Vancouver Chess Festival #4

General Information
Start Date Saturday, December 9, 2023, 01:00 PM
End Date Sunday, December 10, 2023, 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
Details

Vancouver Chess Festival 

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. 

 

 

2-day Classical 

1-day Rapid

Qualification资格

 All adults and juiors are welcome. No rating restriction.

Time Control  时间限制

G60

G30

Format赛制

5-round Swiss format

6-round Swiss format

Ratings 计分系统

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

 

2nd round – 3:00pm

 

2nd round – 2:00pm

3rd round – 5:30pm

3rd round – 3:00pm

Sunday

 

4th round – 1:00pm

4th round – 4:00pm

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/8727

 

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 Nov 15 | 80 before Nov 30

1-day Rapid

$45

$35 before Nov 15 | 40 before Nov 30

2-hour Blitz

$20

$15 before Nov 15 | 17 before Nov 30

Free entry for GM/IM/FMs (register before Dec 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 CMA Rating CFC CFC Expiry
1 FM Ethan Song Grade 9 2-day Classical (Open section) 2416 2388 Apr 30, 2026
2 NM Mayo Fuentebella Adult 1-day Rapid (Open section) 2396 2028 Feb 23, 2026
3 NM Keith MacKinnon Adult 1-day Rapid (Open section) 2391 2283 Oct 30, 2025
4 NM Alfred Pechisker Adult 2-day Classical (Open section) 2390 2213 Sep 24, 2025
5 IM Vicente Lee Adult 2-day Classical (Open section) 2389 2295 Dec 1, 2099
6 FM Ryan Yang Grade 9 Lord Byng Secondary School 2-day Classical (Open section) 2376 2402 Sep 30, 2120
7 IM Raymond Kaufman Adult 2-day Classical (Open section) 2319 2310 Dec 31, 2099
8 NM Zachary Liu Grade 6 Walton E.S. 1-day Rapid (Open section) 2274 2235 Jan 31, 2123
9 Johan Aljo Grade 8 Windermere 2-day Classical (Open section) 2250 2209 Feb 27, 2026
10 Nathan Wu Grade 10 R.C. Talmey E.S. 2-day Classical (Open section) 2173 2077 Oct 22, 2025
11 Aiden Leong Grade 10 DT 2-day Classical (Open section) 2131 2021 Jun 15, 2026
12 Maximilian Mueller Grade 10 New Westminster S.S. 2-day Classical (Open section) 2038 1993 Sep 20, 2024
13 Felipe Komatu Grade 11 Cariboo Hill S.S. 2-day Classical (Open section) 1979 2001 Nov 27, 2023
14 Will Beattie Adult 2-day Classical (Open section) 1828 1936 May 12, 2025
15 Zhengyu Chen Grade 7 EMMSOTA (Moody Middle School) 1-day Rapid (Open section) 1794 2078 Jan 24, 2026
16 Bhell Ortiz Adult 2-day Classical U1800 1777 1884 Sep 19, 2024
17 Karson Lu Grade 1 Maple Grove Montessori 2-day Classical U1000 1768 1966 Mar 24, 2026
18 Moses Li Grade 3 Hollyburn Elementary 2-day Classical U1800 1546 1861 Oct 20, 2025
19 Jofrel Landingin Adult VCC 2-day Classical U1800 1535 1742 Apr 28, 2026
20 Orven Ortiz Adult 2-day Classical U1800 1528 1740 Aug 2, 2024
21 Nicholas Wu Grade 6 R.C. Talmey E.S. 2-day Classical (Open section) 1527 1954 Oct 11, 2025
22 Jaydon Yuan Grade 6 Kerrisdale Elementary 2-day Classical U1800 1500 1989 Sep 19, 2025
23 Biaobiao Guo Grade 8 McRoberts S.S 2-day Classical (Open section) 1488 1909 Oct 25, 2024
