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Round 4 Grand Pacific Open starts at 12 noon Pacific Time
Pairings for Round 4. 2011 Grand Pacific Open
- 5th Annual: 2011 Grand Pacific - OPEN Section
Bd Res White Res Black
1 WGM Nino Maisuradze (2296 : W : 3.0) WFM Valeria Gansvind (2318 : B : 3.0)
2 GM Igor Rausis (2489 : B : 2.5) NM Alex Yam (2269 : B : 3.0)
3 FM John C [Jack] Yoos (2452 : W : 2.5) John M. Williams (2168 : W : 2.5)
4 Roger Patterson (2132 : W : 2.5) IM Lawrence Day (2278 : B : 2.5)
5 Harry Moore (2275 : W : 2.5) Jamin Gluckie (2148 : B : 2.5)
6 NM Lucas Davies (2225 : W : 2.5) Yaron Gvili (2094 : W : 2.5)
7 Anson De Peiza (2114 : w : 2.0) Loren Leceste (1929 : B : 2.5)
8 Hanniegan G Pitre (1936 : W : 2.0) NM Tanraj S Sohal (2203 : BB : 2.0)
Looking at the "Game of Kings" from Re: Rd 4 Grand Pacific Open starts at 12 Noon PST
WGM Nino Maisuradze of France and WFM Valeria Gansvind of Estonia are both 3-0.
GM Igor Rausis of the Czech Rebublic (2.5) is facing the other 3-0 contender NM Alex Yam.
The two women will be facing off in round 4.
WGM Nino Maisuradze of France and WFM Valeria Gansvind of Estonia are both 3-0. The two women will be facing off in round 4.
Sections: Open (FIDE and CFC rated); U1400 (CFC rated)
Round Times Rd 1 at 6:00 pm Friday April 22; Rds 2 and 3 at 12:00 noon and 6:00 pm Saturday April 23;Rds 4 and 5 at 12:00 noon and 6:00 pm Sunday April 24; Rd 6 at 10:00 am Monday April 25
PRIZE FUND:
Open Section: $1000+Trophy, $600, $400
U2000 $400 + Trophy, $300
U1700 $350 + Trophy, $250, Top Women $70, $60, $50, $40, $30 (courtesy of Goddess Chess)
Top BC Player qualifies for BC Closed.
U1400 Section: $300 + Trophy, $200;
Top Unrated (Highest score in either section) $100
Biggest Upset $100
Time Control: Game in 90 minutes with a 30 second increment
Midnight Blitz Results 25 players played in the midnight blitz. Noam Davies was a clear 1st with 9/10. Ray Wu 1st U1700 $25 Jill Ding and Adam tied for 1st U1400 - $15 each.
The Grand Pacific Open is BC's largest chess event and this will be it's 5th annual! The main event is a 6 round FIDE and CFC rated Swiss with $4250 in prizes. There are also a number of side events which are free if you play in the main event and include a Scholastic tournament, an active tournament, Midnight Blitz with $100 in prizes, and a Bughouse tournament to finish off the weekend.
The tournament hall itself is the very nice ballroom at the 5 Star Hotel Grand Pacific. The hotel is located on the Inner Harbour in downtown Victoria, close to tourist destinations and across the street from the Seatle Clipper and Coho ferry connections.
We now have a number of Sponsors for the 5th Annual Grand Pacific Open. See our Sponsors page for a list. Thanks for supporting our sponsors. The Bard and Banker Scottish Brew Pub is sponsoring the Grand Pacific Open. There will be an informal gathering at the Bard and Banker on Sunday April 24 starting at 3:15pm - 5:30pm. Enjoy half price appetizers, a drink or dinner and help support the Bard.
Thanks too to those who have donated to the Grand Pacific Open.
