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CONTACT:Ken Cashin\; skcashin@outlook.com
DESCRIPTION:!!! MOVED TO ROOM 430 !!!\n \nDGT LIVE GAMES\, when available\,
  will be HERE.\nCHESS-RESULTS PAIRINGS AND INFORMATION:\nHalifax Open 2026
 \nHalifax Open 2026 Under 1700\n \n \n \nPlease read and follow all of the
  instructions below. Registration process: \n\nSend an email message to Ke
 n Cashin skcashin@outlook.com to tell him that you intend to play. This mu
 st be done before 6 p.m.\, Tuesday April 21.  Also provide your age and yo
 ur chess rating\, if you have one. This is the “pre-registration” step.\nP
 urchase or renew your Chess Federation of Canada membership. You can do th
 at online\, here. Or\, you could pay Ken Cashin for it onsite on the first
  day of the tournament. If you will be paying Ken Cashin for the CFC membe
 rship\, please email him the registrant’s date of birth and home town.\n**
 * Payment method onsite for CFC membership is cash only ***\n\nCheck in at
  the registration desk before 5 p.m. on Friday April 24th and pay the tour
 nament entry fee (see fees below). This you pay to ken Cashin onsite at th
 e tournament.\n*** Payment method for tournament entry fee is cash only **
 *\n\n\n\n\n\nSee the CHESS NOVA SCOTIA TOURNAMENT HEALTH PROTOCOL\, HERE.
 \n\n\n\n\n\n*** All players MUST check in at the reg desk well in advance 
 of — ONE HOUR BEFORE — the start of the first round in order to be paired 
 for the first round. This is so that the tournament director knows the pla
 yers are on site and able to play in order to do the pairings and start th
 e first round on time\, for everyone’s benefit. Please follow the rules. 
 \nNote: If you expect to be late on the Friday of the tournament\, then be
 tween 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. you MUST contact Ken by email (skcashin@outlook.co
 m) or cell phone or text (902 478-2359) to let him know. Still\, even in t
 his case\, you must show up on site by 5:30 p.m. in order to be paired.\nA
 lso\, if you determine that you cannot play in the tournament after all\, 
 you must let Ken know.\n\nDate of tournament: April 24-26\, 2026\n\n\n\nLo
 cation: Dalhousie University\, 6050 University Avenue\, Halifax\, N.S.\, S
 tudley campus\, Goldberg Computer Science building:\n!!! MOVED TO ROOM 430
  !!!\n\n\n\nSee: Goldberg Computer Science building on campus map HERE.\nP
 arking at Dalhousie\, see HERE.\n\n\n\nTournament Director: Ken Cashin skc
 ashin@outlook.com\nArbiter: Roger Langen\n\n\n\nType: Five round Swiss.\n
 \n\n\nCheck-in and Registration: Friday\, April 24\, onsite\, from 3:30 pm
  to 5 pm. Late registrants will be disqualified from playing in the first 
 round. Do not be late.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRounds:\n\n\n\nRd 1: Friday\, Ap
 ril 24\, 6 p.m.Rd 2: Saturday\, April 25\, 10 a.m.Rd 3: Saturday\, April 2
 5\, 4:30 p.m.Rd 4: Sunday\, April 26\, 9 a.m.Rd 5: Sunday\, April 26\, 3:3
 0 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNote that the reason the games start
  a little earlier on Sunday is to give out-of-town participants more dayli
 ght time to travel home after the tournament.\n\n\n\nPrizes: Cash prizes w
 ill be awarded\, based on the number of entrants.\n\n\n\nTime control: Gam
 e in 2 hours\, with 30-second increments starting at move one. Note: if nu
 mbers warrant\, the tournament will be run as a sectional\; i.e.\, in two 
 or more sections\, determined by the ratings of the players.\n\n\n\nTourna
 ment Entry Fee:\n\n\n\nAdults (age 18 and over): $50\n\n\n\nSeniors (age 6
 5 and over): $40\n\n\n\nJuniors (under age 18): $40\n\n\n\nByes: Up to two
  (2) half-point byes are available\, but must be requested to the tourname
 nt director before the tournament begins\, i.e.\, either before or at the 
 time of registration.\n\n\n\n\n\nForfeits: Players are required to play al
 l five rounds unless they have declared byes beforehand\, as indicated abo
 ve. Unless they have declared a bye for a particular round\, players who d
 o not show up for a game will be forfeited for that game\, i.e.\, they wil
 l earn a score of zero for the game and their opponent will earn a score o
 f one point for the game. Players who do not show up for their games will 
 be automatically withdrawn from the tournament. \n\n\n\nAlso\, 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 ea
 rn a score of zero for the game and their opponent will earn a score of on
 e point for the game.\n\n\nForced 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.  \n\n\n\n*** Note: In addition t
 o paying the tournament entry fee stated above\, to participate in the tou
 rnament a player must be a member of the Chess Federation of Canada (CFC).
