Registration
Start Date Saturday, February 8, 2025, 10:00 AM
End Date Sunday, February 9, 2025, 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
Notes

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 

Qualification资格

 All adults and juiors are welcome. No rating restriction.

Time Control  时间限制

G60

Format赛制

5-round Swiss format

Ratings 计分系统

All sections: CFC, CMA rated. Valid CFC membership is required

Pairing  配对

CFC ratings will be used for pairing and prize eligibility orFIDE/USCF/CMA (any other international rating) if a player does not have a CFC rating

Round time

回合时间

Saturday

1st round – 10:30am

 

2nd round – 1:00pm

 

3rd round – 3:30pm

 

Blitz tournament 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

G5, 7 rounds

https://www.vanchess.ca/tournaments/view/id/10627

Sunday

4th round – 3:30pm

5th round – 5:30pm

Award ceremony - 7:30pm

Prizes 奖品

 

Guaranteed prize fund $5500

 

 

Entry fee

Tournament Regular Early bird and sibling discount

2-day Classical 

$90

$80 before Dec 31

2-hour Blitz

$20

$15 before Dec 31

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

 

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

 

2-Day Classical Chess Tournament

Prize Distribution:

Section 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place 4th Place 5th Place Best Female Player
Open $1000 $600 $400 $275 $150 $100
U1800 $600 $400 $275 $150 $100 $100
U1400 $300 $200 $150 - - $100
U1000 $250 $150 $100 - - $100
U600 VCS Signature Medal + Special Prize VCS Signature Medal + Special Prize VCS Signature Medal + Special Prize - - VCS Signature Medal

 

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

 

Photography

VCS reserves the right to use any photos taken during our events for promotional purposes, unless parents request in writing that their child’s image not appear in any promotional literature. 

