Vancouver Chess Festival #1

General Information
Start Date Saturday, September 16, 2023, 01:00 PM
End Date Sunday, September 17, 2023, 08:00 PM
Location UBC Ponderosa Ballroom (6445 University Boulevard)
Format For Adults & Juniors
Сancellation time 16 hours
Organizer Maxim Doroshenko
Tournament Director Stephen Wright
Details

Vancouver Chess Festival 

Location: UBC Ponderosa Ballroom (6445 University Boulevard)

 

Results & Pairings: https://www.swisssys.com/section_selector.php?t_id=1958&tournament=Vancouver%20Chess%20Festival

 

The registration will be closed at 8 pm on September 15th.

 

          

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

 

 

2-day Classical 

1-day Rapid

Qualification资格

 All adults and juiors are welcome. No rating restriction.

Time Control  时间限制

G90/G60

G30

Format赛制

4/5-round Swiss format

6-round Swiss format

Ratings 计分系统

FIDE (Open & U1800) & CFC & CMA rated. Valid CFC membership is required

CFC & CMA rated. 

Pairing  

CFC ratings will be used for pairing and prize eligibility or

FIDE/USCF/CMA (any other international rating) if a player does not have a CFC rating

Round time

 

回合时间

Saturday

1st round – 1:00pm

 

Saturday


 

1st round – 1:00pm

U1000 - U1800

2nd round – 3:00pm

Open section

2nd round – 4:30pm

2nd round – 2:00pm

U1000 - U1800

3rd round – 5:30pm

3rd round – 3:00pm

Sunday

Open section

3rd round – 1:00pm

U1000 - U1800

4th round – 1:00pm

4th round – 4:00pm

Open section

4th round – 4:30pm

U1000 - U1800

5th round – 3:30pm

5th round – 5:30pm

Blitz tournament 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

G5, 7 rounds

Registration link

https://www.vanchess.ca/tournaments/view/id/8547

 

6th round – 6:30pm

 

Prizes 奖品

Guaranteed prize fund $5500

 

 

Entry fee

Tournament Regular Early bird and sibling discount

2-day Classical 

$90

$70 before Jul 31 | 80 before Aug 31

1-day Rapid

$45

$35 before Jul 31 | 40 before Aug 31

2-hour Blitz

$20

$15 before Jul 31 | 17 before Aug 31

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

 

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

                

Prize distribution: 

 

2-day Classical 

 

Open Section Prizes:
1st place: $1000
2nd place: $600
3rd place: $400

U1800 Section Prizes:
1st place: $600
2nd place: $400
3rd place: $300

U1000 Section Prizes:
1st place: $200
2nd place: $150
3rd place: $100  

 

1-day Rapid

Open Section Prizes:
1st place: $350
2nd place: $250
3rd place: $150

U1400 Section Prizes:
1st place: $200
2nd place: $150
3rd place: $100

2-hour Blitz

Open Section Prizes:
1st place: $150
2nd place: $120
3rd place: $80

U1400 Section Prizes:
1st place: $90
2nd place: $65
3rd place: $45

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

 

