Welcome to the Victoria Junior Chess Society
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Last Updated: Jan. 17th, 2026
Group Practice Opportunities:
- A weekly group meetup (free for all youth), sponsored by the Victoria Junior Chess society will continue on September 28th, 2026. This meetup will be in the Arbutus Room at Saanich Commonwealth Place every Monday from 5:30pm - 7:30pm until December 14th. After December 14th, we will reconvene in the New Year.
- During the school season, regular junior chess meet-up held by EBC Chess Club: every Tuesday night (7pm - 8:30pm) at Emmanuel Baptist Church (2121 Cedar Hill X Rd, Victoria BC V8P 2R6). For all level players. $20 donation to the church per half year.
- The Oak Bay Recreation Center sometimes runs a chess club. Please check their recreation brochure for details and registration.
Upcoming Tournaments
Welcome back everyone. We will start the new school year's tournaments as below.
- 2026 Island Junior Fall Open - TBD
Tournaments to Consider ( Both Junior and Open/All ages )
Completed Tournaments
2026
- 2026 Victoria Junior City Championship & Victoria Chess Challenge Combined - Sunday, March 1st, 2026 (3:30pm - 8pm) - Commonwealth Place, Cedar Room - Grade K - 7 Final Results | Grade 8 - 12 Final Results
- 2026 Victoria Youth Chess Championship (Qualifier for CYCC) - Friday, April 3rd, 2026 (9:30am - 3pm) - Hotel Grand Pacific - Standings
2025
2023
- Island Junior Open (G25/10, 6 rounds) - October 7th 2023 - Completed
- Island Junior Open #2 (G25/5, 6 rounds, CFC Rated) - November 4th, 2023 - Results
- Island Junior New Year Open (G25/5, 6 rounds, CFC Rated) - January 13th, 2024 - Results
- Victoria City Junior Chess Championship (G25/5, 6 rounds, CFC Rated) - February 24th, 2024 - Results
- Victoria Chess Challenge (Qualifier to BC Chess Challenge) (G25/5, 5 rounds, CFC Rated) - March 23rd, 2024 - Results: CMA | CFC
- Victoria Youth Chess Championship (Qualifier to the Canadian Youth Chess Championship) - March 29th, 2024 - Completed
2022
- Island Junior Open - October 30th 2022 - Result and Rating
- Island Junior Blitz - November 27th 2022 - Result and Rating
- Island Junior New Year Open - January 22nd - Result and Rating
- Victoria City Championships - February 12th - Result and Rating K-3 G4-7 G8-12
- Victoria Chess Challenge - March 5th - Result Pending CFC Posting
Victoria High School Championship 2019
Paul Leblanc of the Victoria Chess Club presents the high school championship trophy to Mount Douglas Vice-Principal Paul Ledet. The winning Mount Douglas Secondary School Chess Team in 2019 was led by Victoria Junior Chess member, Mathew Geng, who has graduated and now in Waterloo University. Congratulations to the team!
- 2019 Victoria City Championships Result
- 2018/19 Island Junior Blitz Open Result
- 2018/19 Island Junior Active Open Open Section U800 Section
- 2018 Victoria City Championships Result
- 2017/18 Island Junior Blitz Open Result
- 2017/18 Island Junior Active Open Result
- 2016/17 Island Junior Open Active #2 (Nov 6th) CMA Rating Result CFC Rating Result Advanced Novice
- 2016/17 Island Junior Open Active #3 (Dec 11th) Result coming soon
- 2016/17 Victoria City Championship and Victoria Chess Challenge CMA Rating Result
- All the other historical tournaments please see here
** Revised Policy - Please Read Parents and Guardians are responsible for the direct supervision of their child(ren). If you are not able to stay on site during the tournament please make sure you have delegated the authority for direct supervision of your Child(ren) to another adult who will be on site. Please make sure your child(ren) and delegated adult knows your phone number including cell phone if you need to leave the tournament site. The Tournament Director(s) and Organizer(s) are not able to provide direct supervision. Tournaments may end sooner or later than the post finish estimates depending on how fast the rounds are completed in each section.
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