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Jo Ro
Mar 4, 2025
Google5 stars

Great staff! Great learning experience for kids!...

Christopher Bissonnette
Apr 3, 2025
Google5 stars

Great teachers and a wonderful environment for kids to learn chess and practice in tournaments - has been an exceptional experience for our daughter....

Sher
May 22, 2023
Google5 stars

As a volunteer assistant coach of the chess camps, I felt the genuine trust and support from the teachers! The instructors gave every assistant coach some time every camp to teach the class some conce...

Leon Gong
Jul 5, 2021
Google5 stars

A great chess school. Our kid Leon attended his very first chess tournament in this school three years ago and now won his provincial champion and represent BC to win his first national champion. For ...

Christoph Ortner
Oct 5, 2021
Google5 stars

Our older son got curious about chess earlier this year - in the middle of the pandemic - and so we were happy to learn that Vanchess offered all classes in virtual form. After some cautious initial a...

Vincent Cui
Apr 25, 2021
Google5 stars

Vancouver Chess School is an outstanding institution for children’s chess education at any age. I was amazed how VCS team could maintain the tempo during the pandemic and continues to teach chess le...

Andrew Brown
Dec 1, 2021
Google5 stars

My son has been attending classes and tournaments at Vancouver Chess School for several years, starting in-person at his school, then, as he became more advanced, classes at the VCS facility and more ...

Cissy HUANG
Jul 20, 2024
Google5 stars

My son attend this chess place in 2 weeks, and he has already achieved ore knight level. He cannot wait to go back there everyday....

Kevin Zhou
Apr 3, 2022
Google5 stars

Very good chess school; it provides many opportunities for kids to practice chess with others. My child made much progress there. Thanks a lot for teacher and school!...

An Xia
Sep 10, 2021
Google5 stars

My son really like this school, the coaches there are patient and professional, he's made a huge improvement during these two years....

Bilyana Ward
Sep 12, 2022
Google5 stars

A serious, technically innovative chess academy for all levels. Our son and daughter have thrived here. The teachers care, and students are encouraged with clever games, safe and appropriate social me...

Tadas Ceponis
Nov 16, 2021
Google5 stars

The best school to learn chess for any kind of levels!...

Linda Shen
Jul 1, 2023
Google5 stars

My son joined Van Chess three years ago and now he is in grade 3. He has learned so much here and has grown from a beginner player to Bishop level already. He loved all his lessons and also playing ch...

Jiankun Li
Nov 18, 2023
Google5 stars

Strongly recommend National Preparation Program workshop at Vancouver Chess School by Coach Gyan and Coach Maxim, their lectures are concise and dig into deep concept in a easy to understand way for t...

Nana Z
Feb 11, 2022
Google5 stars

My son is learning chess there from 5 years old. Teachers are amazing, VCS is great place for kids to learn chess, they can meet lots of chess lover and lots of chance to play chess. Mr G is my son’...

Helen Yu
May 20, 2022
Google5 stars

My 6 year kid tried the absolute beginner classes and enjoyed it very much. The teacher Amir is nice. Since my boy passed the mid-term test, he was promoted to a higher level class ahead of time, savi...

Beauty Wang
Oct 2, 2024
Google5 stars

This Chess school is amazing! Learn chess at any level, play with different people, and have fun!...

Helen Chai
May 11, 2021
Google5 stars

Teachers at VCS are professional, caring and inspiring. It is a wonderful place to learn, compete and grow. Online classes & tournaments are very well organized during this trying time. My kid ...

Jennifer Russel
Jan 10, 2021
Google5 stars

At the Vancouver Chess School, students learn much more than Chess!! It is a fun, inclusive and welcoming school, where students have the opportunity to compete at a high level, but more importantly ...

Gonzalo Herrera
Oct 26, 2021
Google5 stars

My son has been enrolled with the school for approximately 7 months now and he has really enjoyed the experience, plus he has improved his game a lot. The teaching methods adapted for children strike...

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