  The membership can be purchased online on the CFC site before the tournam
 ent\, or can be paid to the tournament director onsite at time of registra
 tion.\n\n\n\n*** Note: This tournament is subject to the Chess Nova Scotia
  Fair Play and Electronic Device Policy.\n\n\n\nConfirmed Participants:\n
 \n\n\nCLICK HERE FOR CONFIRMED PARTICIPANTS LIST\n\n\n\n\n\nAccommodations
 :\n\n\n\nAffordable hotels nearby:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nComfort Inn\, Bedford Hi
 ghway (near MSVU)\n\n\n\nChebucto Inn\, Lady Hammond Road (between MSVU an
 d SMU)\n\n\n\nRobie’s End\, (B&B\, very close to SMU)\n\n\n\nAnd a little 
 more upscale…\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\, 151
 5 South Park Street (closer to SMU)\n\n\n\nAtlantica Hotel Halifax\, 1980 
 Robie Street (closer to SMU)
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LOCATION:Dalhousie University\, Goldberg Computer Science building @ 6050 U
 niversity Avenue\, Halifax\, N.S
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SUMMARY:Halifax Open 2026
URL:https://www.chessns.ca/event/halifax-open-2026/
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 MOVED TO ROOM 430 !!!</strong></h3>\n<h3> </h3>\n<h3><strong>DGT LIVE GAME
 S\, when available\, will be <a href='https://view.livechesscloud.com#4df3
 5d83-675f-42f2-9110-3f61a9bab130'>HERE</a>.</strong></h3>\n<h3><strong>CHE
 SS-RESULTS PAIRINGS AND INFORMATION:<br /></strong></h3>\n<h2><a href='htt
 ps://s3.chess-results.com/Tnr1378349.aspx?lan=1&SNode=S0'>Halifax Open 202
 6</a><strong><br /></strong></h2>\n<h2><a href='https://s2.chess-results.c
 om/Tnr1378352.aspx?lan=1&SNode=S0'>Halifax Open 2026 Under 1700</a></h2>\n
 <h2> </h2>\n<h3> </h3>\n<h3><strong> </strong></h3>\n<p>Please read and fo
 llow <strong>all</strong> of the instructions below. <strong>Registration 
 process: </strong></p>\n<ol>\n<li>Send an email message to Ken Cashin <a h
 ref='mailto:skcashin@outlook.com'><strong>skcashin@outlook.com</strong></a
 > to tell him that you intend to play. This must be done <strong style='co
 lor: #ff0000\;'>before 6 p.m.\, Tuesday April 21</strong>.  Also provide y
 our age and your chess rating\, if you have one. This is the “pre-registra
 tion” step.</li>\n<li>Purchase or renew your <strong>Chess Federation of C
 anada membership</strong>. You can do that online\, <a href='https://www.c
 hess.ca/en/players/membership-join/'><strong>here</strong></a>. Or\, you c
 ould pay Ken Cashin for it onsite on the first day of the tournament. If y
 ou will be paying Ken Cashin for the CFC membership\, please email him the
  registrant’s date of birth and home town.\n<p style='color: #ff0000\;'><s
 trong>*** Payment method <em>onsite</em> for CFC membership is cash only *
 **</strong></p>\n</li>\n<li>Check in at the registration desk before 5 p.m
 . on Friday April 24th and pay the <strong>tournament entry fee (see fees 
 below).</strong> This you pay to ken Cashin onsite at the tournament.\n<p 
 style='color: #ff0000\;'><strong>*** Payment method for tournament entry f
 ee is cash only ***</strong></p>\n</li>\n</ol>\n\n\n\n<p>See the CHESS NOV
 A SCOTIA TOURNAMENT HEALTH PROTOCOL\, <a href='https://www.chessns.ca/heal
 th-protocol-for-cns-tournaments/'><strong>HERE</strong></a>.</p>\n\n\n\n\n
 \n<p><strong>*** All players MUST check in at the reg desk well in advance
  of — ONE HOUR BEFORE — the start of the first round in order to be paired
  for the first round. This is so that the tournament director knows the pl
 ayers are on site and able to play in order to do the pairings and start t
 he first round on time\, for everyone’s benefit. Please follow the rules. 
