2019 B.C. Chess Challenge
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.
Location: Ponderosa Commons North, Faculty of Education - Education Centre (6445 University Boulevard, UBC, Vancouver, BC)
Please show up at least 5 minutes before round starts. We will start the clock according to the schedule shown below.
2019 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 品
Grade K-12 : Trophies to top 3
Champions of Grade 1-12 will be invited to join Team B.C.
Award certificates to all participants 所有参 赛者 均 获得奖证书
Notice to parents
家 长须知
We do not provide child care services and cannot be held liable to the safety of your children. You must take full responsibilities for the well-being of your child. They would require some forms of support from you between rounds, such as some encouraging words; supervising games play; making sure they attend the next round on time; using the public washroom etc. Both parents and players must stay inside the waiting room/lounge before and after rounds.
Q & A 问题解 答
Tips 提 点
In order to perform well and stay focus for the entire tournament, please reframe your child from using the computer for other games except chess. Playing or running around will result in burning their energy faster especially for the last 2 rounds. Bring a chess set for post game analysis. Have their mind set for the tournament at least 5 minutes before the game. Avoid having a full meal or junk food or anything high in sugar.
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 9
R.C.Palmer S.S.
Grade 9
2563
2
Joshua Doknjas
Grade 11
Traditional Learning Ac.
Grade 11
2492
3
Max Gedajlovic
Grade 12
Queen Mary E.S.
Grade 12
2415
4
FM
Ryan Yang
Grade 4
Lord Byng Secondary School
Grade 4
2376
5
Patrick Huang
Grade 8
Frank Hobbs E.S.
Grade 8
2262
6
Neil Doknjas
Grade 8
Traditional Learning Ac.
Grade 8
2243
7
Justin Gao
Grade 2
Sir William Osler E.S.
Grade 2
2184
8
Nathan Wu
Grade 5
R.C. Talmey E.S.
Grade 5
2173
9
Kaiqi Qin
Grade 6
University Hill S.S.
Grade 6
2156
10
Aiden Leong
Grade 5
DT
Grade 5
2131
11
Sherry Tian
Grade 8
Mc Robert SS
Grade 8
2112
12
Kevin Low
Grade 8
Dr. George M. Weir E.S.
Grade 8
2095
13
Ryan Leong
Grade 11
Grade 11
2091
14
Ashton Taylor
Grade 11
General Gordon
Grade 11
1991
15
Callum Lehingrat
Grade 11
Cariboo Hill
Grade 11
1985
16
Kate Jiang
Grade 6
Steveston London SS
Grade 6
1967
17
Brian Yang
Grade 10
J.N. Burnett S.S.
Grade 10
1948
18
Wesley Russell
Grade 3
St. John's
Grade 3
1921
19
Matthew He
Grade 6
Johnston Heights S.S.
Grade 6
1878
20
Erwin Mok
Grade 2
St George’s School
Grade 2
1860
21
Ethan Su
Grade 5
Sir William Osler Elementary School
Grade 5
1830
22
Veronica Guo
Grade 6
York House
Grade 6
1796
23
Zhengyu Chen
Grade 2
Moody Middle
Grade 2
1794
24
Daniel Wang
Grade 5
Manoah Steves Elementary
Grade 5
1780
25
Alex Zou
Grade 4
Graham Bruce
Grade 4
1776
26
Victor Zheng
Grade 9
Vancouver Technical S.S.
Grade 9
1776
27
ZhiQiRyan Huang
Grade 7
Suncrest Elementary
Grade 7
1752
28
Maven Zheng
Grade 12
Eric Hamber S.S.
Grade 12
1751
29
Ethan Low
Grade 10
Moscrop S.S.
Grade 10
1714
30
Gillian Mok
Grade 5
Crofton House
Grade 5
1710
31
Owen Yuen
Grade 6
J.N. Burnett
Grade 6
1693
32
Joey Xu
Grade 4
Alpha Secondary School
Grade 4
1680
33
Andrew Xu
Grade 6
Mulgrave
Grade 6
1662
34
Khoi Luu
Grade 9
St. George's Sr.
Grade 9
1606
35
Lucian Wu
Grade 7
Sir Matthew Begbie E.S.
Grade 7
1543
36
Eric Jiang
Grade 5
St. George's Jr.