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

  • All Sections
  • 2-day Classical (Open section)
  • 2-day Classical U1800
  • 2-day Classical U1000
  • 1-day Rapid (Open section)
  • 1-day Rapid U1400
# Player Grade School Section Rating CFC Rating CMA CFC Expiry
1 FM Ethan Song Grade 8 1-day Rapid (Open section) 2388 2416 Apr 30, 2026
2 Max Gedajlovic Adult University Hill S.S. 1-day Rapid (Open section) 2332 2415 Sep 14, 2024
3 Mayo Fuentebella Adult 2-day Classical (Open section) 2028 2396 Feb 23, 2026
4 NM Alfred Pechisker Adult 2-day Classical (Open section) 2213 2390 Sep 24, 2025
5 JustinU Gao Grade 6 Lord Byng Secondary 2-day Classical (Open section) 2220 2184 Jun 1, 2026
6 Tadas Ceponis Adult unknown 2-day Classical (Open section) 2205 2177 Nov 26, 2023
7 Leo Qu Adult 1-day Rapid (Open section) 2209 2138 Aug 4, 2024
8 Kevin Low Grade 12 Dr. George M. Weir E.S. 2-day Classical (Open section) 1965 2095 Oct 27, 2024
9 Ryan Leong Adult 1-day Rapid (Open section) 2097 2091 Jul 1, 2123
10 Maximilian Mueller Grade 10 New Westminster S.S. 2-day Classical (Open section) 1993 2038 Sep 20, 2024
11 Theodore Dias Adult 1-day Rapid (Open section) 1848 2028 Jun 22, 2024
12 Kate Jiang Grade 11 Steveston London SS 2-day Classical (Open section) 2081 1967 Aug 30, 2025
13 Jaehyun Sung Adult NA 2-day Classical (Open section) 1900 1808 Mar 3, 2024
14 Alex Zou Grade 8 Graham D. Bruce E.S. 2-day Classical (Open section) 1873 1776 May 17, 2025
15 Karson Lu Grade K Maple Grove Montessori 2-day Classical U1000 1966 1768 Mar 24, 2026
16 Viktor Musakhanyan Grade 8 Moscrop S.S. 2-day Classical U1800 1923 1712 Sep 13, 2025
17 Carol Pretell Adult Unknown school 2-day Classical U1800 0 1645 Jan 2, 2020
18 Ehsan Hoseinzade Adult unknown 2-day Classical (Open section) 1797 1627 Jun 23, 2024
19 Gavin McPhee Adult 1-day Rapid (Open section) 1858 1510 Apr 17, 2025
20 Jaydon Yuan Grade 5 Kerrisdale Elementary 2-day Classical U1800 1989 1500 Sep 19, 2025
21 Biaobiao Guo Grade 7 McRoberts S.S 2-day Classical U1800 1909 1488 Oct 25, 2024
22 Luka Spasojevic Grade 12 Kitsilano Secondary 1-day Rapid (Open section) 1329 1475 Nov 1, 2021
23 PengSen Fang Grade 7 David Thompson S.S. 2-day Classical U1800 1822 1442 Sep 27, 2025
24 Narek Bobloyan Adult 1-day Rapid (Open section) 579 1429 Apr 26, 2024
25 Adrien Howard Adult 2-day Classical U1800 1767 1406 Apr 29, 2026
26 Bowen Wong Grade 9 University Hill S.S. 2-day Classical U1800 1094 1401 Feb 17, 2020
27 Daniel Dou Grade 8 Magee 2-day Classical U1800 1694 1378 Sep 20, 2024
28 Elliot McCallum Grade 2 N/A 2-day Classical U1800 1934 1367 Aug 20, 2025
29 Tony Dong Adult 2-day Classical U1800 1672 1343 Sep 14, 2024
30 Rhyland Barker Adult 2-day Classical U1800 1592 1321 Apr 27, 2026
31 Vassilis Kontogiorgos Adult 2-day Classical U1800 1592 1319 Mar 17, 2026
32 Chase Shu Grade 5 N/A 1-day Rapid U1400 1696 1318 May 17, 2026
33 Ryan Cheng Grade 11 Prince of Wales S.S. 2-day Classical U1800 0 1311
34 Ryan Golchin Grade 6 Argyle Secondary School 2-day Classical U1800 1887 1295 May 13, 2026
35 Ethan Low Grade 4 . 2-day Classical U1800 1698 1274 Nov 24, 2025
36 Tiago Ferraz Grade 4 Queen Mary E.S. 2-day Classical U1000 1746 1239 Sep 26, 2025
