BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//198.72.126.225//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Chess Nova Scotia X-WR-CALDESC:Learn - Compete - Enjoy! X-FROM-URL:https://www.chessns.ca X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20271107T020000 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20270314T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20280312T020000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4222@www.chessns.ca DTSTAMP:20261016T002637Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Ken Cashin\; skcashin@outlook.com DESCRIPTION:When the tournament begins this will be the DGT Link to see the live games:\n\nhttps://view.livechesscloud.com#94e57429-a751-43a4-8857-5a 7e5de634be\n\n\n\n*** YOU MUST email Ken Cashin if you intend to play in t his tournament: ***    skcashin@outlook.com \nThe deadline to pre-register for this tournament is 6 pm Tuesday\, February 27th.\nPlease read the ent ire registration process\, below\, before emailing Ken Cashin.\n\n\n\nThe tournament will follow Government of Nova Scotia Guidelines re COVID-19. I t will also follow the COVID-19 protocols of its host\, Mount Saint Vincen t University\, which can be viewed here.\n\n\n\nYou can pay your CFC membe rship online at: https://www.chess.ca/en/players/membership-join/\n\n\n\nR egistration process:\n\n\n\n\nSend an email message to Ken Cashin skcashin @outlook.com to tell him that you intend to play. This must be done before 6 p.m. Tuesday\, February 27th. Also provide your age and your chess rati ng\, if you have one. This is the “pre-registration” step.\nPurchase or re new your Chess Federation of Canada membership. You can do that online\, h ere. Or\, you could pay Ken Cashin for it onsite on the first day of the t ournament. If you will be paying Ken Cashin for the CFC membership\, pleas e email him the registrant’s date of birth and home town.\n*** Payment met hod onsite for CFC membership is cash only ***\n\nCheck in at the registra tion desk before 4:45 p.m. on Friday March 1st and pay the tournament entr y fee (see fees below). This you pay to Ken Cashin onsite at the tournamen t.\n*** Payment method for tournament entry fee is cash only ***\n\n\n\n  \n*** All players MUST check in at the reg desk well in advance of (an hou r and 15 minutes before) the start of the first round in order to be paire d for the first round. This is so that Ken knows they are on site and able to play. ***  \n\nDate of tournament: March 1-3\, 2024\n\n\n\nLocation: M ount Saint Vincent University\, 166 Bedford Highway\, Halifax\, N.S.\, ROS ARIA STUDENT CENTRE\, Multipurpose Room.\n\n\n\nSee building # 19 on campu s map here.\n\n\n\nContact: Ken Cashin skcashin@outlook.com\n\n\n\nType: F ive round Swiss.\n\n\n\nRegistration: Friday\, March 1st\, onsite\, from 3 :30 pm to 4:45 pm. Late registrants will be disqualified from playing in t he first round. Do not be late.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRounds:\n\n\n\nRd 1 : Friday\, March 1st\, 6 p.m.\n\n\n\nRd 2: Saturday\, March 2nd\, 10 a.m. \n\n\n\nRd 3: Saturday\, March 2nd\, 4:30 p.m.\n\n\n\nRd 4: Sunday\, March 3rd\, 9 a.m.\n\n\n\nRd 5: Sunday\, March 3rd\, 3:30 p.m.\n\n\n\nNote that the reason the games start a little earlier on Sunday is to give out-of-t own participants more daylight time to travel home after the tournament.\n \n\n\nPrizes: Cash prizes will be awarded\, based on the number of entrant s. The tournament winner’s name will be engraved on the Bluenose Open trop hy.\n\n\n\nTime control: Game in 2 hours\, with 30-second increments start ing at move one.\n\n\n\nNote: if numbers warrant\, the tournament will be run as a sectional\; i.e.\, in two or more sections\, determined by the ra tings of the players.\n\n\n\nTournament Entry Fee:\n\n\n\nAdults (age 18 a nd over): $40\n\n\n\nSeniors (age 65 and over): $35\n\n\n\nJuniors (under age 18): $35\n\n\n\nByes: Up to two (2) half-point byes are available\, bu t must be requested to the tournament director before the tournament begin s\, i.e.\, either before or at the time of registration.\n\n\n\n\n\nForfei ts: 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 th e game.