TANRAJ Sohal, a Grade 12 student from Surrey, won the BC Provincial Chess Championship in his grade level held on March 9 in Richmond.

He had earlier won the Fraser Valley Regional Chess Championship held in Surrey on February 22.

Tanraj along with other provincial winners will be representing the BC Chess Team at the Canadian Chess Challenge to be held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in May.

This is a record 12th time in a row (Grades 1 to 12) that Tanraj has won the Fraser Valley Regional Chess Championship and the BC Provincial Chess Championship in his grade level and represented BC Team at the Canadian Chess Challenge.