2017 B.C. Chess Challenge 卑詩省 国 际象棋 挑战赛
All players who scored 2.5 points or more in any regional event the same year are invited to participate in the annual B.C. Chess Challenge for a chance to win the title of B.C. Champion and a chance to represent B.C. on the national stage. Not only is this an opportunity to play at the Canadian Chess Challenge , it is yet another opportunity for all players to sharpen their tournament skills against other strong players.
To find out if you are qualified, please check your name on our previous regional tournaments . If your name is highlighted in red , you are qualified!
For a full report, please see the article in our 2016 Team B.C. at the Canadian Chess Challenge Regina
Click here to find out more about all the Regional, Provincial, National or the World Chess Tournament.
Provincial Organizers
Vancouver Chess School (VCS) will be organizing the Regional qualifiers and the Provincial Chess Challenge. Victoria Junior Chess Society will be hosting the Victoria Regional.
Sponsors
Any donation and sponsorship are welcome. This year, the goal of our donation funds is to financially support Team B.C. members and coaches to attend the Canadian Chess Challenge in Toronto.
Location: Vancouver Chess School 温哥 华国际象棋学 校
Columbia College 438 Terminal Avenue, Vancouver
*Door opens at 10:00 am only. Tournament hall is located on the 3rd floor, room 320-330
*Street parking and underground parking ($2 per hour)
*Note no "U-turn" is allowed on Terminal Avenue
Please show up at least 5 minutes before round starts. We will start the clock according to the schedule shown below.
2017 B.C. Chess Challenge
Qualification 参 赛 条件
B.C. students only Grade P - 12
Time Control 赛时限 制
Game in 25 minutes with 5 seconds delay
Format 赛 制
5-round Swiss format
Ratings 等 级 分
CMA rated
Schedule 时间 表
1st round – 10:30am
2nd round – 11:40am
Lunch after round 2
3rd round – 12:50pm
4th round – 2:00pm
5th round – 3:10pm
Awards – estimated at 4:30pm
There will be a delay if there is a playoff
Prizes 奖
All Sections
Grade K
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Grade 9
Grade 10
Grade 11
Grade 12
#
Player
Grade
School
Section
Rating CMA
1
Andrew Hemstapat
Grade 7
R.C.Palmer S.S.
Grade 7
2563
2
Joshua Doknjas
Grade 9
Traditional Learning Ac.
Grade 9
2492
3
FM
Ethan Song
Grade 2
Grade 2
2416
4
FM
Ryan Yang
Grade 2
Lord Byng Secondary School
Grade 2
2376
5
John Doknjas
Grade 12
Traditional Learning Ac.
Grade 12
2337
6
Patrick Huang
Grade 6
Frank Hobbs E.S.
Grade 6
2262
7
Neil Doknjas
Grade 6
Traditional Learning Ac.
Grade 6
2243
8
Brandon Zhu
Grade 11
Simon Fraser University
Grade 11
2205
9
Justin Gao
Grade K
Sir William Osler E.S.
Grade K
2184
10
Nathan Wu
Grade 3
R.C. Talmey E.S.
Grade 3
2173
11
LeoM Qu
Grade 7
Pinetree Secondary School
Grade 7
2138
12
Aiden Leong
Grade 3
DT
Grade 3
2131
13
Kevin Low
Grade 6
Dr. George M. Weir E.S.
Grade 6
2095
14
Ryan Leong
Grade 9
Grade 9
2091
15
Kate Jiang
Grade 4
Steveston London SS
Grade 4
1967
16
William Bremner
Grade 10
Mountainside Secondary
Grade 10
1955
17
Brian Yang
Grade 8
J.N. Burnett S.S.
Grade 8
1948
18
Matthew He
Grade 4
Maywood C.E.S.
Grade 4
1878
19
Daniel Wang
Grade 3
Manoah Steves Elementary
Grade 3
1780
20
Victor Zheng
Grade 7
Vancouver Technical S.S.
