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12-Level Structured Curriculum

A clear, level-based chess program with defined goals and measurable progress at every stage.

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Process-Driven Chess Training

We teach children how to analyze positions and make strong, logical decisions — not just play games.

King

15+ Years
3 World Champions

A proven system trusted by thousands of families worldwide, delivering long-term results.

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    World Champions Titles

  • 3

    FIDE masters

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    Years of Experience

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  • 8K+

    Tournaments

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    Five-star Reviews

What parents are saying

Jennifer Fu
Oct 23, 2021
Google 5 stars

Vancouver Chess School is a great platform for kids who love chess. My little girl enjoys the time learning and playing chess at VCS. The coaches are very experienced and patient with kids. The traini...

Joan Liu
Aug 28, 2024
Google 5 stars

The school has a good structure for kids to learn and excel in chess, at the same time also have lots of fun!...

Holly Song
May 10, 2016
Google 5 stars

Vancouver chess school is a top quality chess school in the lower mainland. It provides systematical training to students through excellent teachers. For only two years, my kid improves a lot and beco...

lisa y
Jul 10, 2022
Google 5 stars

Our kid really enjoyed the chess classes. The classes/activities are well structured and the coaches are patient....

Grace Liu
Oct 14, 2022
Google 5 stars

My son has been attending Vanchess for half a year now. It has been a great learning experience and his skills improved very much. His instructor Gyan is professional, kind, encouraging and patient. ...

Christopher Bissonnette
Apr 3, 2025
Google 5 stars

Great teachers and a wonderful environment for kids to learn chess and practice in tournaments - has been an exceptional experience for our daughter....

Kelly Meng
Mar 19, 2021
Google 5 stars

My son enjoys learning chess from this school and has been in this school more than 3 years. The teachers are very kind, respectful and professional. My son loves to attend the classes there. All the...

Peter Chan
May 14, 2021
Google 5 stars

VCS is a great place. The teachers are very patients and caring. My son learned a lot and chess skills and made lots of friends....

周淑霞
Mar 15, 2023
Google 5 stars

My son has learned chess for just half a year and has already participated in many competitions. We are very proud of him. Vancouver Chess School teaches every student with responsibility and is a gre...

Roger Patterson
May 18, 2021
Google 5 stars

Vancouver Chess School does a great job of sparking excitement for chess in kids. Their regular tournaments are very well organized, and they have gone the extra mile in making sure tournaments, even...

Jia Feng
Jun 29, 2023
Google 5 stars

Vancouver Chess School is a great place for the children who like chess. My son really have a great time here....

Cissy HUANG
Jul 20, 2024
Google 5 stars

My son attend this chess place in 2 weeks, and he has already achieved ore knight level. He cannot wait to go back there everyday....

Ken Janpon
Nov 9, 2021
Google 5 stars

Vancouver Chess School is a very well run and well organized endeavour, and kudos to the dedicated people running it. We'd been looking for chess classes for our son for a while but what made the diff...

Sophie Wu
Oct 24, 2021
Google 5 stars

My kid loves playing chess and learning chess with Vancouver Chess School. Their online class allows the students to learn from home and I appreciate they have a great website for the students to prac...

Kate Tsai
Jun 6, 2021
Google 5 stars

My son started his first chess lesson at Vancouver Chess School at age 5. Continuing on, now at age 9, chess is still his favorite subject among all. There are many good things about Vancouver Chess ...

HOU LIBERTY
Apr 30, 2022
Google 5 stars

My son started chess classes here from 5 years old. He told me it is a good place to learn chess. Actually, he has made big progress on it. He also said, his coach Uranchmeg is a really awesome tea...

Kateryna Moskalenko
Jun 4, 2024
Google 5 stars

Vancouver Chess School is the best chess academy. Their chess coaching methods encourage kids to learn even the most difficult aspects of the game. Not only the chess made the kids smart, but they als...

Karen K
May 22, 2024
Google 5 stars

We are so happy that we found Vanchess school and registered online classes for our son to learn chess. It is definitely the right choice. Our son shows great interest in playing chess, active thinkin...

Andrew Brown
Dec 1, 2021
Google 5 stars

My son has been attending classes and tournaments at Vancouver Chess School for several years, starting in-person at his school, then, as he became more advanced, classes at the VCS facility and more ...

Katherine Yang
Jun 16, 2022
Google 5 stars

Great chess school. Provided many training sessions, coaching, and encouragement for the players of the 2022 Canadian Chess Challenge. We really appreciate it. Thank you, Vancouver Chess School!...

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