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New Victoria City Chess Championship is Sunday Dec 6 See the Tournament Schedule for more info.
Registration fees 2009-2010
Entry fee for IJO tournaments $15 $10 for each additional sibling.
New player: Special one time $5 entry fee (IJO only). For players new to tournament chess. No previous CFC, CMA, USCF or other international chess organizations tournament experience.
Entry fee for City Championship, Regional Age Championship and
One time payment for all 8 tournaments (5 IJO's and 3 other championships) available to VJCS members only. Membership is $10 per year. One or more parent may join. We encourage junior membership as well. One child $80 2nd child same family $60 3rd $40 4th $20
School teams may preregister as a group by email and pay $10 each for IJO events.
2009 CYCC players - 2009-2010 membership and VJCS fees were included in CYCC entry fees.
Chess at Willows Beach Saturday mornings from 10:00 am to noon until the end of September (weather permitting). www.victoriajuniorchess.com Learn to play. Casual chess and more. Sign up for the 2009/2010 Junior chess season. Monthly tournaments starting in October.
Harry Moore - Oak Bay Border was 1st in the Open Class
Vanmane, Amith - Seattle 1st in the U12 Age Class
Grand Pacific Summer Blitz. 36 players including GM Emil Anka from Hungary. 16 players travelling from Alaska arrived in Victoria and met in a 5 double round swiss chess tournament.TD was Elliot Raymer. Another great Victoria Event sponsored by Victoria Junior Chess. Photos will be posted soon.
The Chess 4 LifeChess Camp at Seawill be stopping in Victoria on August 27th. Victoria Junior Chess will host a blitz tournament for the camp participants, local players and other interested chess players. Registration is free! The blitz tournament is scheduled to start at 1 pm on Thursday August 27th and will be held in the Hotel Grand Pacific. Details and Registration below.
Summer Chess at Willows Beach
New Posted 7th Annual Beach Party and Awards June 27th at Willows Beach
Another year of outdoor chess in a spectacular setting. See you at the beach.
Click here for a nice air photo of Willows Beach map
All summer long. Every Saturday from 10:00 am to noon. July to the end of August. Casual games. Learn to play. All ages. Sponsored by Victoria Junior Chess and Thrifty Foods.
Some great games on Sunday at the Victoria City Championships. The best young chess players in the city battled for trophies in one of the strongest City Championships ever held in Victoria.
Congratulations to all who played in the 9th Annual Victoria City Junior Chess Championships.
The First Met Chess Club (junior chess) meets Tuesday evenings at 6:30 pm. The club will not be meeting during the Holiday break and will re open Jan 6th 2009. See thechess clubpage for more details.
Entry fee for IJO tournaments $15 $10 for each additional sibling.
New player: Special one time $5 entry fee (IJO only). For players new to tournament chess. No previous CFC, CMA, USCF or other international chess organizations tournament experience.
Entry fee for City Championship, Regional Age Championship and
One time payment for all 8 tournaments (5 IJO's and 3 other
championships) available to VJCS members only. Membership is $10 per
year. One or more parent may join. We encourage junior membership as
well. One child $80 2nd child same family $60 3rd $40 4th $20
School teams may preregister as a group by email and pay $10 each for IJO events.
Registration Instructions for Victoria Junior Chess events 2009-2010
Please register on site from 9:30-9:45 am. Pre registration is optional for all events.
To pre-register for a tournament please send an email with the tournament name in the subject line to victoriajuniorchess@gmail.com . Please make sure information is correct on the CMA site (spelling for your name, school name, grade, etc.) http://www.chesstalk.com/elo/pub/ . If not, let us know in your email.
Chess at Willows Beach is now over until June 2010. This year we hosted chess from mid May to the end of September. This was the 7th year of outdoor chess at Willows beach. We have not been rained out yet!
Another year of outdoor chess in a spectacular setting. See you next year at the beach.
Click here for a nice air photo of Willows Beachmap
All summer long. Every Saturday from 10:00 am to noon. July to the end of August. Casual games. Learn to play. All ages. Sponsored by Victoria Junior Chess and Thrifty Foods.
Saturday June 28th A good turnout this year and great weather on a cloud free day. 22 players in the blitz tournament. Josh Renaud was 1st place. Malcolm Bowles 2nd.
The Sportmanship trophy was awarded to TianTian Geng in 2008.
The Victoria Junior Chess Society is comprised of a group of volunteers and is registered under the B.C. Societies Act as a non-profit society (established 2000). We promote chess in the Greater Victoria Area and its various School Systems (K-12), by:
Organizing Island Junior Open Chess tournaments and Regional Championships
Organizing workshops, seminars and classes for novice, intermediate and advanced players
Introducing young players to competitive tournament chess
Assisting with the development of School Chess Clubs
Organizing other related chess events for children/students
Introducing and teaching chess basics to children
The Victoria Junior Chess Society supports and will assist, upon request, any individual school, teacher or group with junior chess activities and instruction.
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