Location: Jericho Village Shopping Centre (312-2083, Alma St, Vancouver, BC, V6R4N6)

Vancouver Chess Festival #10

Start Date Saturday, February 8, 2025, 10:30 AM
End Date Sunday, February 9, 2025, 08:00 PM
Location UBC Ponderosa Ballroom (6445 University Boulevard)
Format For Adults & Juniors
Сancellation time 24 hours
Organizer Maxim Doroshenko
Tournament Director Stephen Wright
Notes

Vancouver Chess Festival 

Location: UBC Ponderosa Ballroom (6445 University Boulevard)

Pairings and Results: https://www.swisssys.com/section_selector.php?t_id=4317&tournament=VCF%2010

 

 

           Please show up at least 5 minutes before round starts. We will start the clock according to the schedule shown below. 

 

 

2-day Classical 

Qualification资格

 All adults and juiors are welcome. No rating restriction.

Time Control  时间限制

G60

Format赛制

5-round Swiss format

Ratings 计分系统

All sections: CFC, CMA rated. Valid CFC membership is required

Pairing  配对

CFC ratings will be used for pairing and prize eligibility orFIDE/USCF/CMA (any other international rating) if a player does not have a CFC rating

Round time

回合时间

Saturday

1st round – 10:30am

 

2nd round – 1:00pm

 

3rd round – 3:30pm

 

Blitz tournament 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

G5, 7 rounds

https://www.vanchess.ca/tournaments/view/id/10627

Sunday

4th round – 3:30pm

5th round – 5:30pm

Award ceremony - 7:30pm

Prizes 奖品

 

Guaranteed prize fund $5500

 

 

Entry fee
Tournament Regular Early bird and sibling discount

2-day Classical 

$90

$80 before Dec 31

2-hour Blitz

$20

$15 before Dec 31

Free entry for GM/IM/FMs (register before Jan 1)

 

You are eligible to compete in a higher section if your peak CFC or FIDE rating is within 200 points of the next section.                

 

2-Day Classical Chess Tournament

Prize Distribution:

Section 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place 4th Place 5th Place Best Female Player
Open $1000 $600 $400 $275 $150 $100
U1800 $600 $400 $275 $150 $100 $100
U1400 $300 $200 $150 - - $100
U1000 $250 $150 $100 - - $100
U600 VCS Signature Medal + Special Prize VCS Signature Medal + Special Prize VCS Signature Medal + Special Prize - - VCS Signature Medal

 

Chess Notation is required for classical games. Please bring your own scorebook. 

Chess sets and clocks are provided.      

请自备象棋记录本 提供象棋和棋钟

 

Individual Tie Breaker (applies to Junior Open only) 个人决胜局 :

1. Direct Encounter (Head to Head)

2. Cumulative Score

3. Opposition Cumulative Score

 

Bye request: If you cannot attend all rounds, maximum of 2 half point byes (except last round) is allowed. Please email us with your request or inform TD at least 24 hours before round starts 

轮空要求 : 如果你不能参加所有回合，请电邮轮空要求或在赛前半小时请求不超过2次半分轮空（除最后一轮)

 

No onsite registration is allowed. All participants must register and pay online in advance for pairing purposes.  

为作好赛前配对,所有参赛选手需在网上提前注册及付费。不接受现场报名。

 

CFC rating: https://www.chess.ca/en/ratings/

 

You can register or renew CFC membership online: https://www.chess.ca/en/players/membership-join/

 

CMA rating: https://chess-math.org/ratings

 

Photography

VCS reserves the right to use any photos taken during our events for promotional purposes, unless parents request in writing that their child’s image not appear in any promotional literature. 

Contact: info@vanchess.ca Voice mail: (604)568-3283
Result

SwissSys Report: VCF 10

SwissSys Standings. VCF 10: Open (Standings (no tiebrk))