Grade 5
1542
37
Nicholas Wu
Grade 1
R.C. Talmey E.S.
Grade 1
1527
38
Joshua Imoo
Grade 7
Heritage Christian Online School
Grade 7
1492
39
Biaobiao Guo
Grade 3
Mitchell E.S.
Grade 3
1488
40
Luka Spasojevic
Grade 7
Kitsilano Secondary
Grade 7
1475
41
Christopher Yu
Grade 8
Vancouver College
Grade 8
1466
42
Alexander Jin
Grade 4
Mulgrave
Grade 4
1411
43
Bowen Wong
Grade 5
University Hill S.S.
Grade 5
1401
44
Nathan Yang
Grade 1
Vancouver Montessori School
Grade 1
1353
45
Eric Liu
Grade 6
norma rose piont
Grade 6
1344
46
AidenHaoTing Lu
Grade 2
Sir Winston Churchill H.S.
Grade 2
1290
47
Edward Jeong
Grade 7
Canyon Heights E.S.
Grade 7
1289
48
Alan Wang
Grade 2
Mulgrave
Grade 2
1278
49
Ethan Low
Grade K
.
Grade K
1274
50
AryaCyrus Boroomand
Grade 3
University Hill Secondary
Grade 3
1255
51
Henry Fan
Grade 1
West Point Grey Ac.
Grade 1
1250
52
Luke Shu
Grade 6
W.D. Ferris E.S.
Grade 6
1243
53
Jessica Qian
Grade 7
Alfred B. Dixon E.S.
Grade 7
1236
54
Andy Zhao
Grade 7
R.C. Palmer
Grade 7
1227
55
Ryanbole Yu
Grade 3
St. George's
Grade 3
1222
56
Sam Taplin
Grade 8
Trafalgar E.S.
Grade 8
1209
57
Lucas Eisenberg
Grade 6
Madrona
Grade 6
1209
58
Jeremy Chan
Grade 8
vancouver college
Grade 8
1201
59
Dennis Wang
Grade 3
Jessie Wowk E.S.
Grade 3
1197
60
Anthony ZongYueLi
Grade 3
St.John’s
Grade 3
1190
61
Jayden Qu
Grade 2
Laronde E.S.
Grade 2
1179
62
Borna Amjadi
Grade 7
West Vancouver Secondary School
Grade 7
1174
63
Emilian Holmgren
Grade 4
Deep Cove E.S.
Grade 4
1173
64
Colette Eisenberg
Grade 3
Crofton House School
Grade 3
1164
65
Winston Huang
Grade 4
St. George's Sr.
Grade 4
1160
66
Roy Zhou
Grade 5
Kwayhquitlum middle school
Grade 5
1152
67
NICO HUANG
Grade 4
ocean cliff elementary
Grade 4
1143
68
Panshul Mishra-Jaiman
Grade 1
J.W sexmith elemontary
Grade 1
1140
69
Howard Wang
Grade 3
Vancouver Christian School
Grade 3
1139
70
Jemelyn Reyes
Grade 9
Gladstone secondary school
Grade 9
1137
71
Raymond Zhang
Grade 6
Chaffey-Burke E.S.
Grade 6
1116
72
Matthew Kofmansky
Grade 3
Urban Academy
Grade 3
1113
73
Rafael Wang
Grade 7
Queen Elizabeth Annex E.S.
Grade 7
1111
74
William Li
Grade 7
Gordon Head middle school
Grade 7
1099
75
Isaac Liu
Grade 2
West Point Grey Academy
Grade 2
1097
76
Jiaqi Liu
Grade 4
Lord Kitchener E.S.
Grade 4
1087
77
Walter Zhang
Grade 2
Lord Byng Secondary School
Grade 2
1086
78
James Hong
Grade 1
WPGA
Grade 1
1085
79
Leonardo Zhou
Grade 4
Suncrest E.S.
Grade 4
1085
80
Micah Chow
Grade 3
Unknown school
Grade 3
1068
81
Samuel Zheng
Grade 8
Moscrop S.S.
Grade 8
1059
82
Bryson Kwong
Grade 3
Lord Byng
Grade 3
1056
83
Ryan Huang
Grade 6
J.N. Burnett Secondary
Grade 6
1054
84
Mihailo Misic
Grade 8
Moscrop S.S.