37 YouJia Ye Grade 4 St.George’s Jr. 2-day Classical U1800 1755 1226 Feb 28, 2026
38 Ryanbole Yu Grade 8 St. George's 1-day Rapid (Open section) 0 1222
39 Christian Grecu Grade 8 École Kwayhquitlum 2-day Classical U1800 1639 1221 Feb 16, 2025
40 Patrick Steel Grade 9 University Hill Secondary 2-day Classical U1800 1648 1221 Sep 24, 2026
41 Sofia Vigurs Grade 3 Hillside Traditional Academy 2-day Classical U1800 1463 1212 Aug 30, 2025
42 Rio Vilches Adult 2-day Classical U1800 1394 1207 Sep 2, 2025
43 Raphael Ng Grade 10 White Rock Christian Academy 2-day Classical U1800 1295 1207 Aug 20, 2024
44 Dasha Doroshenko Grade 6 Unknown 2-day Classical U1800 1670 1190 May 17, 2026
45 Emilian Holmgren Grade 9 Stelly's Secondary School 1-day Rapid U1400 1670 1173 Apr 1, 2026
46 Jacky Luan Grade 8 Collingwood School 2-day Classical U1800 1475 1168 Feb 4, 2026
47 Khai Le Grade 1 Maple Grove E.S 1-day Rapid U1400 1643 1166 May 18, 2026
48 Colette Eisenberg Grade 7 Crofton House School 2-day Classical U1800 1130 1164 Sep 15, 2024
49 Seyedhamidreza Mirpoorian Adult 1-day Rapid U1400 0 1164
50 Ansun Zhou Grade 6 Churchill 2-day Classical U1800 1632 1160 Sep 21, 2025
51 Sophia Doroshenko Grade 6 Unknown 2-day Classical U1800 1685 1146 May 17, 2026
52 Eamon Sheung Grade 8 Lord Byng S.S. 1-day Rapid U1400 0 1143
53 Daniel Lin Grade 7 Trafalgar E.S. 1-day Rapid U1400 1397 1142 Jul 6, 2026
54 Jimmy Rao Grade 1 Spul'U'Kwuks E.S. 1-day Rapid U1400 1283 1138 Sep 14, 2025
55 Sky Cui Grade 3 Southridge 2-day Classical U1800 1654 1135 Apr 13, 2025
56 Brayan Zhang Grade 3 SGS 2-day Classical U1800 1623 1126 Dec 25, 2025
57 Adrian So Grade 9 Mulgrave School 1-day Rapid U1400 1526 1092 Sep 27, 2026
58 Aaron Gu Grade 2 St Jude School 2-day Classical U1000 1464 1089 May 30, 2026
59 James Hong Grade 5 WPGA 2-day Classical U1800 1628 1085 Oct 16, 2025
60 Sutong Wang Grade 10 University Hill S.S. 1-day Rapid (Open section) 1785 1082 Jul 1, 2026
61 Lucas Yu Grade 8 Collingwood School 2-day Classical U1800 1613 1070 Sep 18, 2024
62 Enzo Pavan Grade 10 Alpha S.S. 1-day Rapid U1400 0 1061 Sep 27, 2025
63 Swayam Ghanghas Adult 2-day Classical U1800 1413 1050 Nov 21, 2025
64 Don Chen Grade 7 Quilchena E.S. 1-day Rapid U1400 1276 1031 May 20, 2024
65 Aleksandr Skorniakov Grade 9 University Hill S.S. 2-day Classical U1800 1393 1029 Sep 16, 2024
66 Daniel OMahony Adult 1-day Rapid U1400 0 1028 Oct 2, 2025
67 Arnav Shetty Grade 6 David Lloyd George E.S. 1-day Rapid U1400 1745 1022 Sep 15, 2025
68 Simon Liem Adult 1-day Rapid (Open section) 0 1010
69 Zirui Ren Grade 5 Dr. R.E. McKechnie E.S. 2-day Classical U1000 1398 1004 Sep 23, 2025
70 Bella Yang Grade 9 University Hill S.S. 2-day Classical U1800 1263 993 Sep 30, 2023
71 Tom Chen Grade 9 St. John's 1-day Rapid U1400 1038 990 Jan 1, 2021
72 Lucas Chen Grade 6 Brockton 2-day Classical U1000 1494 974 May 31, 2026
73 Mario Min Grade 4 St. George's school 1-day Rapid U1400 0 972 Sep 18, 2024
74 Ruijia Yu Grade 7 Point Grey 2-day Classical U1800 1428 971 Sep 16, 2024
75 Austin Liao Grade 2 St. George's School 1-day Rapid U1400 1091 969 Apr 17, 2026
76 Felix Zhou Grade 9 Lord Byng secondary school 2-day Classical U1000 861 961 Jul 1, 2013
77 Ewan Zong Grade 7 St. George's Junior School 2-day Classical U1800 1408 958 May 16, 2024