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Total Prize
1 Cheng, Bindi 141968 2424 H--- W17 W16 W5 D3 4.0 568.75
2 Song, Ethan 161587 2363 W10 W8 D3 H--- W7 4.0 568.75
3 Chen, Yidong 186069 2229 W12 W15 D2 W6 D1 4.0 568.75
4 Mohammed Qanee, Arpak Worya 167619 2033 W19 L5 W18 W10 W8 4.0 568.75
5 Yang, Jingyun [ryan] 160085 2335 W23 W4 D6 L1 W15 3.5 75.00
6 Kaufman, Raymond 131761 2261 W11 W9 D5 L3 W13 3.5 75.00
7 Yao, Lucas 175246 2135 W18 L16 W13 W19 L2 3.0  
8 Harms, Reece 176567 2099 W21 L2 W11 W16 L4 3.0  
9 Yin, Andrew 177701 1915 W24 L6 L12 W14 W17 3.0  
10 Chua, Zachary 173285 1813 L2 W22 W25 L4 W18 3.0  
11 Suresh, Barath Subramanian 176909 1785 L6 W21 L8 W25 W19 3.0  
12 Yuan, Jaydon 171605 1732 L3 W20 W9 L13 W16 3.0  
13 Keshet, Ilan 103255 1809 H--- W14 L7 W12 L6 2.5  
14 Gaudreau, Sylvain 144102 1717 H--- L13 W23 L9 W21 2.5  
15 Yin, Aiden 176770 1882 W20 L3 L19 W22 L5 2.0  
16 McBain, Robert 175500 1816 W25 W7 L1 L8 L12 2.0  
17 Lu, Karson 180931 1730 H--- L1 D22 W24 L9 2.0  
18 Li, Moses 177860 1719 L7 W24 L4 W20 L10 2.0  
19 Howard, Adrien 173196 1697 L4 W23 W15 L7 L11 2.0  
20 Xiao, Zichun 193118 1605 L15 L12 B--- L18 W25 2.0  
21 Doroshenko, Dasha 181196 1709 L8 L11 D24 W23 L14 1.5 Top female
22 Fan, Henry 171593 1684 H--- L10 D17 L15 D24 1.5  
23 Hsu, Ryder 181983 1798 L5 L19 L14 L21 B--- 1.0  
24 Wangluo, Joanne 178342 1673 L9 L18 D21 L17 D22 1.0  
25 Lind, Ryan 188145 unr. L16 B--- L10 L11 L20 1.0  

SwissSys Standings. VCF 10: U1800 (Standings (no tiebrk))

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Total Prize
1 Yu, Alex [guo Xi] 162279 1662 W13 W6 W15 W7 D5 4.5 600.00
2 Landingin, Jofrel 141991 1665 L12 W17 W8 W15 W7 4.0 400.00
3 Rezk, Khaled 183296 1765 D15 W9 L4 W16 W6 3.5 175.00
4 Ingram, Richard 112370 1692 D16 W10 W3 L5 W13 3.5 175.00
5 Dou, Daniel 184403 1666 W11 L14 W12 W4 D1 3.5 175.00
6 Anderson, Garth 176074 1759 W8 L1 W13 W14 L3 3.0  
7 Ibrahimov, Nijat 174302 1703 W17 W12 W14 L1 L2 3.0  
8 Steel, Patrick 172909 1558 L6 W11 L2 W17 W14 3.0  
9 Falcon, Hector 192565 1642 D10 L3 L16 W12 W15 2.5  
10 Ma, Yuran 190582 1435 D9 L4 L11 B--- W16 2.5  
11 Chow, Micah 175737 1463 L5 L8 W10 L13 W17 2.0  
12 Kwong, Bryson 186612 1455 W2 L7 L5 L9 B--- 2.0  
13 Praveen, Abel 190077 1437 L1 B--- L6 W11 L4 2.0  
14 Malone, Ryan 192806 unr. B--- W5 L7 L6 L8 2.0  
15 Doroshenko, Sophia 181200 1605 D3 W16 L1 L2 L9 1.5 Top female
16 Thathmira Wickramasinghe, Lahan 181473 1478 D4 L15 W9 L3 L10 1.5  
17 Chen, Zi Tian 181327 1531 L7 L2 B--- L8 L11 1.0  

SwissSys Standings. VCF 10: U1400 (Standings (no tiebrk))

