British Columbia Chess Federation
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News
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]