August Active
Date | Sunday, August 16, 2015 |
Time | 10:30 AM-06:00 PM |
Location | Vancouver Chess School |
Format | Open to all adults and juniors |
Сancellation time | 24 hours |
On site registration | Not allowed |
Organizer | Maxim Doroshenko |
VCS Monthly Active
The top adult and junior finishers of our monthly Active Tournaments will receive free entry to our Active Grand Prix Tournament 2015; Adult section competes for the cash prize of $500. Perpetual trophy to both winners of the Open and junior section. Please check our VCS event calendar for upcoming details. If the winners have already been on the invitation list, we will extend the invitation to the next winner.
Location:Vancouver Chess School温哥华国际象棋学校
Arbutus Shopping Centre #252-4255 Arbutus Street, Vancouver, BC (Ample free parking)
(Use the entrance next to A & W Restaurant; take the escalator up to 2nd floor - Unit 252)
Event |
Open |
Junior |
Qualification 资格 |
All adults are welcome. No rating restriction. All Grades P-7 with minimum ratings of CFC 1100 /CMA 1200 If you are Grade 8 and older, please read info below |
All Grades P-12 from unrated to CFC 1099/CMA1199 |
Time Control 时间限制 |
Game in 30 minutes |
Game in 30 minutes |
Format 赛制 |
6-round Swiss format |
5-round Swiss format |
Ratings 计分系统 |
CMA rated |
CMA rated |
Round time 回合时间 |
1st round – 10:30am |
1st round – 10:30am |
2nd round – 11:30am |
2nd round – 11:30am |
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3rd round – 12:30pm |
Lunch after round 2 |
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Lunch after round 3 |
3rd round – 1:00pm |
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4th round – 2:30pm |
4th round – 2:00pm |
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5th round – 3:30pm |
5th round – 3:00pm |
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6th round – 4:30pm |
Awards – estimated at 4:00pm |
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Awards – estimated at 6:00pm |
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Prizes 奖品 |
Guaranteed first prize of $250 Other prizes based on entries. $600 prize fund if 35 players. Classes to be determined by entries |
Trophies to top 3 and medals to players who scored 2 points or more |
Date: Once per month, all year long
Date |
Day of the week |
Jan 4, 2015 |
Saturday |
Feb 22, 2015 |
Sunday |
Mar 22, 2015 |
Sunday |
Apr 26, 2015 |
Sunday |
May 9, 2015 |
Saturday |
Jun 21, 2015 |
Sunday |
Jul 19, 2015 |
Sunday |
Aug 16, 2015 |
Sunday |
Sep 13, 2015 |
Sunday |
Oct 3, 2015 |
Saturday |
Nov 22, 2015 |
Sunday |
Dec 2015 |
Active Grand Prix |
Eligibility: Open to all players. See chart below.
Time control: Game/25 Minutes with 5 seconds increment.
For pairing purposes onlyà Open section
All adults - CFC ratings will be used for pairing and prize eligibility; or FIDE/USCF/CMA if a player does not have a CFC rating.
New! We now welcome any juniors from Grade 8 and older to join the Open Section without rating restriction. Junior section remains available to all juniors. Please decide which section will be better suited to your ability at your own discretion.
All juniors who have both CFC & CMA ratings, your highest rating will be used.
For pairing purposes onlyà Junior section
CMA ratings will be used.
Individual Tie Breaker 个人决胜局 (Applies to Junior Section only):
1. Direct Encounter (Head to Head)
2. Cumulative score
3. Opposition cumulative score
Bye Request 轮空要求 :
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 ½ hour before round starts 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)
Chess sets and clocks are provided. 提供象棋和棋钟。
Registration Fees & payment 网上注册及付费: $25
No onsite registration is allowed. Cut-off time: 8:00pm/night before tournament
Sibling discount: $5 off for 2nd member or higher in the family
NMs & FMs $5 off. Free for IMs/GMs and player rated above 2300 CFC.
Organizer: Maxim Doroshenko
For immediate assistance, please contact us by email: info@vanchess.ca We read both English & Chinese.
Or leave message only at voicemail (604)568-3283.