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

# Player Grade School Section Rating FIDE Rating CMA Rating CFC CFC Expiry
1 IM Bindi Cheng Adult 2-day Classical (Open section) 2368 2370 2432 Dec 1, 2099
2 FM Ethan Song Grade 10 Lord Byng S.S. 2-day Classical (Open section) 2313 2395 2363 Apr 30, 2025
3 FM Ryan Yang Grade 10 Lord Byng Secondary School 2-day Classical (Open section) 2154 2352 2311 Sep 30, 2120
4 IM Raymond Kaufman Adult 2-day Classical (Open section) 2140 2332 2261 Dec 31, 2099
5 Richard Ingram Adult 2-day Classical U1800 1990 1514 1692 Feb 28, 2025
6 Sophia Doroshenko Grade 7 Unknown 2-day Classical (Open section) 1713 1143 1605 May 9, 2025
7 Dasha Doroshenko Grade 7 Unknown 2-day Classical (Open section) 1710 1216 1709 May 9, 2025
8 Jaydon Yuan Grade 7 Kerrisdale Elementary 2-day Classical (Open section) 1694 1378 1732 Sep 19, 2025
9 Karson Lu Grade 2 Maple Grove Montessori 2-day Classical (Open section) 1664 1184 1761 Mar 24, 2025
10 BarathSubramanian Suresh Grade 5 BC Christian Academy 2-day Classical (Open section) 1657 1094 1792 Sep 25, 2025
11 Henry Fan Grade 7 West Point Grey Ac. 2-day Classical (Open section) 1648 1277 1684 Feb 23, 2025
12 Zachary Chua Grade 6 - 2-day Classical (Open section) 1619 1296 1810 Jan 5, 2124
13 Ryder Hsu Grade 10 Alpha S.S. 2-day Classical (Open section) 1610 1139 1798 Apr 30, 2025
14 Patrick Steel Grade 10 University Hill Secondary 2-day Classical (Open section) 0 1152 1558 Sep 24, 2025
15 Om Hasija Grade 6 Sir Wilfrid Laurier Annex 2-day Classical U1000 0 866 701 Sep 27, 2025
16 Oliver Wang Grade 4 Dr. AJ 2-day Classical U1400 0 1010 0
17 Raymond Sui Grade 2 Norma Rose Point E.S. 2-day Classical U1000 0 758 0
18 Micah Chow Grade 9 Vancouver Christian School 2-day Classical U1400 0 1023 1463 Oct 20, 2025
19 Aaron Gu Grade 4 St Jude School 2-day Classical U1400 0 915 1385 May 7, 2025
20 Rockwell Chan Grade 2 École Glenayre Elementary 2-day Classical U1400 0 817 1123 Sep 25, 2025
21 Martina Szeto Grade 5 Mitchell E.S. 2-day Classical U1000 0 834 1286 Oct 26, 2025
22 Ryan Zhou Grade 8 Yorkson Creek M.S. 2-day Classical U1400 0 721 1157 Feb 5, 2026
23 Sam Zhao Grade 6 St.Augustine 2-day Classical (Open section) 0 521 0 Jan 1, 2026
24 Sky Cui Grade 4 Southridge 2-day Classical U1400 0 1128 1423 Apr 10, 2025
25 Tiffany-Trang Tran Grade 4 Quilchena E.S. 2-day Classical U1000 0 763 0
26 Yuran Ma Grade 7 Queen Elizabeth Elementary School 2-day Classical U1800 0 938 1435 Sep 11, 2025
27 Zirui Ren Grade 6 Dr. R. E. McKechnie Elementary School 2-day Classical U1400 0 969 1232 Sep 23, 2025
28 Ryan Lind Adult 2-day Classical (Open section) 0 0 0
29 Jordan Szeto Grade 6 Whiteside Elementary 2-day Classical U1400 0 1134 1544 Jun 28, 2025
30 Lahan Wickramasinghe Grade 5 Coyote Creek E.S. 2-day Classical U1800 0 787 1478 Jun 14, 2025
31 Bryson Kwong Grade 9 Lord Byng 2-day Classical U1400 0 955 1455 Jan 21, 2025
32 Adam He Grade 4 Taylor park 2-day Classical U1000 0 770 0
33 Adrien Howard Adult 2-day Classical (Open section) 0 1412 1697 Apr 30, 2025
34 Alex Yu Adult 2-day Classical U1400 0 1348 1668 Oct 15, 2025
35 Allen Kong Grade 4 St George’s 2-day Classical U600 0 596 0
36 Avery Leung Grade 4 General Currie E.S. 2-day Classical U1000 0 796 1082 Jul 2, 2025
37 Ben Kohavi Grade 5 Norma Rose Point E.S. 2-day Classical U1000 0 713 0
38 Bowen Wang Grade 1 St. George’s School 2-day Classical U1000 0 757 0
39 Bryan-Viet Tran Grade 2 Quilchena E.S. 2-day Classical U1000 0 710 0
40 Chelsea Tang Grade 8 Sir Winston Churchill Secondary 2-day Classical U1800 0 1050 1434 Dec 5, 2024
41 Junzhe Liu Grade 6 Marlborough E.S. 2-day Classical U1000 0 670 1000 May 13, 2025
42 Darsh Hasija Grade 4 Sir Wilfrid Laurier Annex 2-day Classical U1000 0 692 820 Sep 27, 2025
43 Ethan Sun Grade 9 St. George's Sr. 2-day Classical U1400 0 1016 1311 Oct 23, 2025
44 Heer Aiden Grade 9 DSS 2-day Classical U1000 0 630 0
45 Jayden Wu Grade 7 Eagle mountain middle 2-day Classical U1000 0 681 0
46 Jimmy Rao Grade 2 Spul'U'Kwuks E.S. 2-day Classical U1000 0 966 1382 Sep 14, 2025
47 Joanne Wangluo Grade 7 Tecumseh Elementary School 2-day Classical (Open section) 0 1233 1710 Dec 9, 2025
48 Jonathan Xi Grade 6 General Currie E.S. 2-day Classical U1400 0 746 1104 Nov 19, 2025
49 Aaron Li Grade 9 Sir Winston Churchill Secondary 2-day Classical U1800 0 1259 1632 May 19, 2025
50 ZITIAN CHEN Grade 7 Sir Willam Osler 2-day Classical U1000 0 1002 0