Date Saturday, February 8, 2025
Time 06:00 PM-08:00 PM
Location UBC Ponderosa Ballroom (6445 University Boulevard)
Time control 3|2
Format For Adults & Juniors
Сancellation time 1 hour
Organizer Maxim Doroshenko
Tournament Director Stephen Wright
Notes

Vancouver Chess Festival (Blitz)

February 8th, 6 pm - 8 pm

Location: UBC Ponderosa Ballroom (6445 University Boulevard)

 

 

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

Round 1: 6:00 PM - 6:15 PM
Round 2: 6:15 PM - 6:30 PM
Round 3: 6:30 PM - 6:45 PM
Round 4: 6:45 PM - 7:00 PM
Round 5: 7:00 PM - 7:15 PM
Round 6: 7:15 PM - 7:30 PM
Round 7: 7:30 PM - 7:45 PM

Time control: 3'2.

Entry fee

2-hour Blitz

$20

$15 before Dec 31

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

 

 

2-Hour Blitz Tournament

Prize Distribution:

Section 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place
Open $150 $120 $80
U1400 $90 $65 $45

 

                 

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。

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

Result

SwissSys Report: VCF 10 Blitz

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

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Total Prize
1 Cheng, Bindi 141968 2460 W10 W5 W4 W2 W9 W3 W12 7.0 150.00
2 Kaufman, Raymond 131761 2178 W11 W6 W3 L1 W4 W12 W5 6.0 120.00
3 Yang, Jingyun [ryan] 160085 1983 W14 W7 L2 W12 W10 L1 W9 5.0 80.00
4 Chua, Zachary 173285 1904 W15 W8 L1 W13 L2 D9 W10 4.5  
5 Harms, Reece 176567 1858 W16 L1 L12 W17 W13 W7 L2 4.0  
6 Fang, Pengsen 176900 1818 W20 L2 L9 W19 L12 W17 W13 4.0  
7 Landingin, Jofrel 141991 1781 W17 L3 W11 L10 W15 L5 W14 4.0  
8 McBain, Robert 175500 1711 W18 L4 W15 L9 L11 W16 W17 4.0  
9 Yuan, Jaydon 171605 1693 W22 D12 W6 W8 L1 D4 L3 4.0  
10 Hsu, Ryder 181983 1678 L1 W13 W21 W7 L3 W11 L4 4.0  
11 Thathmira Wickramasinghe, Lahan 181473 1634 L2 W20 L7 W16 W8 L10 W19 4.0  
12 Rife, James 179123 1872 W19 D9 W5 L3 W6 L2 L1 3.5  
13 Ingram, Richard 112370 1679 W21 L10 W16 L4 L5 W18 L6 3.0  
14 Falcon, Hector 192565 1552 L3 L16 L17 W18 W21 W15 L7 3.0  
15 Pavan, Enzo 184593 1524 L4 W18 L8 W21 L7 L14 B--- 3.0  
16 Gu, Aaron 178318 1473 L5 W14 L13 L11 B--- L8 W20 3.0  
17 Karaivanov, Mark 182106 1436 L7 W19 W14 L5 W20 L6 L8 3.0  
18 Wu, Alexander 185244 1369 L8 L15 B--- L14 W19 L13 W21 3.0  
19 Praveen, Abel 190077 1510 L12 L17 W20 L6 L18 B--- L11 2.0  
20 Velez, Wyatt 182412 1469 L6 L11 L19 B--- L17 W21 L16 2.0  
21 Everylove, Lucy   unr. L13 B--- L10 L15 L14 L20 L18 1.0  
22 Hasija, Om 187007 1288 L9 U--- U--- U--- U--- U--- U--- 0.0  

