The Chess Club of Virginia Tech participates in a number of events
during the school year. Most competetive intercollegiate events are
limited to students of Virginia Tech while most other events are open
to anyone. Here is a partial history of the CCVT's tournament results and upcoming tournaments in the region.
Upcoming Tournaments
VA State Closed Championship - Sept. 5th -7th
3rd annual Hokie Memorial Tournament - Oct. 17th (sponsored by the CCVT)
Regional (VA, MD, DC) USCF Tournament Clearinghouse
Past Tournaments
Mar. 28 - 2nd annual VT Spring Open
Mar. 14-15, 2009 - VA State Collegiate Championships
The VT team finished 2nd to George Mason University. The 7 man team included Chenlin Zhao, Derek O'Dell, Tyler Hengy, Zach Snively, Brian Jenkins, Sunny Patel, and Sandip Kar.
Mar. 29, 2008 - VT Spring Open
A tournament hosted by the CCVT in Johnston Student Center and run by TD Mike Hoffpauir. Justin Burgess and Derek O'Dell tied for 1st in the Open. Zach Snively won 1st in the Under 1400 section, and Vikram won first in the Just For Fun section. NM Russell Potter lectured on endgames at the tournament.
Oct. 13-14, 2007 - Inaugural Hokie Memorial
A 2 day tournament hosted by the CCVT. Justin Burgess took 1st in the Open and Derek O'Dell placed 1st in the Under 1600 section. $1500 was raised for the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund. A big thanks goes to Chuck Ronco for organizing the event. GM Polgar lectured at the event.
Oct. 28, 2006 -2nd Annual VA Collegiate Chess Champioship - VT 2nd Place
A 3-man team of Justin Burgess, Chris Snell, and Derek O'Dell takes 2nd to George Mason's 4-man team and their Captain Andrew Samuelson (VA Open State Champ 2006). VT swept UVa in the final round to win 2nd on tie-breaks. Finishing 3rd UVa and 4th George Washington.Feb. 19/20, 1999 - ACUI 99 - Virginia Tech - 1st place!
Nov. 14, 1998 -VA Chess V, at the University of VA.
Apr. 25, 1998 - VA Chess IV - VT tops UVA, W&M
1997 Pan-American Intercollegiate Chess Championship
Virginia Tech took top U1800 team and split the Class C prize in the 1997 Pan Ams. The team of Jeff Schoenborn, Brian Salomon, Brendan Cleary, and David O'Brien won 3 of 6 matches and finished 16th place overall.
Mar. 22, 1997 - UVA vs. VT III - Split
Feb. 16, 1997 - ACU-I Regional Tournament - First Place
Apr. 1996 - VPI vs Radford - First Place
Mar. 1996 - UVA vs VPI II - Split
Feb. 1996 - ACU-I Regional Tournament - First Place
Spring 1995 - UVA vs VPI - First Place
Spring 1995 - ACU-I Regional Tournament - Second Place
Spring 1994 - ACU-I Regional Tournament - First Place
Spring 1993 - ACU-I Regional Tournament - Second Place
Feb 1978 - ACU-I Regional Tournament - First Place
1976 - Pan American Inter-Collegiate Class C - First Place