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Total Prize
1 Gu, Aaron 178318 1385 W18 W2 W3 D6 W4 4.5 300.00
2 Dahlmanns, Matthias 188136 1284 W25 L1 W11 W9 W6 4.0 175.00
3 Ren, Zirui 184646 1232 W21 W9 L1 W24 W8 4.0 175.00
4 Rao, Che 184600 1318 W14 W23 W22 H--- L1 3.5  
5 Sun, Ethan 185076 1311 W29 W17 L6 W20 D10 3.5  
6 Singh, Dakshesh 186435 1279 W26 W8 W5 D1 L2 3.5  
7 Wu, Alexander 185244 1125 H--- W20 L10 W15 W12 3.5  
8 Ghanghas, Swayam 184394 1383 W11 L6 W17 W10 L3 3.0  
9 Sathish Raj, Kanish Raj 184167 1362 W24 L3 W21 L2 W17 3.0  
10 Tran, Tiffany Trang 182402 1330 D13 W15 W7 L8 D5 3.0 Top female
11 Qiao, Charlie 190868 1140 L8 W26 L2 W28 W16 3.0  
12 Szeto, Martina 185221 1289 W19 L22 D24 W13 L7 2.5  
13 Chan, Rockwell 178327 1123 D10 L16 W27 L12 W26 2.5  
14 Zhou, Ryan 179770 1117 L4 L27 D25 W29 W20 2.5  
15 Leung, Avery 182397 1082 H--- L10 W18 L7 W23 2.5  
16 Hun, Tyler 182014 1249 L20 W13 L19 W27 L11 2.0  
17 Zhang, Yunqing 180797 1167 W28 L5 L8 W21 L9 2.0  
18 Ahilan, Aathitja 188730 1162 L1 L19 L15 W25 W27 2.0  
19 Xi, Jonathan 185389 1104 L12 W18 W16 U--- U--- 2.0  
20 Tran, Bryan Viet 182394 1025 W16 L7 W23 L5 L14 2.0  
21 Liu, Junzhe 182325 1000 L3 W29 L9 L17 W28 2.0  
22 Bailey, Jack   unr. B--- W12 L4 U--- U--- 2.0  
23 He, Adam 186850 1177 W27 L4 L20 D26 L15 1.5  
24 Maduna, Leano 187620 1137 L9 W25 D12 L3 U--- 1.5  
25 Heer, Aiden 191687 1088 L2 L24 D14 L18 W29 1.5  
26 Kaur, Jasaira 186484 1076 L6 L11 W29 D23 L13 1.5  
27 Wang, Bowen 186960 978 L23 W14 L13 L16 L18 1.0  
28 Zhao, Yifang [sam] 184968 unr. L17 H--- H--- L11 L21 1.0  
29 Chen, Ava 181054 1116 L5 L21 L26 L14 L25 0.0  

SwissSys Standings. VCF 10: U1000 (Standings (no tiebrk))