 </strong></p>\n<p style='color: #ff0000\;'><strong>Note: If you</strong><s
 trong> </strong><strong>expect to be late on the Friday of the tournament\
 , then between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. you MUST contact Ken by email (skcashin@o
 utlook.com) or cell phone or text (902 478-2359) to let him know. Still\, 
 even in this case\, you must show up on site by 5:30 p.m. in order to be p
 aired.</strong></p>\n<p style='color: #ff0000\;'><strong>Also\, if you det
 ermine that you cannot play in the tournament after all\, you must let Ken
  know.</strong></p>\n<p style='color: #ff0000\;'></p>\n<p><strong>Date of 
 tournament:</strong> April 24-26\, 2026</p>\n<p style='color: #ff0000\;'>
 \n\n</p>\n<p><strong>Location:</strong> Dalhousie University\, 6050 Univer
 sity Avenue\, Halifax\, N.S.\, Studley campus\, Goldberg Computer Science 
 building:</p>\n<p><strong>!!! MOVED TO ROOM 430 !!!</strong></p>\n<p style
 ='color: #ff0000\;'>\n\n</p>\n<p>See: Goldberg Computer Science building o
 n campus map <a href='https://www.chessns.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/im
 age_DalStudleyCampusMap.png'><strong>HERE</strong>.</a></p>\n<p>Parking at
  Dalhousie\, see <a href='https://www.dal.ca/campus-maps/parking/our-polic
 ies.html#'><strong>HERE</strong></a>.</p>\n<p style='color: #ff0000\;'>\n
 \n</p>\n<p><strong>Tournament Director:</strong> Ken Cashin <a href='mailt
 o:skcashin@outlook.com'><strong>skcashin@outlook.com</strong></a></p>\n<p>
 <strong>Arbiter</strong>: Roger Langen</p>\n<p style='color: #ff0000\;'>\n
 \n</p>\n<p><strong>Type:</strong> Five round Swiss.</p>\n<p style='color: 
 #ff0000\;'>\n\n</p>\n<p><strong>Check-in and Registration:</strong> Friday
 \, April 24\, onsite\, from 3:30 pm to 5 pm. Late registrants will be <em>
 <strong>disqualified</strong></em> from playing in the first round. Do not
  be late.</p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rounds:</strong></p>\n<p style
 ='color: #ff0000\;'>\n\n</p>\n<p>Rd 1: Friday\, April 24\, 6 p.m.<br />Rd 
 2: Saturday\, April 25\, 10 a.m.<br />Rd 3: Saturday\, April 25\, 4:30 p.m
 .<br /><strong>Rd 4: Sunday\, April 26\, 9 a.m.<br /></strong><strong>Rd 5
 : Sunday\, April 26\, 3:30 p.m.</strong></p>\n<p style='color: #ff0000\;'>
 \n\n</p>\n<p style='color: #ff0000\;'>\n\n</p>\n<p style='color: #ff0000\;
 '>\n\n</p>\n<p style='color: #ff0000\;'>\n\n</p>\n<p style='color: #ff0000
 \;'>\n\n</p>\n<p>Note that the reason the games start a little earlier on 
 Sunday is to give out-of-town participants more daylight time to travel ho
 me after the tournament.</p>\n<p style='color: #ff0000\;'>\n\n</p>\n<p><st
 rong>Prizes:</strong> Cash prizes will be awarded\, based on the number of
  entrants.</p>\n<p style='color: #ff0000\;'>\n\n</p>\n<p><strong>Time cont
 rol:</strong> Game in 2 hours\, with 30-second increments starting at move
  one. Note: if numbers warrant\, the tournament will be run as a sectional
 \; i.e.\, in two or more sections\, determined by the ratings of the playe
 rs.</p>\n<p style='color: #ff0000\;'>\n\n</p>\n<p><strong>Tournament Entry
  Fee:</strong></p>\n<p style='color: #ff0000\;'>\n\n</p>\n<p>Adults (age 1
 8 and over): $50</p>\n<p style='color: #ff0000\;'>\n\n</p>\n<p>Seniors (ag
 e 65 and over): $40</p>\n<p style='color: #ff0000\;'>\n\n</p>\n<p>Juniors 
 (under age 18): $40</p>\n<p style='color: #ff0000\;'>\n\n</p>\n<p><strong>
 Byes: </strong>Up to two (2) half-point byes are available\, but must be r
 equested to the tournament director <strong><em>before</em></strong> the t
 ournament begins\, i.e.\, either before or at the time of registration.</p
 >\n<p style='color: #ff0000\;'>\n\n\n\n</p>\n<p><strong>Forfeits: </strong
 >Players are required to play all five rounds unless they have declared by
 es beforehand\, as indicated above. Unless they have declared a bye for a 
 particular round\, 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 th
 eir opponent will earn a score of one point for the game. <strong>Players 
