Provincial Champions
Crosstables for these championships
For BYCC Champions please see Stephen Wright’s History Page.
BC Champions
1916 — John M. Ewing
1917 — Bertram A. Yates
1918 — Bertram A. Yates
1919 — John M. Ewing
1920 — John M. Ewing
1921 — John M. Ewing/Bertram A. Yates
1922 — John J. Ewing
1923 — John M. Ewing/William J. Barker
1924 — William J. Barker
1925 — Max Enke
1926 — William J. Barker
1927 — Max Enke
1928 — William J. Barker
1929 — Jack M. Taylor
1930 — Jack M. Taylor
1931 — Charles F. Millar
1932 — Charles F. Millar
1933 — Charles F. Millar
1935 — C.F. Goodman
1936 — John M. Ewing
1937 — Charles F. Millar
1938 — Jack M. Taylor
1939 — Einar Gislesen/A. Jacobsen
1940 — W.E. Frank Fillery/Bertram A. Yates
1941 — Leo M. Duval
1942 — Leo M. Duval
1943 — Leo M. Duval
1944 — Einar Gislesen
1945 — Jack M. Taylor
1946 — Leo M. Duval
1947 — Abe Helman
1948 — Abe Helman
1949 — Miervaldis Jursevskis
1950 — Miervaldis Jursevskis
1951 — Maurice Pratt
1952 — Maxime Eberhard
1953 — Tauno Saila/Jack M. Taylor
1954 — Miervaldis Jursevskis
1955 — Miervaldis Jursevskis
1956 — Miervaldis Jursevskis
1957 — Miervaldis Jursevskis
1958 — Elod Macskasy
1959 — Elod Macskasy
1960 — Elod Macskasy
1961 — Elod Macskasy
1962 — Elod Macskasy
1963 — Duncan Suttles
1964 — Fred Wuntschek
1965 — Brian Potter
1966 — Duncan Suttles
1967 — Colin D. Aykroyd/Elod Macskasy
1968 — Peter Biyiasas
1969 — Peter Biyiasas
1970 — Robert D. Zuk
1971 — Peter Biyiasas
1972 — Peter Biyiasas
1973 — Bruce Harper
1974 — Joseph Oszvald
1975 — Bruce Harper / Robert Chow
1976 — Bruce Harper/Joseph Oszvald
1977 — Dan Scoones/Gordon Taylor
1978 — Bruce Harper/Alan Hill
1979 — Gordon Taylor
1980 — Bruce Harper
1981 — Gordon Taylor
1982 — Gordon Taylor
1983 — Gordon Taylor
1984 — Dan Scoones/Robert D. Zuk
1985 — Nigel Fullbrook
1986 — Dave Ross
1987 — Dave Ross
1988 — Tom O'Donnell
1989 — Gary Basanta
1990 — Harry Moore
1991 — Gary Basanta
1992 — Gary Basanta
1993 — Gary Basanta
1994 — Jonathan Berry
1995 — Yan Teplitsky
1996 — Yan Teplitsky
1997 — Dragoljub Milicevic/Mayo Fuentebella
1998 — Gary Basanta
1999 — Marcel Milat
2000 — Jonathan Berry/Dragoljub Milicevic
2001 — Dragoljub Milicevic
2002 — Harry Moore
2003 — Jack Yoos
2004 — Jack Yoos
2005 — Jack Yoos
2006 — Howard Wu/ Brian McLaren/Jonathan Berry
2007 — Brian McLaren
2008 — Jonathan Berry
2009 — Jack Yoos
2010 — Jack Yoos
2011 — Maxim Doroshenko & Loren Laceste
2012 — Butch Villavieja
2013 — Tanraj Sohal
2014 — Jason Cao
2015 — Jason Cao
2016 — Jason Cao
2017 — Grigorii Morozov & Tanraj Sohal
2018 — Grigorii Morozov & Tanraj Sohal
2019 — Grigorii Morozov
2021 — John Doknjas
2022 — Raymond Kaufman & Keith MacKinnon
2023 — Neil Doknjas
2024 — John Doknjas
2025 — Neil Doknjas
B.C. Active Champions
1990 — Leon Piasetski
1991 — Yasser Seirawan
2000 — Gary Basanta
2009 — Vicente Lee Jr.
2010 — Vicente Lee Jr.