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Total Prize
1 Kohavi, Ben 190875 752 W5 W8 W3 W2 D4 4.5 250.00
2 Hasija, Darsh 187008 820 D6 W5 W4 L1 W9 3.5 125.00
3 Hasija, Om 187007 701 W4 W6 L1 X7 D5 3.5 125.00
4 Suresh, Yaswitha 190751 817 L3 W9 L2 W6 D1 2.5 Top female
5 Singh, Arsh 187072 983 L1 L2 B--- D9 D3 2.0  
6 Kundi, Asees 188486 653 D2 L3 D9 L4 B--- 2.0  
7 Sui, Raymond 188912 856 H--- H--- H--- F3 U--- 1.5  
8 Wu, Jayden 191314 799 W9 L1 H--- U--- U--- 1.5  
9 Kong, Allen 192136 605 L8 L4 D6 D5 L2 1.0  
# Player Grade School Section Rating FIDE Rating CMA Rating CFC CFC Expiry
1 IM Bindi Cheng Adult 2-day Classical (Open section) 2337 2383 2407 Dec 1, 2099
2 FM Ethan Song Grade 10 2-day Classical (Open section) 2324 2416 2389 Apr 30, 2026
3 FM Ryan Yang Grade 10 Lord Byng Secondary School 2-day Classical (Open section) 2346 2376 2366 Sep 30, 2120
4 IM Raymond Kaufman Adult 2-day Classical (Open section) 2254 2319 2315 Dec 31, 2099
5 Yidong Chen Adult 2-day Classical (Open section) 2038 2013 2240 Jan 3, 2026
6 Lucas Yao Grade 5 Odyssey at Fairview 2-day Classical (Open section) 1791 2041 2115 Apr 8, 2026
7 Reece Harms Adult 2-day Classical (Open section) 1856 1012 2054 Feb 12, 2123
8 Arpak Qanee Grade K iraq 2-day Classical (Open section) 1947 2147 1989 Mar 22, 2026
9 Aiden Yin Grade 5 Taylor Park 2-day Classical (Open section) 1692 1455 1918 Jul 31, 2025
10 BarathSubramanian Suresh Grade 5 BC Christian Academy 2-day Classical (Open section) 1774 1272 1909 Sep 25, 2025
11 Moses Li Grade 4 Hollyburn Elementary 2-day Classical (Open section) 1521 1281 1895 Oct 20, 2025
12 Karson Lu Grade 2 Maple Grove Montessori 2-day Classical (Open section) 1703 1465 1893 Mar 24, 2026
13 Andrew Yin Grade 5 Taylor Park 2-day Classical (Open section) 1771 1398 1882 Jan 16, 2026
14 Ilan Keshet Adult 2-day Classical (Open section) 0 1593 1847 Jan 25, 2123
15 Jaydon Yuan Grade 7 Kerrisdale Elementary 2-day Classical (Open section) 1756 1474 1840 Sep 19, 2025
16 Nijat Ibrahimov Adult 2-day Classical U1800 1744 1396 1839 Sep 28, 2025
17 Zachary Chua Grade 6 - 2-day Classical (Open section) 1630 1289 1837 Jan 5, 2124
18 Alex Yu Adult 2-day Classical U1400 0 1446 1834 Oct 15, 2025
19 Robert McBain Grade 11 St. Ann's Academy 2-day Classical (Open section) 1738 1492 1811 Mar 21, 2026
20 Adrien Howard Adult 2-day Classical (Open section) 0 1406 1795 Apr 29, 2026
21 Khaled Rezk Adult 2-day Classical U1800 0 1128 1780 Feb 6, 2026
22 Ryder Hsu Grade 10 Alpha S.S. 2-day Classical (Open section) 1607 1104 1776 Apr 29, 2026
23 Henry Fan Grade 7 West Point Grey Ac. 2-day Classical (Open section) 1635 1250 1774 Feb 23, 2026
24 Garth Anderson Adult 2-day Classical U1800 1788 1586 1738 Dec 11, 2025
25 Sophia Doroshenko Grade 7 Unknown 2-day Classical (Open section) 1713 1120 1704 May 9, 2025
26 Jofrel Landingin Grade K VCC 2-day Classical U1800 1722 1535 1703 Apr 28, 2026
27 Daniel Dou Grade 9 Magee 2-day Classical U1800 0 1378 1694 Sep 20, 2024
28 Richard Ingram Adult 2-day Classical U1800 1959 1466 1677 Feb 28, 2026
29 Zichun Xiao Grade 8 LORD BYNG SECONDARY SCHOOL 2-day Classical (Open section) 1606 1138 1638 Apr 8, 2026
30 Dasha Doroshenko Grade 7 Unknown 2-day Classical (Open section) 1710 1148 1635 May 9, 2025
31 Joanne Wangluo Grade 7 Tecumseh Elementary School 2-day Classical (Open section) 1587 1263 1618 Dec 9, 2025
32 Patrick Steel Grade 10 University Hill Secondary 2-day Classical (Open section) 0 1232 1598 Sep 24, 2025
33 Lahan Wickramasinghe Grade 5 Coyote Creek E.S. 2-day Classical U1800 0 916 1507 Jun 14, 2025
34 Dakshesh Singh Grade 6 Marlborough E.S. 2-day Classical U1400 0 985 1506 Apr 10, 2026
35 Aaron Gu Grade 4 St Jude School 2-day Classical U1400 0 1021 1480 May 7, 2025