Re: Round 5 Grand Pacific Open starts at 6 pm Pacific Time
2011 Grand Pacific Open Chess Championship Pairings
Pairings for Round 5. 2011 Grand Pacific Open
- 5th Annual: 2011 Grand Pacific - OPEN Section
Bd Res White Res Black
1 FM John C [Jack] Yoos (2452 : b : 3.5) WGM Nino Maisuradze (2296 : b : 4.0)
2 NM Alex Yam (2269 : w : 3.5) Loren Leceste (1929 : w : 3.5)
3 WFM Valeria Gansvind (2318 : w : 3.0) Harry Moore (2275 : b : 3.5)
4 Yaron Gvili (2094 : WW : 3.0) GM Igor Rausis (2489 : BB : 3.0)
5 Joe Roback (1888 : WW : 3.0) IM Lawrence Day (2278 : w : 3.0)
6 Ed Seedhouse (2050 : w : 3.0) NM Lucas Davies (2225 : b : 3.0)
7 NM Tanraj S Sohal (2203 : w : 3.0) WCM Alexandra Botez (1994 : b : 3.0)
8 Lawrence Cohen (2016 : w : 3.0) Roger Patterson (2132 : b : 3.0)
9 Ross Richardson (1946 : w : 3.0) Andrey Kostin (2106 : b : 3.0)
10 John M. Williams (2168 : WW : 2.5) Yiming Han (1895 : BB : 3.0)
11 Jamin Gluckie (2148 : w : 2.5) Evan Raymer (1908 : B : 2.5)
Re: Round 4 Grand Pacific Open starts at 12 noon Pacific Time
Congratulations Brian, Mark and company for another successful event.
Very impressive perfect score for WGM Maisuradze. Nice to see Lawrence in the hunt with 4 points.
Round 4 Grand Pacific Open starts at 12 noon Pacific Time
Congrats to the entire Organizing team on a great event ! Brian, Paul and Mark have out done themselves yet again !
The coverage was excellent and it looked like everyone enjoyed themselves. I would also like to congradulate Ross Richardson for Representing Mississauga well. Looks like Stone cold is back !
Congrats to the entire Organizing team on a great event ! Brian, Paul and Mark have out done themselves yet again !
The coverage was excellent and it looked like everyone enjoyed themselves. I would also like to congradulate Ross Richardson for Representing Mississauga well. Looks like Stone cold is back !
Thanks very much for the kind words from Hal Bond and Eddie Urquhart!
2011 Grand Pacific Open Chess Championship Pairings
Pairings for Round 6. 2011 Grand Pacific Open
- 5th Annual: 2011 Grand Pacific - OPEN Section
Bd Res White Res Black
1 WGM Nino Maisuradze (2296 : W : 5.0) Harry Moore (2275 : W : 4.5)
2 Loren Leceste (1929 : WW : 4.5) IM Lawrence Day (2278 : WW : 4.0)
3 Roger Patterson (2132 : W : 4.0) Ross Richardson (1946 : B : 4.0)
4 WCM Alexandra Botez (1994 : W : 3.5) GM Igor Rausis (2489 : B : 3.5)
5 Yaron Gvili (2094 : W : 3.5) FM John C [Jack] Yoos (2452 : BB : 3.5)
6 Peter Lai (1918 : W : 3.5) NM Alex Yam (2269 : B : 3.5)
7 NM Lucas Davies (2225 : W : 3.5) Jamin Gluckie (2148 : B : 3.5)
8 Pavel Trochtchanovitch (2091 : B : 3.5) NM Tanraj S Sohal (2203 : B : 3.5)
9 John M. Williams (2168 : W : 3.5) Ed Seedhouse (2050 : B : 3.5)
10 Ruining [Ray] Wu (1422 : W : 3.5) WFM Valeria Gansvind (2318 : B : 3.0)
Final results are now posted -- congrats to wgm nino maisuradze - 6 out of 6 !
2011 Grand Pacific Open Chess Championship FINAL STANDINGS - Results
SwissSys Standings. 2011 Grand Pacific Open
- 5th Annual: 2011 Grand Pacific - OPEN Section
Re: Round 4 Grand Pacific Open starts at 12 noon Pacific Time
Good to hear from you Eddie and Hal.
GM Igor Rausis is in my living room with me this evening watching the Canucks and Blackhawks going into overtime. He is a true treasure trove of chess personalities and a pleasure to host.
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