Vancouver Chess School

πŸ”₯ Ready for your daily       chess challenge?

Mate in 1
Mate in 2
Mate in 3
King Hunt
Maze
Escape

🎯 6 real positions every day

What are our superpowers?

3
World
Champions
Titles
3
FIDE masters
14+
Years of
Experience
5K+
Students
8K+
Tournaments
17K+
Lessons
170+
Five-star
Reviews

Start your chess journey
in 4 easy steps

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Take the test

Find your child's level with our free online assessment.

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Create your student account in our secure platform.

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Try a lesson

Book a free trial class to get started.

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Enjoy!

Watch your child grow in confidence
and skill.

Upcoming Tournaments

Over the Board. Real Battles.

05Jun
Best starting tournament!

06Jun
Turn Practice Into Performance

07Jun
Build Confidence Weekly!

09Jun
Play. Improve. Repeat.

11Jun

What parents are saying

Jia Feng
Jun 29, 2023
Google 5 stars

Vancouver Chess School is a great place for the children who like chess. My son really have a great time here....

Andrew Hemstapat
Jun 19, 2022
Google 5 stars

I represented team BC at the 2019 Canadian Chess Challenge (CCC), where I won 1st place in the toughest section of the competition. This year, Gyan personally invited me to Captain Team BC at the 2022...

Derek Meng
Aug 5, 2023
Google 5 stars

Very good place to learn chess and playing tournaments, no matter if you’re a total beginner or really advanced. Plus, they have Summer camps for all to come too!...

Tia
Oct 18, 2023
Google 5 stars

The Vancouver Chess School has been a game-changer for my autistic child. Not only has he made remarkable progress in his chess skills, but he genuinely looks forward to every session. The instructors...

Guiqing Yin
May 9, 2024
Google 5 stars

My boys take 2 programs in Vancouver Chess School. They joined the NPP program around one and half years ago. The course is a little bit hard for them which I believe is a good thing. If you want your...

Surbhi Palande
Apr 28, 2024
Google 5 stars

This chess class rocks! Even in the online setup, Tadas and Gyan Awatramani keep the kids hooked with their amazing skills. They organize regular online chess competitions that keep the excitement ali...

Nancy Cao
Mar 21, 2023
Google 5 stars

I feel that the Vancouver Chess School is a very educational place for chess. They have some of Canada's top players as coaches and I was taught by a few of them. I just think that this would be a gre...

HOU LIBERTY
Apr 30, 2022
Google 5 stars

My son started chess classes here from 5 years old. He told me it is a good place to learn chess. Actually, he has made big progress on it. He also said, his coach Uranchmeg is a really awesome tea...

Hong Zhou
May 16, 2022
Google 5 stars

Great a chess school! My son made great progress while learning chess in VSC, where he got a lot of chess strategy and practice opportunities. Most importantly, my son has always been inspired to fac...

Grace Liu
Oct 14, 2022
Google 5 stars

My son has been attending Vanchess for half a year now. It has been a great learning experience and his skills improved very much. His instructor Gyan is professional, kind, encouraging and patient. ...

Hugh Jo
Oct 31, 2024
Google 5 stars

Vancouver Chess school is one of the best with great education, teachers are all kind and patient with big smile....

Kevin Zhou
Apr 3, 2022
Google 5 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!...

Lian Bo
Jun 17, 2022
Google 5 stars

Friendly and helpful teachers. They organized many tournament for different level chess players. Helped my kid improve chess skills!...

Peter Chan
May 14, 2021
Google 5 stars

VCS is a great place. The teachers are very patients and caring. My son learned a lot and chess skills and made lots of friends....

An Xia
Sep 10, 2021
Google 5 stars

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

Pengcheng Fang
Oct 20, 2022
Google 5 stars

I love vanchess! It taught my brother endgame techniques that he never knew about and tactics. I appreciate vanchess for its effective teachings. It is very good!...

Helen Yu
May 20, 2022
Google 5 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...

Yongqiang Xu
May 1, 2024
Google 5 stars

The coaches are very nice and responsible, my son has been in this school for one year, he really like it....

Christoph Ortner
Oct 5, 2021
Google 5 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...

Nolan Males
Mar 30, 2023
Google 5 stars

It was very fun. I just had my first lesson there, and it was super fun. I am in level one chess, and I really enjoyed it. I would totally do the rest of the levels there. It was super fun and you sho...

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