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8th Annual Grand Pacific Open in Victoria BC April 18-21 Now is a good time to book!
Welcome to IM David Cummings 2424 from Toronto Ontario! Our 50th person to register for the GPO and the highest rating so far. 2 more days for early bird entry. www.grandpacificopen.com
Book your flights today. Spend Easter weekend on an island in the Pacific. Direct non stop flights from Toronto to Victoria with Air Canada.
54 players now! One more day to sign up at the early bird rates.
54 players now. Welcome to Zachary Burrows and David Burrows from Sault Set Marie, Ontario. Our latest players to sign up.
One more day to sign up at the early bird rates. (on or before March 10) www.grandpacificopen.com
61 players now! 9 more hours to sign up at the early bird rates. 11:59pm PDT
61 players now! 9 more hours to sign up at the early bird rates. 11:59pm Pacific Daylight Time
Spend a long weekend on an island in the Pacific! April 18-21
8th Annual Grand Pacific Open Victoria BC www.grandpacificopen.com
See you in Victoria in April. Everyone else will be there. Why not you?
69 players now! 2 more hours to sign up at the early bird rates. 11:59pm PDT
69 players now! 2 more hours to sign up at the early bird rates. 11:59pm Pacific Daylight Time
Spend a long weekend on an island in the Pacific! April 18-21
8th Annual Grand Pacific Open Victoria BC www.grandpacificopen.com
See you in Victoria in April. Everyone else will be there. Why not you?
3 new sponsors! Sam's Deli, The Soda Shoppe and Dog Gone It
3 new sponsors! Sam's Deli, The Soda Shoppe and Dog Gone It have donated gift certificates. If you show up on time for each round you may be lucky enough to win a free lunch or dessert. Please support our sponsors while you are in town for the GPO. All located close to the Hotel Grand Pacific on Government and Humbolt Streets. http://www.samsdeli.com
We are still accepting sponsors. Please email braymer2@gmail.com for sponsorship opportunities.
Re: 3 new sponsors! Sam's Deli, The Soda Shoppe and Dog Gone It
This is a great tournament, and I highly recommend attendance for anybody that is on the fence about going. Beautiful location, well organized, good atmosphere overall.
80 players are now signed up for the 8th Annual Grand Pacific Open Chess Tournament. $5000 Guaranteed Prize Fund. We have players from 5 Canadian provinces and 3 US states. www.grandpacificopen.com Book your hotel room now! Here are the top 10 players.
No. Title Name Foreign Rtg Type CFC City Misc.
1 IM David Cummings 2311 FIDE 2424 Toronto, ON
2 FM Jack Yoos 2327 FIDE 2394 Vancouver
3 NM Robert Sasata 2273 FIDE 2385 Saskatoon, SK
4 WGM Katerina Rohonyan 2299 FIDE 2351 Seattle, WA
5 FM Jason Cao 2126 FIDE 2297 Victoria
6 IM Lawrence Day 2228 FIDE 2237 Toronto, ON
7 NM Butch Villavieja 2260 FIDE 2236 Vancouver
8 NM Bobby Palacios 2195 FIDE 2232 Scarborough,ON
9 NM Howard Wu 2166 FIDE 2224 Victoria
10 NM Georgi Kostadinov 2119 FIDE 2223 Calgary, AB
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