Grade 7
1776
21
Maven Zheng
Grade 10
Eric Hamber S.S.
Grade 10
1751
22
Ethan Low
Grade 8
Moscrop S.S.
Grade 8
1714
23
Alec Chung
Grade 8
St. George's Jr.
Grade 8
1712
24
Gillian Mok
Grade 3
Crofton House
Grade 3
1710
25
Daniel Du
Grade 7
Vancouver College
Grade 7
1708
26
Matthew Geng
Grade 10
Glenlyon-Norfolk-Jr. Boys
Grade 10
1694
27
Joey Xu
Grade 2
Alpha Secondary School
Grade 2
1680
28
Andrew Xu
Grade 4
Mulgrave
Grade 4
1662
29
Dylan Fox
Grade 9
Mulgrave
Grade 9
1654
30
Henry Yang
Grade 6
Marlborough E.S.
Grade 6
1654
31
Lucian Wu
Grade 5
Sir Matthew Begbie E.S.
Grade 5
1543
32
Eric Jiang
Grade 3
St. George's Jr.
Grade 3
1542
33
Nicholas Wu
Preschool
R.C. Talmey E.S.
Grade K
1527
34
Joshua Imoo
Grade 5
Heritage Christian Online School
Grade 5
1492
35
Luka Spasojevic
Grade 5
Kitsilano Secondary
Grade 5
1475
36
Alex Yu
Grade 8
Grade 8
1446
37
Tony Cheng
Grade 12
Sentinel S.S.
Grade 12
1440
38
Alexander Jin
Grade 2
Mulgrave
Grade 2
1411
39
Kevin Butchart
Grade 6
Tecumseh E.S.
Grade 6
1375
40
Leo Chung
Grade 6
St. John's
Grade 6
1374
41
Andy Zhang
Grade 6
Norma Rose Point S.
Grade 6
1371
42
Elvin Sun
Grade 5
.
Grade 5
1353
43
Jason Shao
Grade 12
Vancouver Coll.
Grade 12
1275
44
Agata Seyfi
Grade 8
West Vancouver Secondary
Grade 8
1270
45
Sophia Yu
Grade 3
John T. Errington E.S.
Grade 3
1263
46
Rohan Wessels
Grade 7
Southpointe Academy
Grade 7
1259
47
AryaCyrus Boroomand
Grade 1
University Hill Secondary
Grade 1
1255
48
William Jiang
Grade K
Whiteside ES
Grade K
1231
49
Benjamin Wu
Grade 4
Dr. Annie B. Jamieson
Grade 4
1224
50
Bill Wang
Grade 7
West Point Grey Ac.
Grade 7
1198
51
Kaixin Wang
Grade 6
Maple Grove
Grade 6
1195
52
Borna Amjadi
Grade 5
West Vancouver Secondary School
Grade 5
1174
53
Emilian Holmgren
Grade 2
Deep Cove E.S.
Grade 2
1173
54
Roy Zhou
Grade 3
Kwayhquitlum middle school
Grade 3
1152
55
Jalen Huang
Grade 7
Lochdale C.E.S.
Grade 7
1146
56
Katya Shaporenko
Grade 7
Scott Creek Middle School
Grade 7
1138
57
Devin Lu
Grade 11
Fraser Heights S.S.
Grade 11
1120
58
Ben Zeng
Grade 10
St. John's
Grade 10
1119
59
Matthew Kofmansky
Grade 1
Vancouver Talmud Torah
Grade 1
1113
60
Rafael Wang
Grade 5
Queen Elizabeth Annex E.S.
Grade 5
1111
61
Elaine Fan
Grade 5
Crescent Park E.S.
Grade 5
1089
62
Leonardo ZHOU
Grade 2
Marlborough E.S.
Grade 2
1085
63
Patrick Wang
Grade 3
Richmond C.S./E.S.
Grade 3
1079
64
DavidGuanXuan Zhou
Grade 4
Lord Kitchener E.S.
Grade 4
1063
65
Mihailo Misic
Grade 6
Moscrop S.S.
