $45 thereafter\n➢ Parents & Friends Blitz: $20 through Feb 28th\, $45 thereafter\n• Main Tournament:\n➢ All Scholastic & College Sections: $70 through Feb 28th\, $90 from March 1-4\, $110 thereafter.\n➢ Parents & Friends Side Tournament: $30 through Feb 28th\, $35 thereafter \nHOTEL ARRANGEMENTS: TBD. We will seek agreements with hotels close to the High School. Details will\nbe posted on the VCF website\, www.vachess.org. \nMAIN EVENT FORMAT: These activities are on Sat and Sun\, March 7th and 8th.\n• 8 Scholastic Sections and 1 College Section: Round 1 is at 9 AM in all sections.\n➢ College: All games are played on Saturday\, March 7th.\n➢ K-12 Championship and K-12 Under 1400\n➢ K-8 Championship and K-8 Under 1200\n➢ K-5 Championship and K-5 Under 1000\n➢ K-3 Championship and K-3 Under 600\n• Side Events:\n➢ Parents & Friends Tournament (starts 15 minutes after Round 2 in the Scholastic Sections … e.g.\, 12:45\nPM on Saturday)\n➢ “Play the Master” simultaneous Exhibition on Saturday afternoon beginning about 2 PM. \nTOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:\n• Friday\, March 6th: On-site Registration for the Main Event and Blitz. Round 1 of BLITZ is at 6:30 PM.\nBlitz is an optional event. Blitz is usually finished about 8:30 or 8:45 PM.\n• Saturday\, March 7th: Round 1 at 9 AM. Rounds 2-3 at 12:30 pm and 4:30 pm. College Section games\nare at 9 am\, noon\, 3 pm\, and 6 pm. Parents & Friends tournament starts at 12:45.\n• Sunday\, March 8th: Rounds 4-5 at 9:30 am and 1:30 pm. Awards Ceremonies held section-by-section as\nsoon as possible after the last game finishes in a section.\no NOTE: We remind everyone that Daylight Savings Time begins Sunday\, March 8th. \nTEAMS: Scholastic and College Teams must be comprised of players who attend the same school. A school is\nnot required to have a “chess club” or an “official school team” to play as a team for this tournament. Two or\nmore players who go to the same school and play in the same section of the tournament are automatically\nconsidered a team for this tournament. You can find detailed team eligibility information on the VA Chess website\nat this helpful link. \nPLAYER ELIGIBILITY:\n• Scholastic Sections: All players in the Scholastic sections (K-12\, K-8\, K-5\, K-3) must be attending\nschool in Virginia or be a VA resident attending school out-of-state. Players attending an out-of-state\nschool cannot compete as a team–all teams must be Virginia-based schools. Players from neighboring\nstates who attend school in VA are eligible to compete. Please check with us if you have questions!\n• College Section: Players must be attending college in VA or be a VA resident attending college out of\nstate. All college players must be high school graduates. High school students who are attending college\ncannot compete on a College team.\n• U.S. Chess Federation membership is required for all players. Players can join US Chess or renew their\nmembership through the VCF at www.vachess.org and select the “Join/Renew US Chess” tab on the left\nside of our webpage. We offer a small discount on US Chess Federation membership. If you prefer\, you\nalso can join/renew your US Chess membership directly with US Chess\, go to www.vachess.org and\nhover your cursor over the “Join” option near the top of your screen. \nAWARDS: Tons of trophies! See www.vachess.org \nIMPORTANT: The VCF uses the results of this tournament to select representatives to attend the US national\ntournaments of State Champions. These tournaments (see list below) will be held in early August as part of the\nU.S. Open in Grand Rapids\, Michigan. The VCF provides healthy stipends to assist the 5 Virginia players who\nearn the right to represent The Commonwealth at these tournaments.\n• Denker Tournament of High School State Champions (Top Player in Grades 9-12 from the K-12 Section)\n• Barber Tournament of Middle School State Champions (Top Player in Grades 6-8\, from the K-8 Section)\n• Rockefeller Tournament of Elementary School State Champions (Top Player in Grades 4-5\, from K-5)\n• NEW for 2026: Maurice Ashley Tournament of Primary School State Champions (Top Player in K-3)\n• Haring Tournament of Girls State Champions (Top finishing Girl from Virginia’s K-12 Section) \nFUN SIDE EVENTS:\n• BLITZ on Friday evening March 6th (Round 1 at 6:30 pm). 4 double-rounds (2 games per round for 8\ntotal games). Includes a Parents & Friends section.\n• 4-round “Parents & Friends” tournament open to adults. Scholastic or college players are NOT eligible\nto play in this event.\n• “Challenge the Master” Simultaneous Exhibition. \nTEAM ROOMS: See www.vachess.org. We are working with the TJ High School administration to obtain\nabout 15 classrooms that can be used by teams with 10 or more players as well as by parents who wish to form\na group to obtain a team room. Please do not contact the school for any information about this\, the school relies\non the VA Chess Federation to collect and consolidate all Team Room requests. The cost for a Team Room is\n$100 per room of which $25 is returned to you after the tournament\, and $75 is used to purchase a Gift Card for\nthe teachers whose rooms we use. \nPRE-EVENT ZOOM INFO MEETINGS: The VCF will organize several options for players and parents to\nattend a pre-event Zoom Meeting in mid-to-late February 2026. These events will be announced on our website\nand emails sent to all registered players. \nQUESTIONS: Contact Mike Hoffpauir\, VA Chess Federation\, mhoffpauir@aol.com or text to 757-846-4805.\nThe Virginia Chess Federation (VCF) is the US Chess Federation’s State Affiliate for Virginia\nThe VCF is a 501c(3) non-profit organization—Donate at www.vachess.org.
URL:https://officialchess.org/event/2026-virginia-scholastic-college-chess-championships-virginia-students-or-residents-only-saturday-march-7-sunday-march-8-2026/
LOCATION:Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology\, 6560 Braddock Rd.\, Alexandria\, VA\, 22312\, United States
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