24 Dawson Yamasaki Adult 2-day Classical U1800 1475 1738 Oct 10, 2025
25 Liam Tu Grade 8 Johnston Heights S.S. 2-day Classical U1000 1469 2175 Apr 7, 2026
26 Richard Ingram Adult 2-day Classical U1800 1466 1755 Feb 28, 2026
27 Justin Liu Adult 2-day Classical (Open section) 1462 1833 Jul 29, 2024
28 Aiden Yin Grade 4 Taylor Park 2-day Classical U1800 1455 1884 Jul 31, 2025
29 PengSen Fang Grade 8 David Thompson S.S. 2-day Classical U1800 1442 1822 Sep 27, 2025
30 Severo Caluza Adult 2-day Classical (Open section) 1410 1615 Dec 31, 2099
31 Jordan Zhu Grade 8 Lord Byng Secondary 2-day Classical U1800 1405 1785 Feb 5, 2026
32 Andrew Yin Grade 4 Taylor Park 2-day Classical U1800 1392 1900 Jan 16, 2026
33 Daniel Dou Grade 8 Magee 2-day Classical U1800 1378 1694 Sep 20, 2024
34 Minh Vu Grade 5 St. Ann Academy 2-day Classical (Open section) 1371 2039 Sep 26, 2025
35 Nathan Yang Grade 6 Vancouver Montessori School 2-day Classical U1800 1353 2034 Jul 1, 2026
36 Vassilis Kontogiorgos Adult 2-day Classical U1800 1319 1592 Mar 17, 2026
37 Joanne Wangluo Grade 6 Tecumseh Elementary School 2-day Classical U1800 1317 1772 Dec 9, 2025
38 AidenHaoTing Lu Grade 7 Sir Winston Churchill H.S. 2-day Classical (Open section) 1290 2083 Jan 1, 2026
39 Ethan Low Grade 5 . 1-day Rapid U1400 1274 1698 Nov 24, 2025
40 Sasikumar Kalyanasundaram Adult 1-day Rapid U1400 1267 1471 Oct 4, 2025
41 Aaron Li Grade 8 Sir Winston Churchill Secondary 2-day Classical U1800 1259 1637 Jul 5, 2026
42 Henry Zhou Grade 8 Kitsilano S.S. 2-day Classical U1800 1251 1663 Dec 6, 2024
43 Cary Zhang Grade 9 Collingwood School 1-day Rapid (Open section) 1242 0
44 Tiago Ferraz Grade 5 Queen Mary E.S. 2-day Classical U1800 1239 1746 Sep 26, 2025
45 Minhao Wu Grade 9 Steveston-London 2-day Classical U1800 1236 1606 Apr 28, 2026
46 YouJia Ye Grade 4 St.George’s Jr. 2-day Classical U1800 1226 1755 Feb 28, 2026
47 Sofia Vigurs Grade 4 Hillside Traditional Academy 2-day Classical U1800 1212 1463 Aug 30, 2025
48 Ethan Li Grade 7 St. George's School 1-day Rapid U1400 1209 1389 Apr 8, 2026
49 Rio Vilches Adult 1-day Rapid U1400 1207 1394 Sep 2, 2025
50 Dasha Doroshenko Grade 6 Unknown 2-day Classical U1800 1190 1670 May 17, 2026
51 May Wangluo Grade 8 Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School 1-day Rapid U1400 1180 1486 Dec 9, 2025
52 Cole Louie Grade 9 University Hill S.S. 1-day Rapid (Open section) 1174 0 Jan 3, 2024
53 Emilian Holmgren Grade 9 Stelly's Secondary School 2-day Classical U1800 1173 1670 Apr 1, 2026
54 Khai Le Grade 2 Maple Grove E.S 1-day Rapid U1400 1166 1643 May 18, 2026
55 Seyedhamidreza Mirpoorian Adult 2-day Classical U1800 1164 0
56 Chelsea Tang Grade 7 Sir Winston Churchill Secondary 1-day Rapid U1400 1160 1430 Jul 6, 2026
57 Gabriel Golliak Grade 3 Hollyburn Elementary School 2-day Classical U1000 1160 1563 Aug 18, 2025
58 Markus Li Grade 4 unknown 2-day Classical U1000 1156 1800 Jan 2, 2026
59 Sophia Doroshenko Grade 6 Unknown 2-day Classical U1800 1146 1685 May 17, 2026
60 Eamon Sheung Grade 8 Lord Byng S.S. 1-day Rapid U1400 1143 0