- All Sections
- Open
- Junior (below 1200 CMA)
# | Player | Grade | School | Section | Rating CFC | Rating CMA | CFC Expiry |
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1 | FM Ryan Yang | Grade K | Lord Byng Secondary School | Junior (below 1200 CMA) | 2366 | 2376 | Sep 30, 2120 |
2 | Andrew Hemstapat | Grade 5 | R.C.Palmer S.S. | Open | 2252 | 2563 | Aug 9, 2022 |
3 | Victor Zheng | Grade 5 | Vancouver Technical S.S. | Open | 2177 | 1776 | Jul 7, 2025 |
4 | Jerry Wang | Grade 4 | Fraser River Middle School | Junior (below 1200 CMA) | 2106 | 1305 | May 1, 2023 |
5 | Brandon Zhu | Grade 9 | Moscrop S.S. | Open | 2058 | 2205 | Aug 19, 2024 |
6 | Sherry Tian | Grade 4 | Mc Robert SS | Open | 2045 | 2112 | May 1, 2021 |
7 | Peter Kalisvaart | Adult | Unknown School | Open | 2011 | 2044 | May 12, 2025 |
8 | Luke Pulfer | Grade 6 | South Meridian E.S. | Open | 2009 | 1900 | May 5, 2025 |
9 | Veronica Guo | Grade 2 | York House | Junior (below 1200 CMA) | 1998 | 1796 | Jan 30, 2026 |
10 | Kevin Li | Grade 8 | Prince of Wales S.S. | Open | 1980 | 1763 | Jun 1, 2019 |
11 | Joe Roback | Adult | Open | 1978 | 2152 | Sep 1, 2025 | |
12 | Kai Wang | Adult | Open | 1971 | 1803 | May 10, 2026 | |
13 | Kevin Low | Grade 4 | Dr. George M. Weir E.S. | Open | 1965 | 2095 | Oct 27, 2024 |
14 | Maven Zheng | Grade 8 | Eric Hamber S.S. | Open | 1921 | 1751 | Oct 1, 2021 |
15 | Daniel Wang | Grade 1 | Manoah Steves Elementary | Open | 1911 | 1780 | May 10, 2026 |
16 | Eric Jiang | Grade 1 | St. George's Jr. | Junior (below 1200 CMA) | 1871 | 1542 | Feb 28, 2023 |
17 | Chuyang Gu | Grade 3 | Herbert Spencer E.S. | Open | 1823 | 1708 | Apr 4, 2024 |
18 | Richard Ingram | Adult | Open | 1821 | 1466 | Feb 28, 2026 | |
19 | Borna Amjadi | Grade 3 | West Vancouver Secondary School | Junior (below 1200 CMA) | 1808 | 1174 | Apr 30, 2023 |
20 | Jofrel Landingin | Adult | Open | 1808 | 1535 | Apr 28, 2026 | |
21 | Ethan Low | Grade 6 | Moscrop S.S. | Open | 1765 | 1714 | Jan 1, 2021 |
22 | Anna Van | Grade 4 | St. Joseph the Worker | Junior (below 1200 CMA) | 1685 | 1291 | Nov 1, 2018 |
23 | Dylan Fox | Grade 7 | Mulgrave | Open | 1662 | 1654 | Jan 1, 2021 |
24 | Nathaniel Knox | Grade 10 | Inquiry HUB | Open | 1661 | 1732 | Sep 1, 2016 |
25 | Marionito Jose | Adult | Open | 1632 | 1616 | Sep 30, 2025 | |
26 | Brian Sullivan | Adult | Unknown School | Open | 1439 | 1534 | Dec 1, 2099 |
27 | Vincent Guo | Grade 1 | St. George's Jr. | Junior (below 1200 CMA) | 983 | 1053 | Aug 1, 2017 |
28 | John Smith | Grade 2 | St. John's | Junior (below 1200 CMA) | 913 | 1078 | Feb 1, 2017 |
29 | Eva Shu | Grade 7 | Richmond C.S./E.S. | Junior (below 1200 CMA) | 845 | 1065 | Mar 1, 2018 |
30 | DanielD Zhang | Grade 4 | Suncrest E.S. | Junior (below 1200 CMA) | 809 | 1098 | Jul 1, 2018 |
31 | Nicholas Yang | Grade 7 | Lord Byng | Junior (below 1200 CMA) | 594 | 1114 | Jun 1, 2016 |
32 | Kevin Lei | Grade 4 | David Lloyd George E.S. | Junior (below 1200 CMA) | 400 | 939 | Dec 1, 2012 |
33 | Jerry Yang | Adult | Sperling E.S. | Open | 0 | 548 | |
34 | Gloria Yu | Grade 4 | Trafalgar E.S. | Junior (below 1200 CMA) | 0 | 480 | Jun 7, 2015 |
35 | Gilberto Igharas | Adult | None | Open | 0 | 1893 | |
36 | Matthew Ji | Grade 2 | James McKinney E.S. | Junior (below 1200 CMA) | 0 | 690 | |
37 | MinYi Zhu | Adult | Open | 0 | 0 | ||
38 | David Li | Grade 5 | Citadel M.S. | Junior (below 1200 CMA) | 0 | 931 | |
39 | Dagan Meredith | Grade 2 | Home schooled | Junior (below 1200 CMA) | 0 | 622 | |
40 | Calvin Jiang | Grade 9 | Port Moody S.S. | Open | 0 | 952 |