 who do not show up for their games will be automatically withdrawn from th
 e tournament. </strong></p>\n<p style='color: #ff0000\;'>\n\n</p>\n<p>Also
 \, a player is expected to show up <strong><em>on time</em></strong> for t
 he start of the round\, as a courtesy to their opponent. If a player does 
 not show up <em><strong>within an hour after a game starts</strong></em>\,
  the player will be forfeited for that round\, i.e.\, they will earn a sco
 re of zero for the game and their opponent will earn a score of one point 
 for the game.</p>\n<p style='color: #ff0000\;'></p>\n<p style='color: #ff0
 000\;'></p>\n<p><strong>Forced byes: In rounds where there is an uneven nu
 mber of players\, a full-point\, <a href='https://support.chess.com/articl
 e/1310-what-is-a-bye-in-a-tournament'>forced bye</a> will be given to one 
 player\, as determined by the pairing software.  </strong></p>\n\n\n\n<blo
 ckquote class='wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow
 '><strong>*** Note:</strong> In addition to paying the tournament entry fe
 e stated above\, to participate in the tournament a player must be a membe
 r of the Chess Federation of Canada (CFC). The membership can be purchased
  online on the <a href='http://chess.ca/membership-rates'>CFC site</a> bef
 ore the tournament\, or can be paid to the tournament director onsite at t
 ime of registration.</blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class='wp-block-quote
  is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow'><strong>*** Note:</strong> 
 This tournament is subject to the <a href='https://www.chessns.ca/nsca-fai
 r-play-and-electronic-device-policy/'>Chess Nova Scotia Fair Play and Elec
 tronic Device Policy.</a></blockquote>\n\n\n<hr class='wp-block-separator'
  />\n<p><strong>Confirmed Participants:</strong></p>\n\n\n\n<h3><a href='h
 ttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13g-btIssFRxzTroFr1-ZMVZTCWZ2ojBS1ji
 KL9tY54I/edit?gid=0#gid=0' target='_blank' rel='noopener'><strong>CLICK HE
 RE FOR CONFIRMED PARTICIPANTS LIST</strong></a></h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong
 >Accommodations:</strong></p>\n<p>\n\n</p>\n<p>Affordable hotels nearby:</
 p>\n<p>\n\n\n\n\n\n</p>\n<p><a href='https://www.choicehotels.com/nova-sco
 tia/halifax/comfort-inn-hotels/cn207?mc=dalzxxcnch'>Comfort Inn</a>\, Bedf
 ord Highway (near MSVU)</p>\n<p>\n\n</p>\n<p><a href='http://chebuctoinn.c
 om/'>Chebucto Inn</a>\, Lady Hammond Road (between MSVU and SMU)</p>\n<p>
 \n\n</p>\n<p><a href='https://www.tripadvisor.ca/Hotel_Review-g154976-d116
 5240-Reviews-Robie_s_End-Halifax_Halifax_Regional_Municipality_Nova_Scotia
 .html'>Robie’s End</a>\, (B&B\, very close to SMU)</p>\n<p>\n\n</p>\n<p>An
 d a little more upscale…</p>\n<p>\n\n</p>\n<p><a href='https://www.booking
 .com/hotel/ca/holiday-inn-express-and-suites-halifax.en-gb.html?aid=309261
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 Suites Halifax – Bedford</a>\, 980 Parkland Drive (near MSVU)</p>\n<p>\n\n
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 rom=searchresults\;highlight_room=\;spdest=\;spdist=#hotelTmpl'>Chateau Be
 dford Trademark Collection by Wyndham</a>\, 133 Kearney Lake Road (near MS
 VU)</p>\n<p>\n\n</p>\n<p><a href='https://www.reservations.com/hotel/the-l
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 rd%20Nelson%20Hotel%20Halifax&utm_content=The%20Lord%20Nelson%20Hotel%20%2
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  to SMU)</p>\n<p>\n\n</p>\n<p><a href='https://www.reservations.com/hotel/
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 ica%20Hotel%20Halifax&utm_content=Atlantica%20Hotel%20Halifax_1805115'>Atl
 antica Hotel Halifax\,</a> 1980 Robie Street (closer to SMU)</p></BODY></H
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X-COST:Adults (age 18 and over): $50 Seniors (age 65 and over): $40 Juniors
  (under age 18): $40
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