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

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Total Prize
1 Hasija, Darsh 187008 1169 X--- L11 W13 W3 W10 D2 W4 5.5 77.50
2 Ghanghas, Swayam 184394 1143 X--- W3 W4 W11 L5 D1 W8 5.5 77.50
3 Budhiraja, Pranav   unr. W7 L2 W8 L1 B--- W9 W5 5.0 22.50
4 Trotter, Geoffrey 102807 unr. B--- W9 L2 W10 W11 W5 L1 5.0 22.50
5 Hasija, Om 187007 1288 U--- W8 W9 W7 W2 L4 L3 4.0  
6 Lam, Sebastian 182822 1185 L9 L7 B--- L12 W13 W10 W11 4.0  
7 Xu, Jack 191323 885 L3 W6 W12 L5 L9 B--- W13 4.0  
8 Trotter, Micah   661 X--- L5 L3 W13 W12 W11 L2 4.0  
9 Kong, Allen 192136 633 W6 L4 L5 B--- W7 L3 W12 4.0  
10 Zhao, Yifang [sam] 184968 982 W12 W13 L11 L4 L1 L6 B--- 3.0  
11 Wong, Stephen   unr. X--- W1 W10 L2 L4 L8 L6 3.0  
12 Hasija, Dev   unr. L10 B--- L7 W6 L8 W13 L9 3.0  
13 Kan, Matthew   unr. X--- L10 L1 L8 L6 L12 L7 1.0  
# Player Grade School Section Rating CFC Rating CFC Quick CFC Expiry
1 IM Bindi Cheng Adult Blitz (Open section) 2407 2441 Dec 1, 2099
2 IM Raymond Kaufman Adult Blitz (Open section) 2315 2205 Dec 31, 2099
3 FM Ryan Yang Grade 10 Lord Byng Secondary School Blitz (Open section) 2366 2030 Sep 30, 2120
4 Zachary Chua Grade 6 - Blitz (Open section) 1837 1912 Jan 5, 2124
5 Ryder Hsu Grade 10 Alpha S.S. Blitz (Open section) 1776 1907 Apr 29, 2026
6 James Rife Adult Blitz (Open section) 0 1900 Apr 8, 2026
7 Reece Harms Adult Blitz (Open section) 2054 1873 Feb 12, 2123
8 Robert McBain Grade 11 St. Ann's Academy Blitz (Open section) 1811 1823 Mar 21, 2026
9 PengSen Fang Grade 9 David Thompson S.S. Blitz (Open section) 1821 1803 Sep 27, 2025
10 Jaydon Yuan Grade 7 Kerrisdale Elementary Blitz (Open section) 1840 1801 Sep 19, 2025
11 Richard Ingram Adult Blitz (Open section) 1677 1672 Feb 28, 2026
12 Lahan Wickramasinghe Grade 5 Coyote Creek E.S. Blitz (Open section) 1507 1628 Jun 14, 2025
13 Mark Karaivanov Grade 6 Capitol Hill Blitz (Open section) 1287 1595 Sep 20, 2025
14 Aaron Gu Grade 4 St Jude School Blitz (Open section) 1480 1502 May 7, 2025
15 Enzo Pavan Grade 11 Alpha S.S. Blitz U1400 0 1459 Sep 27, 2025
16 Wyatt Velez Grade 5 Queen Elizabeth Elementary Blitz (Open section) 1313 1456 Apr 9, 2026
17 Ruiqi Chen Grade 8 West Vancouver Secondary School Blitz U1400 1145 1387 Mar 29, 2026
18 Alexander Wu Grade 5 Lions Gate Montessori School Blitz (Open section) 1321 1326 Nov 15, 2025
19 Darsh Hasija Grade 4 Sir Wilfrid Laurier Annex Blitz (Open section) 861 1212 Sep 27, 2025
20 Ben Kohavi Grade 5 Norma Rose Point E.S. Blitz (Open section) 1097 1204 Apr 9, 2026
21 Om Hasija Grade 6 Sir Wilfrid Laurier Annex Blitz (Open section) 886 1081 Sep 27, 2025
22 Sam Zhao Grade 6 Madrona school Blitz (Open section) 789 980 Jan 1, 2026
23 Allen Kong Grade 4 St George’s Blitz (Open section) 550 938 Feb 9, 2026
24 JACK XU Grade 4 Norma Rose Point E.S. Blitz (Open section) 0 906 Apr 15, 2026
25 Stephen Wong Adult n/a Blitz U1400 0 0
26 Shawn Chen Grade 5 Sexsmith Blitz (Open section) 0 0
27 Sebastian Lam Grade 3 Larson E.S. Blitz (Open section) 0 0
28 Kris Gapes Adult Blitz U1400 0 0
29 Liam Chen Grade 3 Sexsmith Blitz (Open section) 0 0
30 Geoffrey Trotter Adult Adult Blitz U1400 0 0
31 Pranav Budhiraja Grade 6 Norma Rose Point E.S. Blitz (Open section) 0 0
32 Hector Falcon Adult Blitz (Open section) 0 0
33 Micah Trotter Grade 9 Heritage Christian Online School Blitz U1400 0 0
34 Abel Praveen Grade 8 Handsworth Secondary Blitz (Open section) 0 0
35 Lucy Everylove Adult Blitz (Open section) 0 0
36 Matthew Kan Grade 3 Norma Rose Point E.S. Blitz (Open section) 0 0