Chess 960 Daily Tournament
https://www.chess.com/tournament/ustcl-2026-offseason-chess960-r1-team-virginia-vs-team-louisiana
US Team Chess League match against West Virginia
Just a reminder that the inaugural match of the 2026 season of the US Team Chess League will begin today (Monday, 14 July) at 10 PM EDT! Registration will remain open right up until then, so feel free to join! We have a good showing in signups alr...
2023 US Team Chess League
Pre-first of all, my apologies for everything being delayed, from announcements to admissions! That said, first of all, welcome to everyone who has joined Team Virginia! We’re glad to have you representing our Commonwealth. This team largely exist...
The 2021 season of the US Team Chess League is here!
It's time again for the battle of the states! This year we're playing in Division 3 again, with seven rounds--one per month. Our first match this season will be against Team ILLINOIS! Signups have begun, and you can join here: https://www.chess.c...
The 2018 season of the US Team Chess League is upon us!
It's that time again to make our Commonwealth proud! We're playing in Division 2 again this season, with a total of nine rounds. I'll post the full schedule in the forums later, but up first is our match against Team Tennessee. You can find it and...
Upcoming Match with Northern California
Team Virginia has the Northern California All Stars as our next USCL opponent. As of this writing, two days before the match begins, we have only two registered players. We need at least four more to avoid forfeiting the match. Their players ar...
New Hampshire Match
Our league match with New Hampshire begins on November 14, but our registration is really lagging this round. We need a minimum of four more players. Please sign up at https://www.chess.com/groups/team_match?id=728240
New Season Beginning Soon
The 2017 season of the US Team Chess League is beginning this month. Team Virginia is still in Division 2, and will face off against Team Tennessee in Round 1. Tennessee was relegated this season from Division 1, so they have typically large tur...
USCL Coming Down to the Wire
Team Virginia is in the middle of the pack, and we need wins in our final two matches with Team Illinois and Team Oregon to clinch a top-4 finish. [Ed. note--there will be no playoffs in the 2016 season.] Position Team Record R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R...
Come Out And Play
Our Round 8 match with Team Illinois starts on March 13. Our registration has lagged and Illinois has many people waiting for a match. We are still in playoff contention and with only one more match left this year we need to finish the season st...
Pennsylvania Match
Our first match with Team Pennsylvania will begin in just two days. Our opponents have been adding some quality players and Team Virginia has not kept pace with their registration. We need our team's best effort against a quality team that is le...
Kickoff of the US Chess League
In a few days Team Virginia will begin play in the new season of the US Team Chess League, a state vs. state match league. We are in Division B, and will be playing a round-robin this year after many years of Swiss systems. We open against the N...
This Is No Tennessee Waltz
Team Tennessee is signing up many players for our match. We are already 10 boards behind, with play set to begin in just seven days. Please sign up at http://www.chess.com/groups/team_match?id=472940!
California Dreamin'
There are just a couple of hours left to register for our latest match against the Northern California All Stars. We have just the minimum number of players to start the match. If anyone else is interested please see the link at http://www.chess...
Ashburn Prodigy Wins Title
Congratulations to Jennifer Yu of Ashburn, who won the world 12 and under girl's title at the World Youth Chess Championships in South Africa. We should see if she'd like to join us! http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/at-12-ashburns-jennifer-yu...
A Team Championship Tournament?
There is someone running a Virginia State Chess Championship 2014 here on chess.com. Here is the URL: http://www.chess.com/tournament/virginia-chess-championship. The TD (rated around 1030) is the only one registered to date, so there are still...
Shenandoah Valley Chess Club
A new club has arrived in Winchester for all players in the Shenandoah Valley (and beyond). Organized by WDHubbard (David), the Shenandoah Valley Chess Club is now meeting bimonthly at the Bright Center, 15 N. Loudoun St., Winchester, VA, in the ...
Match with Team Siberia
I've accepted a small match for up to 7 players with Team Siberia and Far East, a Russian team. Open to all ratings, 3 days per move. It is an AutoStart match so sign up now before all the slots are filled.
US Team Chess League Playoffs
I had thought that Team Virginia would be out of the running this year for the USTCL playoffs, but things are looking up. California is in the process of losing to a winless Kentucky team, and if that result holds up we would be playing Florida i...
New U1700 Match
A relatively new group, Ten Forward, has challenged Team Virginia to a small match for U1700 players, 3 days per move with just one concurrent game. They have only 17 players so the match will be small. Please register soon if you'd like to play...
December Holiday Challenge
Our open challenge was open less than an hour, and was accepted by The Chess Players Team. Registration is now open at the Matches link. We need at least four players, but no more than 10, to get started. 3 days per move.
New Match
The 3rd round of the 2012 US Team Chess League will be starting soon. Our next opponent is California. The challenge will be issued tomorrow, and rosters should be locked to begin play by 9/16/12. Please register when the match link opens.
Playoff Match for 1st Place
We must play a match against Oklahoma to win the US Team Chess League season title for Division B. Since Virginia and Oklahoma are still in registration for Round 2 of this year's league, we're putting off the playoff challenge for another week. ...
Round 2 is Coming!
The 2nd round of the 2012 US Team Chess League will be starting shortly. Our opponent will be Team Wisconsin. When the challenge is accepted, the link for the match will open on the Team Matches page. Please register before 8/12/12, the deadlin...
Match with NCR Team Philippines
We have a new match with NCR Team Philippines for a group of 3-12 players. They have over 300 members so it won't be long before we get started. Please register if you are interested.