Grade 8
1052
85
An Nguyen
Grade 1
Immaculate Conception (ICS) Vancouver
Grade 1
1051
86
Owen Zheng
Grade 3
Kwayhquitlum middle school
Grade 3
1050
87
Benjamin CookNagy
Grade 6
Vancouver Coll.
Grade 6
1046
88
Zack Zhou
Grade 2
St George's School
Grade 2
1040
89
Peter Brown
Grade 4
St. George's
Grade 4
1031
90
Anthony Li
Grade 3
St John's School
Grade 3
1022
91
Eliza Tian
Grade 2
William bridge E.S
Grade 2
1020
92
Agrima Jaiman
Grade 3
J.W Sexsmith
Grade 3
1014
93
Oliver Ye
Grade 2
Choice School
Grade 2
1006
94
Steven Wang
Grade 5
James McKinney E.S.
Grade 5
1005
95
Jialin Liu
Grade 4
Lord Kitchener E.S.
Grade 4
1004
96
Lucas Li
Grade 3
John Knox C.S.
Grade 3
996
97
Tom Chen
Grade 4
St. John's
Grade 4
990
98
James Zhang
Grade 4
Heritage Mountain E.S.
Grade 4
984
99
Willard Mou
Grade 5
Henry Anderson E.S.
Grade 5
973
100
Joshua Gao
Grade 4
Fraser Wood E.S.
Grade 4
968
101
Simon Wang
Grade 5
St. George's Jr.
Grade 5
961
102
Felix Zhou
Grade 4
Lord Byng secondary school
Grade 4
961
103
Justin Ge
Grade 7
Unknown school
Grade 7
946
104
Coen Holmgren
Grade 2
Deep Cove E.S.
Grade 2
940
105
Tim Yang
Grade 4
Immaculate Conception
Grade 4
939
106
Eric Shan
Grade 5
Our Lady of Fatima
Grade 5
930
107
Dorsa Shaeri
Grade 3
Ridgeview E.S.
Grade 3
928
108
Norman Lee
Grade 3
Vancouver Technical Secondary School
Grade 3
907
109
Jeffrey Deng
Grade K
Collingwood School
Grade K
900
110
Dylan Duan
Grade 3
St.George School
Grade 3
897
111
Inna Rabinovich
Grade 11
Parkland S.S.
Grade 11
892
112
Eric Miao
Grade 3
West Point Grey Academy
Grade 3
877
113
Codrin Pompas
Grade 3
Lord Tennyson E.S.
Grade 3
830
114
Daniel Pan
Grade 5
Ridgeview E.S.
Grade 5
815
115
Henry Li
Grade 3
James McKinney E.S.
Grade 3
810
116
Denis Shumeyko
Grade 7
Unknown school
Grade 7
794
117
Leon Chen
Grade 5
Walton E.S.
Grade 5
777
118
Julian Marchfelder
Grade 5
OLPH
Grade 5
776
119
Micah Trotter
Grade 3
Heritage Christian Online School
Grade 3
769
120
VenkataVikhyath Kodali
Grade 5
Sail Academy
Grade 5
768
121
Princeton Chau
Grade 3
St. Georges's School
Grade 3
751
122
Sarah Lu
Grade 1
Collingwood
Grade 1
748
123
Visisht Kodali
Grade 5
Sail Academy
Grade 5
712
124
Aaron Jiang
Grade 3
Shaughnessy school
Grade 3
686
125
Steven Chang
Grade K
Unknown school
Grade K
668
126
Franklin Xu
Grade 2
Unknown school
Grade 2
640
127
Daniel Ward
Grade 6
St. John's
Grade 6
622
128
Jeffery Ni
Grade 5
St. Georges
Grade 5
553
129
Oles Delegan
Grade 1
Southlands E.S.
Grade 1
548
130
Simon Kosik
Grade 5
Unknown school
Grade 5
535
131
Marcus Luo
Grade 2
St. John’s
Grade 2
488
132
Jacob Sun
Grade 2
St. John's
Grade 2
483
133
Andrew Zhong
Grade 2
West Point Grey Ac.
Grade 2
446
134
Karsten Tai
Grade K
Unknown school
Grade K
367
135
Tiffany Deng
Grade 2
Collingwood
Grade 2
350
136
Leon Gong
Grade K
Irwin park
Grade K
0