2011 — Mayo Fuentebella/Maxim Doroshenko
2012 — Mayo Fuentebella
2013 — Mayo Fuentebella
2014 — Mayo Fuentebella
2015 — Mayo Fuentebella
2016 — Raymond Kaufman
2017 — Tanraj Sohal
2018 — Raymond Kaufman, Andrew Hemstapat
2019 — Tanraj Sohal, Andrew Hemstapat
2020 — Andrew Hempstapat (online)
B.C. Women Champions
1947 — Anna Sharpe
1957 — Erika White
1974 — Lynn Stringer
1976 — Bea Sarac
1977 — Bea Sarac
1978 — Bea Sarac
1992 — Lynn Stringer
1993 — Jackie Brien
1994 — Jackie Brien
1995 — Anca Datcu
1998 — Alice Eslava/Lynn Stringer/Yamei Wang
2000 — Yamei Wang/Valentina Goutor
2003 — Valentina Goutor
2008 — Alexandra Botez
2011 — Alexandra Botez
2015 — Andrea Botez
2016 — Valeria Gansvind
2017 — Sherry Tian
2018 — Sherry Tian
2021 — Bich Ngoc Pham
2022 — Joyce Zhang
2023 — Joyce Zhang
2024 — Lia Rathburn
2025 — Sofia Vigurs
B.C. Junior Champions
1970 — Bruce Harper
1974 — Glenn Morin
1975 — Carl Storey
1976 — Jeff Reeve
1977 — Terry MacKay
1978 — Scott Morgan
1979 — James Woodley
1980 — James Woodley
1981 — Marvin Lee
1982 — Tom O'Donnell
1983 — Tom O'Donnell
1984 — Gary Basanta
1985 — Gary Basanta
1986 — Gary Basanta
1987 — Gary Basanta
1988 — Nicholas Spears
1989 — Nicholas Spears
1990 — Howard Wu
1991 — Sherwin Mohammadnabi
1992 — Sherwin Mohammadnabi
1993 — Sherwin Mohammadnabi
1994 — Howard Wu
1995 — Andrew Ho
1996 — Alfred Pechisker/Shahin Mohammadnabi/Christopher Krys
1997 — Andrew Ho
1998 — Alfred Pechisker
1999 — Roman Jiganchine
2000 — John Wilson/Steven Sadoway/Jason Lee
2001 — Fanhao Meng/Roman Jiganchine/John Wilson/Yamei Wang
2002 — Lucas Davies
2003 — Fanhao Meng
2004 — Fanhao Meng/Andrey Kostin/Lucas Davies
2005 — Lucas Davies
2006 — Louie Jiang/Bindi Cheng
2007 — Bindi Cheng
2008 — Tanraj Sohal
2009 — Janak Awatramani
2010 — Tanraj Sohal
2011 — John Doknjas
2012 — Jack Cheng/Tanraj Sohal/Jason Cao
2013 — Tanraj Sohal/Jason Cao/Davaa-Ochir Nyamdorj
2014 — John Doknjas
2015 — Joshua Doknjas/John Doknjas
2016 — John Doknjas/Neil Doknjas/Brandon Zhu
2017 — Andrew Hemstapat, Joshua Doknjas
2018 — Joshua Doknjas
2019 — Neil Doknjas
2022 — Aiden Zhou (winner on tie-break) and Kate Jiang
2023 — Jingyun (Ryan) Yang
2024 — Jingyun (Ryan) Yang
2025 — Kate Jiang
B.C. Senior Champions
2013 — Alonso Campos
2014 — Jose Kagaon, Joe Soliven
2015 — Mayo Fuentebella
2016 — Daniel E. Salcedo, Joe Soliven, Duncan Haines (50+). Leon Piasetski (65+)
2017 — Brian McLaren, Valeria Gansvind
2018 — Arpak Worya Mohammed Qanee, Brian McLaren, Mayo Fuentebella
2019 — Arpak Worya Mohammed Qanee
2020 — Dale Hozhizaki (online)
2021 — Dale Haessel (online)
2022 — Arpak Worya Mohammed Qanee, Mayo Fuentebella
2023 — Arpak Worya and Reza Sardari
2024 — Brian McLaren
B.C. Senior Women's Champions
2015 — Victoria Jung - Doknjas
2016 — Victoria Jung - Doknjas
B.C. Cadet Champions
1980 — Simon Lee
1981 — Greg Higgs/Randy Reiffer
1982 — Tyler Johnson
1983 — Tombert Chen
1984 — Don Anthony/Tombert Chen
1987 — Howard Wu
1988 — Colin Fan
1989 — Howard Wu
1990 — Ian Martinovsky
1991 — Andy Ito
1992 — Ian Martinovsky
1993 — Andrew Ho
1994 — Andrew Ho
1996 — Alfred Pechisker/Samuel Wong
1997 — Alfred Pechisker
1998 — Kaleim Nathani
BCCF Recognition Awards
2019 — Lifetime Achievement Lyle Craver
2021 — Outstanding Volunteer Paul Leblanc
2023 — Outstanding Support of Chess Stephen Wright and Roger Patterson
2024 — Person of the Year Stephen Wright
2025 — Player of the Year Karson Lu
2025 — Supporter of the Year Victoria Doknjas