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Victoria Chess Festival 2009

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3rd Annual Victoria Chess Festival

 

April 10-13 2009

 

The 3rd annual Victoria Chess Festival was well attended with 76 players in the main event, the Grand Pacific Open, as well as in a number of side events.  Participants included a variety of champions including the BC champion  FM Jonathan Berry, BC women's champion WCM Alexandra Botez, BC junior champion Tanraj Sohal, BC Active champion IM Vincente Lee, and the Estonian Women's champion WFM Valeria Gansvind.   The last round top board game for all the marbles featured newly returned IM Leon Piasetski and IM Lawrence Day, a match up that would not have been out of place 35 years ago!.  It was drawn which enabled a four way tie for first with Leon Piasetski taking home the 1st place trophy on tiebreak.

 

Media coverage included a spot on the evening news on the "A" channel and article in the Victoria News (Wednesday April 15).

 

This event could not have taken place without the efforts of many people.   Many thanks to our sponsors Thrifty Foods, Black Press, and to the Grand Pacific Hotel for such a wonderful venue.  TD Mark S. Dutton, IA did his usual professional job in the main event.  The side events were run smoothly by TDs  Greg Churchill and Elliot Raymer.  Numerous volunteers helped out with the demonstration boards, live broadcasting of selected games through MonRoi, and manning the bookstall.   Thanks to Chess and Math for providing the books!  Thanks too, to our organizers Brian Raymer, Roger Patterson, Paul Leblanc, and Greg Churchill.

 

Grand Pacific Open Games: (pgn or Java replay)

Some untitled photos from Sunday and Monday (requires a Facebook account to view).

 

Our venue is already booked for next year.   Make plans to be here in Easter 2010 for the 4th annual Victoria Chess Festival!

 

Our Winners:

 

IM Leon Piasetski (right) 1st on tiebreak with Brian Raymer

 

 

 

Left to right: IM Leon Piasetski, WFM Valeria Gansvind, IM Vicente Lee, IM Lawrence Day; all with 5 points

 

 

 

Grand Pacific Open   Final Results

 

1st (on tie break) IM Leon Piasetski:  $500 and trophy.

2nd, 3rd, 4th:  WFM Valeria Gansvind,  IM Lawrence Day, IM Vicente Lee:  $500 each

 

IM Vicente Lee also wins the qualifying spot to the next BC Closed.

 

U2000:

1st, 2nd, 3rd: Jack Cheng, Mike Murray, WCM Alexandra Botez: $233 each

 

U1700:

1st, 2nd:  Matthew Heardin, Richard Golden:  $300 each

3rd (on tiebreak) Jacob Jenson

 

U1400:

1st, 2nd:  Tian Tian Geng, Justin Wong:  $300 each

3rd (on tiebreak): Jason Cao.

 

Biggest upset:  Josh Wild $100 (over Nenad Ristovic: a difference of 600 points!)

 

Grand Pacific Scholastic   Final Results

1st K-3  Jonah Lee  1st 4-7 Tanraj Sohal

 

Fischer Random:

1st: Roger Patterson

2nd Dylan Parker

 

Grand Pacific Midnight Blitz   Final Results

Gold Medal and $250  Vicente Lee  Silver Medal  Tanraj Sohal  Bronze Medal  Howard Wu

 

Grand Pacific Bughouse Championship

 

The top teams in the Pacific Northwest assembled at the Hotel Grand Pacific on April13 for the 3rd Annual Grand Pacific Bughouse Championship. 14 Teams were in Victoria this year for this popular event. Top team was "Ben and Noam's Bugventure" with a perfect score of 5 out of 5.  Click here for results.

 

 

Our Sponsors: 

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Organized by: Brian Raymer, Paul Leblanc, Roger Patterson, and Greg Churchill. Contact us at: grandpacificopen@gmail.com

 

Chief TD: Mark S. Dutton, I.A.

 

 

 

Previous Victoria Festivals

2008 Victoria Chess Festival

2007 Victoria Chess Festival

 

 

 

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