Lots of side events at the 49th Canadian Open. This is the 1st CO to be held in Victoria. See you at the CO!
The BC Chess Challenge was held April 6 at the Hotel Grand Pacific in Victoria. 180 players from Kindergarten to grade 12 makes this one of the largest chess tournaments to held in Victoria. Congratulations to Josh Wild ( grade 12 student from Pacific Christian) who will be traveling to Halifax for the Canadian chess challenge in May.
The Grand Pacific Open was also a great success with 120 players and special guests GM Hikaru Nakamura rated 6th in the world and WGM Nino Maisuradze from Paris, France. Many juniors stayed to compete in the GPO.
NEWRevised 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. Most Junior Chess Tournaments end between 1 and 3pm. Tournaments may end sooner or later than these estimates depending on how fast the rounds are completed in each section.
The 12th Annual Victoria City Junior Chess Championship was be held Sunday Dec 4 at UVic
Champions this year below Full results available online. Click here. Should be live by Dec 12
Jill Ding
Grade 8 to 12
Matthew Geng
Grade 4 to 7
Patrick Huang
Grade K to 3
The schedule for Victoria Junior Chess Tournaments for the 2011-2012 season is now posted. Click here for Flyer pdfdocx Print and post a few at your school and/or community center.
The BC Chess Challenge (Provincial Championships by grade) will be held April 6 at the Hotel Grand Pacific. This tournament is open to qualified players only. A number of regional qualifiers will be held across BC in the winter/spring 2012. We expect 200 players to compete in the BC Chess Challenge. The top player in each grade will qualify for the Canadian Chess Challenge being held in Halifax (May 2012).
The Canadian Open Chess Championships will be held in Victoria July 8-13 2012. Download Flyer Here. This is a must do for serious chess players. Open to all ages. A number of Grandmasters are expected to attend. There will be demos, lessons, blitz and bughouse tournaments and more.
An exciting year for chess coming up. Mark your calendars now. And check the Victoria Junior Chess Website for information and updates.
Canadian Chess Challenge Blitz and Bughouse Report now posted May 2011 Click Here
Living Chess game July 1st 2011 at Market Square Watch 2 teams of 16 battle it out on a 24 foot X 24 foot chess board under the direction of World Champion Jason Cao and a worthy opponent. We will need 16 pawns, 4 rooks, 4 knights, 4 bishops, 2 Queens and 2 Kings. Pawns will receive a free shirt. Pawns must be <4'6" feet tall. Register on line here
Seaside Blitz Monday July 4 Ogden Point Cafe 8:00 to 10:00 pm register on site Limited entry First come first served. $5 on site
Summer Chess at Willows Beach 2800 Dalhousie St Victoria BC Canada
All summer long. Every Saturday from 10:00 am to noon. May 28 to the September 3rd 2011 Casual games. Learn to play. All ages. Sponsored by Victoria Junior Chess.
Chess in the Square Fisgard and Government St Victoria BC Canada
All summer long. Every Sunday from Noon to 4:30. May 29 to the September 4th 2011 Casual games. Giant Chess. Learn to play. All ages. Sponsored by Victoria Junior Chess and the DVBA.
The Canadian Chess Challenge will be coming to Victoria May 21-23 2011 12 players from each province Grade 1-12 10 teams UVIC Side events, BBQ and more Spectators Welcome
The Victoria Youth Chess Championships were held March 6 at UVIC 60 players took part in this triple qualifier for the BC Youth Chess Championship Saturday April 30-May 1 in Richmond, BC the Canadian Youth Chess Championship July 6-9, 2011 at the Hotel Sheraton, Richmond Hill, Ontario and the BC Chess Challenge Saturday April 9 in Richmond BC. List of qualifiers Complete results http://www.chesstalk.com/elo/pub/scr/tournois.php?no=6825
The Victoria Youth Chess Championship was held Sunday, March 6th at UVIC. Results have been submitted for rating and will be posted soon. Click here for Flyer Players compete in age groups U8 born 03,04,05,06 U10 born 01 02 U12 born 99 00 U14 born 97 98 U16 born 95 96 U18 born 93 94
Outdoor Chess all summer long in Victoria BC Canada May to September
Chess in the Library is starting up on the West Coast at the Juan de Fuca library in Victoria BC Info LinkThis program is inspired by the Chess in the Library (CITL) program in Toronto. Thanks to Yuanling Yuan for supporting CITL on the west coast. See CITL for other library clubs across Canada
Victoria City Junior Chess Championship will be held Sunday December 5th at UVIC See the tournament schedule for details
The 2010-2011 Schedule will be posted soon. New for this year - Entry fee is reduced to $10 for individual events - Grand Prix is on hold - Canadian Chess Challenge will be held in Victoria on Victoria Day weekend May 20-23 2011!
Registration on site or pre register by sending an email with players names, school, grade and postal code.VictoriaJuniorChess@gmail.com
New Posted 8th Annual Beach Party and Awards June 26th 2009 at Willows Beach
Another year of outdoor chess in a spectacular setting.
Click here fora nice air photo of Willows Beach map
All summer long. Every Saturday from 10:00 am to noon. June to the September 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 fora 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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