5th Annual Grand Pacific Open  April 22-25 2011 Victoria BC Canada 

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 $4000 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.

For a list players and more details     www.grandpacificopen.com   register  http://2011grandpacificopen.eventbrite.com

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.