BC Provincial Junior Championship Tournament 2025 (CFC rated)

Event Date: 09/27-09/28/2025 (Saturday & Sunday)

Event Address: Firefighters Banquet & Conference Center (6515 Bonsor Avenue, Burnaby)

Open to all B.C. Juniors (born after: Jan 1, 2006)

Qualifier for the 2026 BC Closed Championship

$8000 Travel Subsidy for the 2025 Canadian Junior Chess Championship (CJCC)**

Event Timing:  09/27/2025 and 09/28/2025 (5 rounds)
          Round 1: Saturday, September 27th at 10 am G/50+10
          Round 2: Saturday, September 27th at 1 pm G/50+10
          Round 3: Saturday, September 27th at 4 pm G/50+10
          Round 4: Sunday, September 28th at 10 am G/90+30
          Round 5: Sunday, September 28th at 3pm G/90+30

Registration Deadline: 1.00 pm September 26th 2025

Section: Champion, Reserve, and Booster (all CFC rated)

• Champion Section (CFC Regular Rating 1301 & Above, no play up allowed)

• Reserve Section (CFC Regular Rating 701 - 1300, no play up allowed)

• Booster Section (CFC Regular Rating 700 or below, or Unrated [No Chess Rating])

Time control: Round 1, 2, 3 G50+10. Round 4, 5 G/90 + 30

Pairings: Swiss System

Entry fee: Regular $90, Early bird $80 before mid-night July 15th, 2025. Siblings discount: $10 for the 2nd/3rd one. PCC current students $10 discount

Prizes: $8000Travel Subsidy for the 2025 Canadian Junior Chess Championship (CJCC)**

** CJCC is the qualifier for the 2026 World Junior & Girl U20 Chess Championship (WJCC). Winners must attend the 2025 CJCC to claim the CJCC Entry & Travel Subsidy prizes, subject to CJCC rules.

​1) Champion Section:
The name(s) of the Champion(s), no tie-break, will be engraved on the perpetual BC Junior Championship plaque.

 

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Refund: Refund with deduction of $10 processing fee before August 26th, 2025, 50% on or after August 26th, 2025 until September 25th, 2025. No refund on or after September 25th, 2025.
Misc: a CFC membership is required. Players must have CFC ID before the deadline of registration. If you need to create a new CFC ID, please go to chess.ca and follow their instructions. All chess equipment will be provided by the organizer.

Tournament Director: IM/NA Quang Long Le

Organizer: Greater Vancouver Chess Society and Penny Chess Club
Transportation: 

By car: 40 spots of all day Free Parking for 1st 40 registrations or 4 hours free parking at Metropolis Mall as another option.

By Skytrain to Metrotown station, then ~3-minute walk.

Contact us at pennychessclub@gmail.com

Payment: Online only

Residency Rule

All winners in this tournament must reside in B.C. and:

• have resided in B.C. for a total of at least six months in the 12 months prior to the start of the tournament; or

• have resided in B.C. for the three months prior to the start of the tournament.