36 Bryson Kwong Grade 9 Lord Byng 2-day Classical U1400 0 998 1459 Feb 3, 2026
37 Yuran Ma Grade 7 Queen Elizabeth Elementary School 2-day Classical U1800 0 1026 1459 Sep 11, 2025
38 Micah Chow Grade 9 Vancouver Christian School 2-day Classical U1400 0 986 1403 Oct 20, 2025
39 KanishRaj SathishRaj Grade 5 Gordon Greenwood E.S. 2-day Classical U1400 0 810 1387 Aug 22, 2025
40 Swayam Ghanghas Adult 2-day Classical U1000 0 1050 1377 Nov 21, 2025
41 Alexander Wu Grade 5 Lions Gate Montessori School 2-day Classical (Open section) 0 951 1321 Nov 15, 2025
42 Ethan Sun Grade 9 St. George's Sr. 2-day Classical U1400 0 999 1318 Oct 23, 2025
43 Tyler Hun Grade 3 Corpus Christi 2-day Classical U1000 0 856 1318 Apr 28, 2025
44 Zirui Ren Grade 6 Dr. R. E. McKechnie 2-day Classical U1400 0 1004 1317 Sep 23, 2025
45 Ryan Malone Adult 2-day Classical U1800 0 897 1267 Jan 21, 2026
46 Jimmy Rao Grade 2 Spul'U'Kwuks E.S. 2-day Classical U1000 0 1086 1245 Sep 14, 2025
47 Jonathan Xi Grade 6 General Currie E.S. 2-day Classical U1400 0 764 1203 Nov 19, 2025
48 Yunqing Zhang Grade 5 University Highlands Elementary School 2-day Classical U1400 0 796 1201 Feb 9, 2026
49 Martina Szeto Grade 5 Mitchell E.S. 2-day Classical U1000 0 838 1181 Oct 26, 2025
50 Charlie Qiao Grade 10 Prince of Wales S.S. 2-day Classical (Open section) 0 900 1171
51 Rockwell Chan Grade 2 École Glenayre Elementary 2-day Classical U1400 0 855 1170 Sep 25, 2025
52 Leano Maduna Grade 6 Madrona 2-day Classical U1400 0 837 1138 Sep 26, 2025
53 Ryan Zhou Grade 8 Yorkson Creek M.S. 2-day Classical U1400 0 767 1123 Feb 5, 2026
54 Avery Leung Grade 4 General Currie E.S. 2-day Classical U1000 0 808 1121 Jul 2, 2026
55 Ava Chen Grade 4 James McKinney E.S. 2-day Classical U1400 0 770 1099 May 12, 2026
56 Junzhe Liu Grade 6 Marlborough E.S. 2-day Classical U1000 0 720 1098 May 13, 2025
57 Ben Kohavi Grade 5 Norma Rose Point E.S. 2-day Classical U1000 0 888 1097 Apr 9, 2026
58 Arsh Singh Grade 5 Marlborough E.S. 2-day Classical U1000 0 439 946 Apr 10, 2026
59 Om Hasija Grade 6 Sir Wilfrid Laurier Annex 2-day Classical U1000 0 939 886 Sep 27, 2025
60 Yaswitha Suresh Grade K BCCA 2-day Classical U1000 0 640 872 Sep 23, 2025
61 Darsh Hasija Grade 4 Sir Wilfrid Laurier Annex 2-day Classical U1000 0 656 861 Sep 27, 2025
62 Jayden Wu Grade 7 Eagle mountain middle 2-day Classical U1000 0 685 824 Oct 29, 2025
63 Sam Zhao Grade 6 Madrona school 2-day Classical U1000 0 625 789 Jan 1, 2026
64 Raymond Sui Grade 2 Norma Rose Point E.S. 2-day Classical U1000 0 790 778
65 Asees Kundi Grade 3 St George’s School 2-day Classical (Open section) 0 554 612 Sep 27, 2025
66 Allen Kong Grade 4 St George’s 2-day Classical U600 0 556 550 Feb 9, 2026
67 Tiffany-Trang Tran Grade 4 Quilchena E.S. 2-day Classical U1000 0 847 0
68 Adam He Grade 4 Taylor park 2-day Classical U1000 0 753 0
69 Abel Praveen Grade 8 Handsworth Secondary 2-day Classical U1800 0 1023 0
70 Bryan-Viet Tran Grade 2 Quilchena E.S. 2-day Classical U1000 0 730 0
71 Sylvain Gaudreau Adult 2-day Classical (Open section) 0 1059 0
72 Bowen Wang Grade 1 St. George’s School 2-day Classical U1000 0 749 0
73 Ryan Lind Adult 2-day Classical (Open section) 0 744 0
74 Hector Falcon Adult 2-day Classical U1800 0 973 0
75 Heer Aiden Grade 9 DSS 2-day Classical U1000 0 640 0
76 Jack Bailey Grade 11 Elphinstone Secondary School 2-day Classical U1400 0 697 0
77 Jasaira Kaur Grade 7 Cougar Canyon E.S. 2-day Classical U1000 0 713 0
78 Aathitja Ahilan Grade 5 Nicomekl Elementary 2-day Classical U1000 0 739 0
79 Matthias Dahlmanns Adult 2-day Classical U1400 0 1032 0
80 ZITIAN CHEN Grade 7 Sir Willam Osler 2-day Classical U1000 0 973 0

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