NOTE: THIS EVENT IS CANCELED, AS MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIVERSITY IS STILL RESTRICTING ACCESS TO CAMPUS DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

Date: November 13-15, 2020

Location: Mount Saint Vincent University, 166 Bedford Highway, Halifax, N.S., McCain Centre, Room  105

(See # 1 on the campus map.)

Contact: Ken Cashin skcashin@outlook.com

Type: Five round Swiss.

Registration: Friday, November 13th, onsite, 5 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

Rounds:

Rd 1: Friday, November 13th, 6 p.m.

Rd 2: Saturday, November 14th, 10 a.m.

Rd 3: Saturday, November 14th, 4:30 p.m.

Rd 4: Sunday, November 15th, 9 a.m.

Rd 5: Sunday, November 15th, 3:30 p.m.

Prizes: Cash prizes will be awarded, based on the number of entrants.

Time control: 40/105 + G/30 + 30-second increment starting from move one (same as the tournaments in the Pawn Wise festival)

Tournament Entry Fee:

Adults (age 18 and over): $40

Seniors (age 65 and over): $35

Juniors (under age 18): $35

Byes: Up to two half-point byes are available, but must be requested to the tournament director before the tournament begins, i.e., either before or at the time of registration.

*** Note: Bye points gained in the last round do not count towards tournament prize eligibility. ***

Forfeits: Players are required to play all five rounds unless they have declared byes beforehand, as indicated above. Unless they have declared a bye for a particular round, as indicated above, players who do not show up for a game will be forfeited for that game, i.e., they will earn a score of zero for the game and their opponent will earn a score of one point for the game.

Also, a player is expected to show up on time for the start of the round, as a courtesy to their opponent. If a player does not show up within an hour after a game starts, the player will be forfeited for that round, i.e., they will earn a score of zero for the game and their opponent will earn a score of one point for the game.

Forced byes: In rounds where there is an uneven number of players, a full-point, forced bye will be given to one player, as determined by the pairing software.

Note: In addition to paying the tournament entry fee stated above, to participate in the tournament a payer must be a member of the Chess Federation of Canada (CFC). The membership can be purchased online on the CFC site before the tournament, or can be paid to the tournament director onsite at time of registration.

Note: This tournament is subject to the Chess Nova Scotia Fair Play and Electronic Device Policy 

Last updated: February 6th, 2020

Confirmed Participants:

Probable Participants:

Maybe Participants:

Accommodations:

Affordable hotels nearby:

Wedgewood Hotel, Bedford Highway (near MSVU)

Howard Johnson/The Bluenose Inn & Suites, Bedford Highway (near MSVU)

Comfort Inn, Bedford Highway (near MSVU)

Chebucto Inn, Lady Hammond Road (between MSVU and SMU)

Robie’s End, (B&B, very close to SMU)

And a little more upscale…

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Halifax – Bedford, 980 Parkland Drive (near MSVU)

Chateau Bedford Trademark Collection by Wyndham, 133 Kearney Lake Road (near MSVU)

Lord Nelson Hotel, 1515 South Park Street (closer to SMU)

Atlantica Hotel Halifax, 1980 Robie Street (closer to SMU)

Note: If you are looking for a roommate to share hotel and/or travel costs with for the tournament, please contact:

Ken Cashin skcashin@outlook.com to have your name and contact info posted on this site for others to contact you.

 

People looking for roommates for the Remembrance Day Open 2020 tournament: