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Our Advantages
Six reasons families choose ChessHeroes online events for safe, motivating, and skill‑building competition.
Safe & Private Environment
Only ChessHeroes students participate — no random opponents or online toxicity. Parents can relax: it’s a secure, respectful community.
Focus on Learning,
Not Ratings
Built for growth — not point chasing. Every match reinforces lesson concepts so students apply what they learn in class.
Fair Play & Transparency
Live coaches/arbiters supervise events to ensure fair play. Internal ratings reflect performance among true peers.
Club Spirit & Motivation
Students compete with familiar classmates, building friendships, healthy rivalry, and a strong sense of belonging.
Real Chess Recognition
Winners and milestones are celebrated on our website, in news, and at award ceremonies — achievements kids truly value.
Bridge to Real Tournaments
Perfect preparation for regional & national events — students learn time control, discipline, and etiquette from home.
Upcoming tournaments
What parents are saying
We have proudly been with Vancouver Chess School since day one and we have always experienced high-quality and productive lessons from all the instructors here. Not only that, but the coaches are alwa...
VCS is a very good school for all age chess learners. It provides a resourceful topics on chess and there are many tournaments that you might not even have time to play all of them!...
Very good chess school; it provides many opportunities for kids to practice chess with others. My child made much progress there. Thanks a lot for teacher and school!...
Great staff! Great learning experience for kids!...
Incredible chess centre! I grew up with this place and do not regret a second!!!...
Lots of amazing teachers and players here. My son got big progress and is really enjoying. I strongly recommend the chess school....
Great place, both before and post-Covid. My son has been attending for 3 years and has made great progress. They have lots of tournaments and camps. There's a clear system in place to track performan...
Developing children’s intelligence is the original intention of learning chess, and there is a lot of harvest in its process. You have to work hard if you want to win, but you should always respect ...
The best school to learn chess for any kind of levels!...
Wow! The Vancouver Chess School is such a great place for children to learn Chess! Awesome coaches and amazing programs! The coaches are very professional and experienced....
Our children began learning at Vancouver Chess School around six months ago. Their remarkable progress in chess is all thanks to the outstanding coaching and education provided by the school. Recently...
Overall, VCS is a great school with amazing coaches at various levels. Highly recommended to all kids and adults interested in chess improvements. We taught our daughter the game of chess during th...
The Vancouver Chess School is a treasure! My family first become aware of them through their school programs years ago. These were were life savers and also let my kids explore chess in a structured...
Veronica learned a ton from all the teachers who were there teaching during the training sessions of the Canadian Chess Challenge. It was all incredibly useful and they provided many resources to help...
We are very pleased with the Vancouver Chess School! My child is very enthusiastic in participating in the variety of activities, pro D days, tournaments and classes they offer. The school is managed ...
The Vancouver Chess School has been a game-changer for my autistic child. Not only has he made remarkable progress in his chess skills, but he genuinely looks forward to every session. The instructors...
We've been taking our daughter to Vancouver Chess School for the last 4 years or so. She loves chess and this school and its teachers are a large part of why. The teachers at this school take a person...
Our kid really enjoyed the chess classes. The classes/activities are well structured and the coaches are patient....
Looking for a place to develop my son chess skills. Found Vancouver Chess School, Best choice ever. Great online class, Competitive chess event to keep things interesting for kids. If your kids like c...
I feel that the Vancouver Chess School is a very educational place for chess. They have some of Canada's top players as coaches and I was taught by a few of them. I just think that this would be a gre...