61 Xavier Zhang Grade 1 Corpus Christi 2-day Classical U1000 1139 1657 Nov 19, 2025
62 Samuel Lu Grade 4 Berkshire Park Elementary 2-day Classical U1800 1138 1862 Sep 28, 2025
63 Jimmy Rao Grade 1 Spul'U'Kwuks E.S. 2-day Classical U1000 1138 1283 Sep 14, 2025
64 Sky Cui Grade 3 Southridge 2-day Classical U1800 1135 1654 Apr 13, 2025
65 Leo Zhou Grade 11 Cariboo Hill S.S. 2-day Classical U1800 1128 0
66 Brayan Zhang Grade 4 SGS 2-day Classical U1800 1126 1623 Dec 25, 2025
67 Brady Li Grade 6 Hillcrest 2-day Classical U1800 1105 1601 May 2, 2026
68 Ryder Hsu Grade 8 Alpha S.S. 2-day Classical U1800 1104 1912 Apr 29, 2026
69 Adrian So Grade 9 Mulgrave School 1-day Rapid U1400 1092 1526 Sep 27, 2026
70 Daniel Deng Grade 10 Cariboo Hill S.S. 2-day Classical U1000 1091 1794 Nov 11, 2025
71 James Hong Grade 6 WPGA 2-day Classical U1800 1085 1628 Oct 16, 2025
72 Timofey Smirnov Adult 2-day Classical U1800 1059 1238 Dec 7, 2024
73 Zack Zhou Grade 7 St George's School 2-day Classical U1800 1040 1463 Mar 31, 2025
74 Don Chen Grade 7 Quilchena E.S. 1-day Rapid U1400 1031 1276 May 20, 2024
75 Daniel OMahony Adult 1-day Rapid U1400 1028 0 Oct 2, 2025
76 Rafael Yen Grade 9 A. R. MacNeil S. S. 1-day Rapid U1400 1022 1445 Jun 7, 2026
77 Jordan Szeto Grade 5 Mitchell E.S. 2-day Classical U1000 1021 1684 Jun 28, 2026
78 James Danaher Adult LIT 2-day Classical U1800 1017 0
79 Derek Tan Grade 6 David Lloyd George 1-day Rapid U1400 1015 1622 Oct 30, 2025
80 David Song Grade 4 Old Yale Rd. E.S. 2-day Classical U1800 1014 1460 Jun 27, 2026
81 Daniel Zhu Grade 1 - 2-day Classical U1800 1006 1906 Oct 4, 2025
82 Fred Yang Grade 4 Carnarvon C.S. 1-day Rapid U1400 987 0
83 Evan Geng Grade 2 Langley Fine Arts 2-day Classical U1800 982 1385 Aug 5, 2026
84 ZITIAN CHEN Grade 6 Sir Willam Osler 1-day Rapid U1400 973 0
85 Ruijia Yu Grade 8 Point Grey 2-day Classical U1800 971 1428 Sep 16, 2024
86 Aarush Sharma Grade 7 Burnaby Central 1-day Rapid U1400 961 1656 Sep 13, 2025
87 Julian Tang Adult adult 2-day Classical U1800 948 1385 May 13, 2026
88 Aiden Lu Grade 7 KSM 1-day Rapid U1400 945 1327 Jan 22, 2026
89 Jack Kang Grade 8 Queen Elizabeth 1-day Rapid U1400 942 0 Oct 18, 2024
90 Rex Yu Grade 4 Southridge 1-day Rapid U1400 937 1525 Jan 17, 2025
91 Max Liao Grade 4 st johns 2-day Classical U1800 930 1413 Apr 17, 2026
92 Ethan Zhang Grade 5 Vancouver Christian School 2-day Classical U1800 923 1486 Jul 19, 2025
93 Larry Yang Grade 5 Suncrest E.S. 1-day Rapid U1400 916 1653 May 31, 2026
94 Jason Han Grade 8 Point Grey Secondary 2-day Classical U1000 909 947 Sep 26, 2025
95 KevinTaikai Liu Grade 3 Vancouver Montessori School 2-day Classical U1000 885 1304 Jan 6, 2026
96 Nathan Halim Grade 10 Archbishop Carney S.S. 1-day Rapid U1400 879 1106 May 28, 2026
97 Sparsh Gandhi Grade 8 Burnaby South S.S. 1-day Rapid U1400 877 1472 Jul 20, 2025
98 Soren Hach Grade 3 Braemar E.S. 1-day Rapid U1400 870 0 Nov 10, 2024
99 Tyler Hun Grade 2 Corpus Christi 2-day Classical U1000 856 1362 May 12, 2026
100 Tiffany-Trang Tran Grade 3 Quilchena E.S. 1-day Rapid U1400 847 0
101 George Huang Grade 7 Queen Elizabeth 1-day Rapid U1400 836 1320
102 Chakhei Gao Grade 9 Stratford Hall 2-day Classical U1000 823 1289 Oct 14, 2024
103 Kevin Chiu Grade 6 Citadel Middle School 1-day Rapid U1400 820 1263 Sep 17, 2024
104 Lucas Chen Grade 8 Burnaby South 2-day Classical U1800 816 1494 May 31, 2026
105 Henry Li Grade 8 James McKinney E.S. 1-day Rapid U1400 810 858 Dec 15, 2024
106 Nathan Bie Grade 3 Edgewood Elementary 2-day Classical U1000 798 1293 Mar 21, 2026
107 Aram Mohammed Adult 2-day Classical U1000 795 1257 Jun 2, 2024
108 Adan Tam Grade 7 R. C. Palmer 1-day Rapid U1400 785 0 Apr 8, 2026
109 Ava Chen Grade 3 James McKinney E.S. 1-day Rapid U1400 770 1108 May 12, 2026
110 Zhenhao Li Grade 6 General Currie E.S. 2-day Classical U1000 765 1099 Apr 30, 2024
111 Jonathan Xi Grade 5 General Currie E.S. 1-day Rapid U1400 764 1243 Nov 19, 2025
112 Ryan Xin Grade 9 PW 1-day Rapid U1400 755 0 Sep 1, 2024
113 Bryan-Viet Tran Grade 1 Quilchena E.S. 1-day Rapid U1400 730 0
114 Karen Chen Grade 5 Clinton E.S. 2-day Classical U1800 728 1433 May 31, 2026
115 Junzhe Liu Grade 5 Marlborough E.S. 1-day Rapid U1400 720 1138 May 13, 2026
116 Kaiden Cardoso Adult 1-day Rapid U1400 708 0
117 Tilak Putta Adult 2-day Classical U1800 708 0 Sep 2, 2024
118 Anny Peng Grade 3 Ridgview elementary school 2-day Classical U1000 705 1512 May 1, 2026
119 Badral Uuganbadrakh Grade 4 Frank J Mitchell Elementary School - Southeast Kootenay 2-day Classical U1000 696 1027 Sep 15, 2024
120 Ario Salari Grade 8 Handworth Highschool 2-day Classical U1000 686 1048 Oct 27, 2024
121 Dylan Yuan Grade 3 Jules Quesnel 1-day Rapid U1400 670 875 Nov 10, 2025
122 Jerry Jia Grade 6 Delta Christian school 2-day Classical U1000 665 909
123 Ron He Grade K Hope Lutheran Christian School 2-day Classical U1000 659 1023 Apr 5, 2026
124 Zihan Yuan Grade 8 Walnut Grove Secondary School 1-day Rapid U1400 647 0
125 Justin Sirois Grade 6 Vancouver C.S. 1-day Rapid U1400 638 0 Sep 18, 2024
126 Aiden Wang Grade 2 Meadowridge 2-day Classical U1000 627 1024 Jun 28, 2025
127 Hunter Chu-zhang Grade 3 Henry Anderson E.S. 2-day Classical U1000 621 900 Sep 4, 2024
128 Daniel Asadi Grade 2 Westcot E.S. 1-day Rapid U1400 589 0 Nov 2, 2024
129 Hubert Kwan Grade 5 West Point Grey Ac. 1-day Rapid U1400 587 1267
130 Ali Nevisi Grade 2 Westcot E.S. 1-day Rapid U1400 554 0 Nov 8, 2024
131 Henry Li Grade 2 Southpointe Ac. 1-day Rapid U1400 517 0
132 Genevieve Tang Grade 4 Renfrew E.S. 2-day Classical U1000 509 1022 Dec 5, 2025
133 Stephen Fan Grade 1 vancouver college 1-day Rapid U1400 492 0
134 Bilge Camurcuoglu Grade 5 Shaughnessy E.S. 2-day Classical U1000 489 0
135 Eason Zhang Grade 1 1-day Rapid U1400 484 0 Nov 29, 2024
136 Yude Lin Grade 6 Pythagoras Academy 2-day Classical U1000 445 0
137 Tumuli Hammond Grade 1 Anne Hebert 1-day Rapid U1400 412 0 Nov 29, 2024
138 Benedict Li Grade 1 St. George’s 1-day Rapid U1400 410 0
139 Huanshuo Li Grade 1 Annie B. Jamieson Elementary School 1-day Rapid U1400 356 733
140 Derek Yuan Grade 2 St John’s school 1-day Rapid U1400 282 0