\n\n\n\nAlso\, a player is expected to show up on time for the star t of the round\, as a courtesy to their opponent. If a player does not sho w 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.\n\n\n\nForced byes: In rounds where there is an uneven number of players\, a full-point\, for ced bye will be given to one player\, as determined by the pairing softwar e.  \n\n\n\n*** Note: In addition to paying the tournament entry fee state d above\, to participate in the tournament a player must be a member of th e 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.\n\n\n\n*** Note: This tournament is subject to the Chess Nova Scotia Fair Play and Electronic Device Policy .\n\n\n\n\n\nUpdated list as per March 1st\, 2024\n\n\n\n\n\nConfirmed Par ticipants (57)\n(Note: the ratings below are as of the date above and may not reflect the most recent CFC tournament results. Ratings are included h ere only to give potential tournament entrants an idea of who is playing a nd the level of competition to expect.)  \n \nJuan Ramirez-Orta (1994)\nJo se Gonzalez-Cueto (1984)\nHarry Posner (1943)\nJamil Muradov (1908) (bye r ound 3)\nJosh MacRitchie (1876)\nRyan Memet (1875)\nRemo Lacson (1861)\nDa vid Kenney (1858) (byes in rounds 2 and 4)\nKyle Creamer (1811)\nJulius Lo pez (1790)\nPaulo Ferreira (1783) (byes in rounds 2 and 4)\nEmma Norovsamb uu (1759)\nCalvin Scallion (1735)\nDonald MacLean (1715)\nEric Newman (167 7)\nKen Cashin (1648)\nEthan Saunders (1597)\nAidan Roy (1589)\nJarrett Ga briel (1576)\nLouis Fillmore (1523)\nGreg Van De Moortele (1522) (bye roun d 1)\nRyan Weir (1516)\nJordan Winfield (1512)\nHwiseong Ahn (1512)\nSteve McLeod (1494)\nBhumik Kalra (1461)\nFrancois LeBlanc (1413)\nUjjwal Sujit h (1405)\nEva Norovsambuu (1400)\nSoham Ausekar (1400)\nCharles Culver (13 92)\nJustin Cull (1371)\nShiju Koshy (1367)\nJayden Tran (1367)\nOmar Khan (1365)\nSkye Cross (1339)\nTravis Lloyd (1325)\nSam Jubin (1325)\nAndrew Mayo (1323)\nCallum Engelberts (1316)  (bye round 2)\nKaven Sharma (1311) \nDavid Wang (1306)\nAden Yip (1287)\nIrina Volosincu (1239)\nDev Gupta (1 224)\nAbel Koshy (1207)\nNoah McManus (1205) (bye round 3)\nAndy de Champl ain (1188)\nTris Winfield (1138)\nSaman Rahman (1109)\nEdi Ducusin (1084) \nAalan Sathishkumar (1054)\nAthesh Pranav Thanagaraj (1031) (byes in roun ds 3 and 4)\nPrassidh Elango (1005) (byes in rounds 1 and 3)\nKush Asthana (976)\nTommy Tang (UNR)\nGold Vu (UNR)\n\n\n\n \nMaybe\n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \nAccommodations:\n\n\n\nAffordable hotels nearby:\n\n\n\nWedgewood Hotel\ , Bedford Highway (near MSVU)\n\n\n\nHoward Johnson/The Bluenose Inn & Sui tes\, Bedford Highway (near MSVU)\n\n\n\nComfort Inn\, Bedford Highway (ne ar MSVU)\n\n\n\nChebucto Inn\, Lady Hammond Road (between MSVU and SMU)\n \n\n\nRobie’s End\, (B&B\, very close to SMU)\n\n\n\nAnd a little more ups cale…\n\n\n\nHoliday Inn Express & Suites Halifax – Bedford\, 980 Parkland Drive (near MSVU)\n\n\n\nChateau Bedford Trademark Collection by Wyndham\ , 133 Kearney Lake Road (near MSVU)\n\n\n\nLord Nelson Hotel\, 1515 South Park Street (closer to SMU)\n\n\n\nAtlantica Hotel Halifax\, 1980 Robie St reet (closer to SMU)\n\n\n\n*** Note: If you are looking for a roommate to share hotel and/or travel costs with for the Bluenose Open 2024 tournamen t\, please contact: Ken Cashin skcashin@outlook.com to have your name and contact info posted on this site\, here\, for others to contact you. A lis t will be published below for people looking for roommates for the tournam ent. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240301T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240303T203000 LOCATION:Mount Saint Vincent University @ 166 Bedford Highway\, Halifax\, N S\, Canada SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Bluenose Open 2024 URL:https://www.chessns.ca/event/bluenose-open-2024/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
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When t he tournament begins this will be the DGT Link to see the live games:\n
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*** YOU MUST email Ken Cashin if you intend to play in this tournament: ** *    skcashin@outlook.com

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The deadline to pre-register for this tournament is 6 pm Tuesday\, February 27th.

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Please read the entire regist ration process\, below\, before emailing Ken Cashin.

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The tou rnament will follow Governm ent of Nova Scotia Guidelines re COVID-19. It will also follo w the COVID-19 protocols of its host\, Mount Saint Vincent University\, wh ich can be viewed here.

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You can pay your CFC membership online at: https://www.chess.ca/en/players/membership-join/

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Registration process:

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  1. Sen d an email message to Ken Cashin skcashin@outlook.com to tell him that you intend to play. This must be done before 6 p.m. Tuesday\ , February 27th. Also provide your age and your chess rating\, if you have one. This is the “pre-registration” step.
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  2. Purchase or renew you r Chess Federation of Canada membership. You can do that online\, here. Or\, you could pay Ken Cashi n for it onsite on the first day of the tournament. If you will be paying Ken Cashin for the CFC membership\, please email him the registrant’s date of birth and home town.\n

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  3. Check in at the registration desk before 4:45 p.m. on Friday Mar ch 1st and pay the tournament entry fee (see fees below).  This you pay to Ken Cashin onsite at the tournament.\n

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*** All players MUST check in at the reg desk well in advance of (an hour and 15 minutes before) the start of the first round in order to be p aired for the first round. This is so that Ken knows they are on site and able to play. ***  

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Date of tournament: March 1-3\, 2024

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Location: Mount Saint Vi ncent University\, 166 Bedford Highway\, Halifax\, N.S.\, ROSARIA STUDENT CENTRE\, Multipurpose Room.

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See building # 19 on campus map here.

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Contact: Ken Cashin skcashin@outlook.com

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Type : Five round Swiss.

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Registration: Friday\, March 1st\, onsite\, from 3:30 pm to 4:45 pm. Late registrants wi ll be disqualified from playing in the first rou nd. Do not be late.

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Rounds:

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Rd 1: Friday\, March 1st\, 6 p.m.

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Rd 2: Satur day\, March 2nd\, 10 a.m.

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Rd 3: Saturday\, March 2nd\, 4:30 p.m.

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Rd 4: Sunday\, March 3rd\, 9 a.m.

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Rd 5: Sunday\, March 3rd\, 3:30 p.m.

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Note that the reason the games start a little earlier on Sunday is to give out-of-town participants more daylight time to travel home after the tournament.

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Prizes: Cash prizes will be aw arded\, based on the number of entrants. The tournament winner’s name will be engraved on the Bluenose Open trophy.

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Time contr ol: Game in 2 hours\, with 30-second increments starting at move one.

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Note: if numbers warrant\, the tournament will be run a s a sectional\; i.e.\, in two or more sections\, determined by the ratings of the players.

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Tournament Entry Fee:

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Adults (age 18 and over): $40

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Seniors (age 65 and over): $35

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Juniors (under age 18): $35

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Byes: Up to two (2) 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.< /p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Forfeits: Players are required to play all five rounds unless they have declared byes beforehand\, as indicated a bove. Unless they have declared a bye for a particular round\, as indicate d 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 oppon ent will earn a score of one point for the game.

