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8th Annual Grand Pacific Open in Victoria BC April 18-21 Now is a good time to book!
Pub night! 93 players now. On our way to a record.
Arriving Thursday night for the GPO? Join us at 7pm to help set up the chess sets and clocks. A great chance to meet our volunteers. Then join us for a beer/drink at the Flying Otter Grill. First drink is on us. The Flying Otter is kid friendly and is one of the few floating restaurants on the harbour. http://www.flyingottergrill.com Less than 2 weeks to go! 93 players now. Help us break our record. Share this page. Tell your friends about this great event.
Last chance to register online at regular rates. Onsite registration only after midnight PST April 14. Onsite registration cash only 4-5pm at the Hotel Grand Pacific.
Please support our sponsors
Hotel Grand Pacific - The genesis for the name of our event. Great venue and rooms for our guests. The Hotel Grand Pacific (HGP) is a 4 Star hotel located in a great downtown area on the inner harbour. Please support the HGP. Book your room now. The HGP has an internet cafe and fine dining on site. As well as a great health club and indoor 25m pool. Great access to restaurants, cafes, grocery stores and other shopping. www.hotelgrandpacific.com
112 players now. Online registration is closed. You can still register onsite between 4 and 5pm on April 18 at the Hotel Grand Pacific in Victoria BC
There is still time to join the largest chess tournament in British Columbia! On site registration at the Hotel Grand Pacific!
Here is a quick summary of previous years! We hope to set a record this year!
Grand Pacific Open
Year Date # Winner(s) Score
1st 2007 April 7-9 41 Hanneign Pitre 4.5-0.5
2nd 2008 March 21-24 83 Bindi Cheng 6.0-0.0
3rd 2009 April 10-13 76 Leon Piasetski*, Valeria Gansvind, Lawrence Day, Vicente Lee Jr. 5.0-1.0
4th 2010 April 2-5 87 Lawrence Day 5.5-0.5
5th 2011 April 22-25 104 Nino Maisuradze 6.0-0.0
6th 2012 April 6-9 119 Hikaru Nakamura 6.0-0.0
7th 2013 March 29 - April 1 106 Jack Yoos 5.5-0.5
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