πŸ”₯ Ready for your daily       chess challenge?

Mate in 1
Mate in 2
Mate in 3
King Hunt
Maze
Escape

🎯 6 real positions every day

What are our superpowers?

3
World
Champions
Titles
3
FIDE masters
14+
Years of
Experience
5K+
Students
8K+
Tournaments
17K+
Lessons
170+
Five-star
Reviews

Start your chess journey
in 4 easy steps

Test icon

Take the test

Find your child's level with our free online assessment.

Register icon

Register

Create your student account in our secure platform.

Lesson icon

Try a lesson

Book a free trial class to get started.

Enjoy icon

Enjoy!

Watch your child grow in confidence
and skill.

Upcoming Tournaments

Play. Improve. Repeat.

09Oct
Prime Time Battle

09Oct
Best starting tournament!

11Oct
Build Confidence Weekly!

14Oct
Play. Improve. Repeat.

16Oct

What parents are saying

Alice Fan
Jan 7, 2021
Google 5 stars

My son started learning chess at Vancouver Chess School, and he's been there for one and half year now. It is fun for him, and it teaches him important life lessons. For example, defeat helps you beco...

Yongqiang Xu
May 1, 2024
Google 5 stars

The coaches are very nice and responsible, my son has been in this school for one year, he really like it....

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!...

Vincent Cui
Apr 25, 2021
Google 5 stars

Vancouver Chess School is an outstanding institution for children’s chess education at any age. I was amazed how VCS team could maintain the tempo during the pandemic and continues to teach chess le...

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....

Maitrayee Shah
Sep 15, 2021
Google 5 stars

We joined Vancouver Chess School after watching the movie.. "Finding Bobby Fischer". Our son, who was then learning chess online with a chess instructor based outside of Canada, was ready fo...

Praveen Lazer
Nov 10, 2021
Google 5 stars

Vanchess has been really helping my son to stay focused and helping him to build confidence. So far I am really happy with my son's progress and looking forward to participating in their future camps ...

Matthew Du
Aug 8, 2022
Google 5 stars

Incredible chess centre! I grew up with this place and do not regret a second!!!...

Aimee R
Dec 22, 2021
Google 5 stars

My son has been taking chess lessons at the Vancouver Chess School for at least 3 years now and he absolutely loves it! The instructors are great! The materials they cover always challenges him and th...

Justin Ma
Apr 4, 2022
Google 5 stars

The Vancouver Chess School is a great place for children to develop their critical thinking and math skills. Ever since my child has attended this school, he has developed great improvements in his co...

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...

Crystal
Jun 3, 2020
Google 5 stars

In Vancouver Chess School, there has a complete and systematic chess education system, rich and interesting practice resources, and tournaments for all levels players weekly and monthly. Most importan...

Flora Liu
Oct 2, 2022
Google 5 stars

Vancouver Chess School is an amazing place for chess lovers. My son Ryder has learnt a lot both is summer camps and in group lessons and always had tons of fun. Highly recommended!!!...

Carol Cao
Feb 28, 2023
Google 5 stars

This is a fun place to start learning chess. The teacher is patient and experienced. Group classes gather same level players together and are interactive and engaging. There are regular tournaments th...

Ting Sun
Jul 21, 2023
Google 5 stars

Wonderful place for chess. My son luckily found this amazing school when he fell in love with chess, and had much fun during learning. There are nice and professional coaches, passionate classmates, s...

Eugenia Jacobs
Feb 23, 2022
Google 5 stars

The best school ever! My daughter loves her chess classes about 3 years! Thanks for teacher ...

Mandy Cordingley
Feb 24, 2024
Google 5 stars

All the teachers are very talented and patient with kids. My kid excels at this school very fast. There are online and in person classes and tournaments that can accommodate everyone. I highly recomme...

Winnie Li
Apr 28, 2022
Google 5 stars

Wow! The Vancouver Chess School is such a great place for children to learn Chess! Awesome coaches and amazing programs! The coaches are very professional and experienced....

Marjolaine S
Apr 30, 2022
Google 5 stars

You guys are fantastic! So attuned to students and eager to help. It’s a pleasure to communicate with all members of your team. Robert enjoys his training so much and he feels motivated to learn mor...

William Chao
Jul 24, 2024
Google 5 stars

A definite recommend for all families with children interested to learn or further develop their skills in chess. Our 6 year old son participated in the summer camp offered by Vancouver Chess School a...

Go to reviews

5 stars

1 / 1