British Columbia Chess Federation
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News
New National Master
Congratulations to
Lucas Yao whose
NM title was certified by the CFC yesterday.
[Posted: May 20, 2026]
2026 Paul Keres Memorial Results
Thank you to
Umang Banatwala and the rest of the Fraser Valley Chess team for a really great Keres on Victoria Day weekend. There were 197 players in the Open and 39 in the Blitz.
Winners of the sections were:
Premier:
GM Vladimir Belous and
FM/WIM Megen Lee, both of Seattle tied for first with 5 points out of 6.
FM Grigorii Morozov as the top BC player (on tie-break) qualified for an invitation to the BC Closed.
U2000:
Gyuwan Lee 5.5 points
U1500:
Tianyou Huang 5.5 points
U1000:
Weihan Chen and
Lucas Zhou 5 points
Blitz:
GM Vladimir Bilous and NM Yidong Chen 6 points out of 7
[Posted: May 20, 2026]
Bulletin #482 Posted
BC Bulletin #482 has been posted!
[Posted: May 20, 2026]
Bulletin #481 Posted
BC Bulletin #481 has been posted!
[Posted: May 20, 2026]
BC vs Alberta Match - UPDATE
Final score: Alberta 31 BC 29. Congratulations to NM Bohan (Henry) Yang for defeating IM Tymur Keleberda in round 3.
[Posted May 4, 2026]
BC vs Alberta Match - UPDATE
BC and Alberta are currently battling it out for bragging rights in a match at Salmon Arm. After three rounds, Alberta leads 19.5 - 16.5. Go, BC!
[Posted May 3, 2026, 11:30 am]
Bulletin #480 Posted
BC Bulletin #480 has been posted!
[Posted: April 17, 2026]
2026 Annual General Meeting
The BC Chess Federation will be holding the Annual General Meeting on Sunday, May 17th, 2026.
Location: Richmond Curling Club. 5540 Hollybridge Way, Richmond BC, V7C 4N3
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Meeting will be in the upstairs skittles room of the venue.
Time: 3pm or immediately following Round 3 of the Keres Memorial Tournament.
Agenda: Send any discussion items to be added to the agenda to BCCF President Paul Leblanc at:
pc-leblanc@shaw.ca
Voting: All eligible (please see below for eligibility requirements) BCCF members are welcome and
encouraged to participate in voting on agenda discussions.
Eligibility
- Must be at least 14 years of age.
- Must be current BCCF member (one event played, organized or directed within the past
year), OR current CFC member, OR lifetime BCCF member.
- Must sign in prior to the AGM to confirm above requirements.
New sign in requirement for all members who wish to vote on agenda discussions. Sign in sheets and
coordinators will be present at the entrances to the meeting.
[Posted: April 15, 2026]
Announcing Team BC
BC vs Alberta Match Salmon Arm 1-3 May
NM Teodulfo Jojo Nones
NM Zachary Liu
NM Jason Yidong Chen
NM Bohan Henry Yang
Barath Subramanian Suresh
Zachary Chruzcz
Wade Courson
Zhiheng Henrik Luo
Adrien Howard
Aiden Zhu
Panshul Mishra Jaiman
[Posted: April 15, 2026]