78 Mark Karaivanov Grade 5 Capitol Hill 2-day Classical U1000 1349 951 Sep 20, 2025
79 Augustus Choy Grade 6 Confederation Park E.S. 2-day Classical U1800 1521 936 May 26, 2024
80 Max Liao Grade 3 st johns 2-day Classical U1800 1413 930 Apr 17, 2026
81 Jennifer Yan Grade 11 Sir Winston Churchill S.S. 1-day Rapid U1400 0 915
82 Jason Han Grade 7 Point Grey Secondary 2-day Classical U1000 947 909 Sep 26, 2025
83 Ryan Tomilin Grade 10 University Hill S.S. 2-day Classical U1000 1938 900 Jul 3, 2025
84 KevinTaikai Liu Grade 2 Vancouver Montessori School 2-day Classical U1000 1304 885 Jan 6, 2026
85 Nathan Halim Grade 10 Archbishop Carney S.S. 1-day Rapid U1400 1106 879 May 28, 2026
86 Gunes Pinar Adult 1-day Rapid U1400 0 864 Sep 7, 2024
87 Tiffany-Trang Tran Grade 2 Quilchena E.S. 1-day Rapid U1400 0 847
88 Zachary Chruszcz Grade 7 Arrow Heights Elementary 2-day Classical U1800 1829 843 Jun 7, 2026
89 Lucas Leung Grade 7 David Thompson 1-day Rapid U1400 1085 843 Oct 25, 2025
90 George Huang Grade 7 Queen Elizabeth 2-day Classical U1000 1320 836
91 Laird Au Grade 7 Vancouver college 1-day Rapid U1400 0 834 Sep 14, 2024
92 Blake Che Grade 6 St. George’s Junior 1-day Rapid U1400 0 831
93 MohammadMahdi Khodabandeh Adult SFU 1-day Rapid U1400 0 830
94 Kevin Chiu Grade 6 Citadel Middle School 2-day Classical U1800 1263 820 Sep 17, 2024
95 Spencer Sang Grade 8 st johns school 2-day Classical U1000 1292 817 Oct 18, 2024
96 Henry Li Grade 8 James McKinney E.S. 1-day Rapid U1400 858 810 Dec 15, 2024
97 Avery Leung Grade 2 General Currie E.S. 1-day Rapid U1400 1055 808 Jul 2, 2026
98 Jordan Fung Grade 4 Lord Kitchener 2-day Classical U1000 624 807
99 Pascal Volker Adult 1-day Rapid U1400 0 807
100 Nathaniel Roessler Grade 8 St. John's School 1-day Rapid U1400 0 799 Sep 14, 2024
101 Sicheng Wang Grade 3 Queen Elizabeth Elementary 2-day Classical U1000 1360 792 Sep 15, 2024
102 Lucas Luo Grade 9 Point Grey Secondary 2-day Classical U1000 1054 792 May 19, 2024
103 Max Bu Grade 8 Elgin Park 1-day Rapid U1400 708 785 Sep 7, 2024
104 Ava Chen Grade 3 James McKinney E.S. 1-day Rapid U1400 1108 770 May 12, 2026
105 Nathan Chang Grade 1 Southpointe Ac. 1-day Rapid U1400 989 767 Oct 26, 2024
106 Guanxuan Liu Grade 9 Point Grey S.S. 1-day Rapid U1400 0 766
107 Nonit Gupta Grade 10 R.E Mountain Secondary 1-day Rapid U1400 0 755
108 Ryan Xin Grade 8 PW 1-day Rapid U1400 0 755 Sep 1, 2024
109 Bryan Zhou Grade 9 Southridge 1-day Rapid U1400 1371 750 Dec 24, 2025
110 Alexander Ward Grade 7 Gladstone Secondary Mini 1-day Rapid U1400 830 749 Sep 15, 2024
111 John Berlett Grade 9 Kitsilano S.S. 2-day Classical U1000 0 737
112 Bryan-Viet Tran Grade K Quilchena E.S. 1-day Rapid U1400 0 730
113 Arjun Prushothaman Grade 5 Hamilton Elementary School 1-day Rapid U1400 986 728
114 Junzhe Liu Grade 4 Marlborough E.S. 1-day Rapid U1400 1138 720 May 13, 2026
115 Siobhan McCallum Grade 5 N/A 2-day Classical U1800 1215 719 Feb 4, 2025
116 BRYAN SUN Grade 6 Whiteside Elementary School 2-day Classical U1000 788 696
117 Badral Uuganbadrakh Grade 4 Frank J Mitchell Elementary School - Southeast Kootenay 2-day Classical U1000 1027 696 Sep 15, 2024
118 Oscar Huang Grade 2 shaughnessy elementary 2-day Classical U1000 1112 695 Aug 23, 2025