Grade 6
1052
66
Owen Zheng
Grade 1
Kwayhquitlum middle school
Grade 1
1050
67
Benjamin CookNagy
Grade 4
Vancouver Coll.
Grade 4
1046
68
Ethan Lam
Grade 2
Cleveland Elementary
Grade 2
1043
69
Justin Jin
Grade 5
Mulgrave
Grade 5
1016
70
Tiger Xu
Grade 4
Martha Currie E.S.
Grade 4
996
71
Binary Xiao
Grade 5
Heritage Mountain E.S
Grade 5
989
72
Freddy Chen
Grade 3
Fraser Wood E.S.
Grade 3
986
73
Garrison Wu
Grade 5
James Whiteside E.S.
Grade 5
972
74
Alvin Li
Grade 4
Lord Kitchener E.S.
Grade 4
962
75
Simon Wang
Grade 3
St. George's Jr.
Grade 3
961
76
Coen Holmgren
Grade K
Deep Cove E.S.
Grade K
940
77
Austin Chen
Grade 3
Bramblewood E.S. Coquitlam
Grade 3
919
78
Kirill Zubo
Grade 3
Buckingham E.S.
Grade 3
909
79
Jason Chen
Grade 3
St. George's Jr.
Grade 3
903
80
Inna Rabinovich
Grade 9
Parkland S.S.
Grade 9
892
81
Nethru Kachchakaduge
Grade 5
Mountain Meadows E.S.
Grade 5
891
82
Aaron Lo
Grade 5
St. John's
Grade 5
865
83
Benjamin Zhu
Grade 6
John Knox C.S.
Grade 6
834
84
Codrin Pompas
Grade 1
Lord Tennyson E.S.
Grade 1
830
85
Andy Huang
Grade 2
St. John's
Grade 2
824
86
Andrew Xue
Grade 2
Norma Rose Point E.S.
Grade 2
817
87
Neo Huang
Grade 7
Cambridge E.S.
Grade 7
817
88
Andrew Chen
Grade 3
St.Georges jr
Grade 3
811
89
KevinZhengYi Wang
Grade 5
Meadowridge
Grade 5
811
90
Lucas Quon
Grade 5
Unknown school
Grade 5
785
91
DANIEL ZHU
Grade 1
Norma Rose Point E.S.
Grade 1
783
92
Leon Chen
Grade 3
Walton E.S.
Grade 3
777
93
Adam Long
Grade 6
Scott Creek M.S.
Grade 6
765
94
Jason Sunardi
Grade 9
Vancouver College
Grade 9
765
95
Jack Edwards
Grade 4
St. John's
Grade 4
707
96
Andy Yang
Grade 3
Queen Mary E.S.
Grade 3
696
97
Matthew Ji
Grade 4
James McKinney E.S.
Grade 4
690
98
Brian Shao
Grade 2
St. George's Jr.
Grade 2
671
99
Gavin Ng
Grade 4
St. John's
Grade 4
670
100
David Hooftman
Grade 4
St. John's
Grade 4
665
101
Melinda Wei
Grade 2
Queen Mary E.S.
Grade 2
664
102
Sandiv Pauluarachchi
Grade 7
Scott Creek M.S.
Grade 7
664
103
Osborn Song
Grade 2
St. George's Jr.
Grade 2
644
104
Rohan Chadha
Grade 4
St. John's
Grade 4
609
105
Aaron Vickers
Grade K
Sardis E.S.
Grade K
579
106
Justin Liu
Grade 5
St. John's
Grade 5
561
107
Eliot Matisz
Grade 1
Trafalgar E.S.
Grade 1
515
108
Franco Agapito
Grade 2
Norma Rose Point E.S.
Grade 2
431
109
Kyle Shang
Grade 3
Dr. H.N. MacCorkindale
Grade 3
384
110
Teddy Xu
Grade 1
Pythagoras Academy
Grade 1
357
111
Owen JohnstonVoon
Grade K
St Patrick's Elementary
Grade K
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