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You might want to check some of the contacts at http://senseis.xmp.net/?Vancouver but I think some of the lists there are outdated. Here is what I know:
There is the Vancouver Go Association: http://www.geocities.jp/qxbqd097/Vango2.htm
-It's a Japanese Go and Shogi club which meets at Nikkei Place in Burnaby (about 20 minutes from Vancouver). Their next meeting is on September 11, and after that they meet once every two weeks. I've only been there twice, but from what I've seen the usual attendance is 10-20 people and there are quite a few at 3d-6d level. Also some SDKs, and one or two DDks. It's a really friendly club, very easy to get a game there.
There are two university clubs: The SFU Go Club (their Facebook page is here) and the UBC Go Club (contact info on Sensei's Vancouver page). I have no idea how active or strong these guys are; you may want to contact them.
The Canada West Go Association (Chinese website) is run by the same people who are organizing the 2010 Go Open - they also run most of the local tournaments once or twice a year. I believe they meet in Richmond (about a 25 minute drive from Vancouver) and also offer Go classes for kids once or twice a week, but I don't know the details. I believe they have a lot of strong players, some of whom have a history at amateur and professional Chinese tournaments. You should probably contact Cathy Li (who is organizing the Open) for more info.
You might also want to join the room "Clubs > Van Go" on KGS and ask around there - someone may know more than I do.
Araban wrote:Hi hi. Do you guys still have the annual Vancouver tourney at Crystal Mall? I miss going to those.
palapiku wrote:A new club just opened in Richmond, by the way. The address is Unit 3010, 8888 Odlin Crescent - at the Pacific Plaza mall. The hours are Tue/Wed/Thu 2:00PM-9:00PM, Fri/Sat/Sun 12:00PM-9:00PM. That's right, six days a week!