119 Ozgur Can Adult 1-day Rapid U1400 0 690
120 Andrew Braun Grade 8 Vancouver C.S. 1-day Rapid (Open section) 0 674 Sep 26, 2024
121 Brandon CAI Grade 5 James Thompson E.S. 1-day Rapid U1400 0 669
122 Fei Rao Adult NA 1-day Rapid U1400 0 668
123 Archie Moses Grade 7 Lord Strathcona Elementary 1-day Rapid U1400 0 655
124 Ethan Leung Grade 8 Vancouver College 1-day Rapid U1400 0 645
125 Duncan Chiu Grade 3 Saint Francis Xavier (Vancouver) 2-day Classical U1000 0 645
126 Justin Sirois Grade 6 Vancouver C.S. 1-day Rapid U1400 0 638 Sep 18, 2024
127 George Davis Adult 2-day Classical U1800 0 636
128 Hugo Cheung Grade 4 Southpointe Academy 1-day Rapid U1400 0 631
129 Evan Taylor Grade 3 St. George's Jr. 1-day Rapid U1400 0 628 Sep 20, 2025
130 Alex Cordingley Grade 5 Sacred Heart School 2-day Classical U1000 1067 625 Nov 5, 2025
131 Hunter Chu-zhang Grade 3 Henry Anderson E.S. 1-day Rapid U1400 900 621 Sep 4, 2024
132 Hubert Kwan Grade 4 West Point Grey Ac. 2-day Classical U1000 1267 587
133 Yoyo Sang Grade 4 Queen Marry elementary school 2-day Classical U1000 615 584
134 Andrew Yan Grade 4 Trafalgar Elementary School 1-day Rapid U1400 0 580 Sep 3, 2024
135 Andre Au Grade 3 immaculate conception school vancouver 1-day Rapid U1400 0 578
136 Yori Rozali Grade 5 Norma Rose Point E.S. 1-day Rapid U1400 0 576 May 9, 2026
137 Frank Ren Grade 4 Southpointe 1-day Rapid U1400 0 567 Jan 26, 2025
138 Alison Chow Grade 2 OLPH 1-day Rapid U1400 0 567
139 Desmond Li Grade 5 St George's 1-day Rapid U1400 0 562
140 Andersen Chung Grade 4 St. George's Jr. 2-day Classical U1000 961 544 Sep 30, 2120
141 Johnathan Ma Grade 3 St. Augustine School 1-day Rapid U1400 0 543 Sep 13, 2024
142 Abigail Clarkson Grade 5 York House 1-day Rapid U1400 0 528
143 Daniel Lau Grade 3 WPGA 1-day Rapid U1400 0 527
144 Derrick Zhu Grade 3 John T. Errington E.S. 1-day Rapid U1400 918 500
145 Jiseok Kim Grade 9 Churchill secondary 2-day Classical U1000 900 498
146 Darren Zhu Grade 3 vancouver montessori school 1-day Rapid U1400 0 487
147 Hector Moses Grade 9 Killarney Secondary School 1-day Rapid U1400 0 470
148 Oliver Yang Grade 3 St. George's Jr. 1-day Rapid U1400 0 466 Oct 27, 2024
149 Caesar Chen Grade K Sir William Osler E.S. 2-day Classical U1000 0 463
150 Luke Meng Grade 4 St.Geroges 2-day Classical U1000 400 459
151 Amber Attri Grade 2 Auguston Trad. E.S. 1-day Rapid U1400 0 434 Oct 15, 2023
152 Jayee Jiang Grade 2 Shaughnessy E.S. 1-day Rapid U1400 0 421
153 Owen Chen Grade 2 Lord Kitchener 2-day Classical U1000 900 381 Oct 26, 2024
154 Ridhaan Gupta Grade 5 Hazelgrove elementary 1-day Rapid U1400 0 375
155 Anshi Yan Grade 1 UHill 1-day Rapid U1400 0 373
156 Huanshuo Li Grade K Annie B. Jamieson Elementary School 2-day Classical U1000 733 356
157 Easton Li Grade 1 Norma Rose Point E.S. 1-day Rapid U1400 0 289
158 Marcus Wan Grade 2 immaculate conception school 1-day Rapid U1400 0 266
159 Amelia Zhang Grade 3 York House 2-day Classical U1000 0 227
160 Pascal Moore-Arbour Adult École Jules-Verne 1-day Rapid (Open section) 0 0 Apr 20, 2024
161 Arsha Tousy Grade 6 Maple Creek Middle School 2-day Classical U1000 0 0
162 Aryan Mikaeili Adult 1-day Rapid U1400 1472 0 Jul 23, 2023