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Also\, a pl ayer is expected to show up on time for the star t of the round\, as a courtesy to their opponent. If a player does not sho w up within an hour after a game starts\, the pl ayer will be forfeited for that round\, i.e.\, they will earn a score of z ero for the game and their opponent will earn a score of one point for the game.

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

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*** Note: In addition to paying the tournament en try fee stated above\, to participate in the tournament a player must be a member of the Chess Federation of Canada (CFC). The membership can be pur chased online on the CFC site before the tournament\, or can be paid to the tournament director onsit e at time of registration.
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Updated list as per March 1st\, 2024

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< strong>Confirmed Participants (57)

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(Note: the ratings bel ow are as of the date above and may not reflect the most recent CFC tourna ment results. Ratings are included here only to give potential tournament entrants an idea of who is playing and the level of competition to expect. )  

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Juan Ramirez-Orta (1994)

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Jose Gonzalez-Cueto (1984)

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Harry Posner (1943)

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Jamil Muradov (1908) (bye roun d 3)

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Josh MacRitchie (1876)

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Ryan Memet (1875)

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Remo Lacson (1861)

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David Kenney (1858) (byes in rounds 2 and 4)

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Julius Lopez (1790)

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Paulo Ferreira ( 1783) (byes in rounds 2 and 4)

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Emma Norovsambuu (1759)

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Cal vin Scallion (1735)

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Donald MacLean (1715)

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Eric Newman (167 7)

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Ken Cashin (1648)

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Ethan Saunders (1597)

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Aidan R oy (1589)

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Jarrett Gabriel (1576)

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Louis Fillmore (1523)

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Greg Van De Moortele (1522) (bye round 1)

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Ryan Weir (1516)

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Jordan Winfield (1512)

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Hwiseong Ahn (1512)

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Steve McL eod (1494)

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Bhumik Kalra (1461)

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Francois LeBlanc (1413)

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Ujjwal Sujith (1405)

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Eva Norovsambuu (1400)

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Soham Aus ekar (1400)

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Charles Culver (1392)

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Justin Cull (1371)

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Shiju Koshy (1367)

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Jayden Tran (1367)

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Omar Khan (1365)< /p>\n

Skye Cross (1339)

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Travis Lloyd (1325)

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Sam Jubin (1 325)

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Andrew Mayo (1323)

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Callum Engelberts (1316)  (bye rou nd 2)

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Kaven Sharma (1311)

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David Wang (1306)

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Aden Y ip (1287)

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Irina Volosincu (1239)

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Dev Gupta (1224)

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Abel Koshy (1207)

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Noah McManus (1205) (bye round 3)

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Andy d e Champlain (1188)

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Tris Winfield (1138)

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Saman Rahman (1109 )

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Edi Ducusin (1084)

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Aalan Sathishkumar (1054)

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Ath esh Pranav Thanagaraj (1031) (byes in rounds 3 and 4)

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Prassidh Ela ngo (1005) (byes in rounds 1 and 3)

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Kush Asthana (976)

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Tom my Tang (UNR)

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Gold Vu (UNR)

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Accommoda tions:

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Affordable hotels nearby:

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Wedgewood Hotel\, Bedford Highway (near MSVU)

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Howard Johnson/The Bluenose Inn & Suites\, Bedford Highwa y (near MSVU)

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Comfort Inn\, Bedf ord Highway (near MSVU)

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Ch ebucto Inn\, Lady Hammond Road (between MSVU and SMU)

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Robie’s End\, (B&B\, very close to SMU)

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And a little more upscal e…

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

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Chateau Bedford Trademark Collection by Wyndha m\, 133 Kearney Lake Road (near MSVU)

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

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Atlantica Hotel Halifax\, 1980 Robie Street (clos er to SMU)

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*** Note: If you are looking for a roommate to share hotel and/or travel costs with for the Blu enose Open 2024 tournament\, please contact: Ken Cashin skcashin@ outlook.com to have your name and contact info posted on this site\, here\ , for others to contact you. A list will be published below for people loo king for roommates for the tournament.
\n\n\n X-COST:Adults (age 18 and over): $40\, Seniors (age 65 and over): $35\, Jun iors (under age 18): $35 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR