REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
\nPlease read and follow all of the in
structions below.
See the CHESS NOVA SCOTIA TOU RNAMENT HEALTH PROTOCOL\, HERE.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNote: If you expect to be late on the Friday of the tournament\, then betwe en 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. you MUST contact Ken by email (skcashin@outlook.com) or cell phone or text (902 478-2359) to let him know. In this case\, you m ust show up on site by 5:30 p.m. in order to be paired.
\nAlso\, if you determine that you cannot pl ay in the tournament after all\, you must let Ken know. Likewise\, if you have to drop out midway through\, you must let Ken know.
\n\nDate of tournament: Jun e 12-14\, 2026
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\nLocat ion: Mount Saint Vincent University\, 166 Bedford Highway\, Halif ax\, N.S.\, McCain Centre\, room 105/106. See building Ma rgaret Norrie McCain Centre for Learning on campus map here.
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\nTournament director/contact:
Ken Cashin skcashi
n@outlook.com
Arbiter: Roger La
ngen
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\nType:
Five round Swiss.
Format/sections: If numbers
warrant\, the tournament will be run as a sectional\; i.e.\, in two or mo
re sections\, determined by the ratings of the players.
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\nCheck-in and Registration: Fr iday\, June 12th\, onsite\, from 3:30 pm to 5 pm. Late registrants will be disqualified from playing in the first round. D o not be late.
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** * Note: If you are looking for a roommate to share hotel and/or t ravel costs with for the Nova Scotia Open 2026 tournament \, please contact: Ken Cashin skcashin@outlook.com to have your name and c ontact info posted on this site\, here\, for others to contact you. A list will be published below for people looking for roommates for the tourname nt.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rounds:
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\nRd 1: Friday\, June 12th\, 6 p.m.
\n< p style='color: #ff0000\;'>\n\n\nRd 2: Saturday\, June 13th\, 10 a. m.
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\nRd 3: Saturday\, June 13t h\, 4:30 p.m.
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\nRd 4: Sunday\, June 14th\, 9 a.m.
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\nRd 5: Sunday\, June 14th\, 3:30 p.m.
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\nNote 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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\nPrizes: Cash prizes will be awarded\, base d on the number of entrants. The tournament winner’s name will be engraved on the Nova Scotia Open trophy. We only put one name on the trophy\, so i n the case of a tie for first\, the winner (for the purposes of the trophy ) will be determined by tie break.
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Time control: 40/105 + G/30 + 30 sec increment fro
m start.
Note: If there are two sections\, the lower rated one
will have the simpler time control of Game in 2 hours\, with 30-second inc
rements from the start (same time control as the Bluenose Open 2026).
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\nTournament Entry Fee:
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\nAdults (age 18 and o ver): $50
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\nSeniors (age 65 an d over): $40
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\nJuniors (under age 18): $40
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\nByes: < /strong>Up to two (2) half-point byes are available\, but must be requeste d to the tournament director before the tourname nt begins\, i.e.\, either before or at the time of registration.
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\nForfeits: Player s are required to play all five rounds unless they have declared byes befo rehand\, as indicated above. Unless they have declared a bye for a particu lar round\, players who do not show up for a game will be forfeited for th at game\, i.e.\, they will earn a score of zero for the game and their opp onent will earn a score of one point for the game. Players who do not show up for their games will be automatically withdrawn from the tourn ament.
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\nAlso\, 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 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\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.
*** Note: This to urnament is subject to the Chess Nova Scotia Fair Play and Electronic Device Policy.\n\n\n\n
Confirmed list of players will b e posted here.
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Accommodations:
\n\n\n\nAf fordable hotels nearby:
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nComf ort Inn\, Bedford Highway (near 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 upscale…
\n\n\n\nHoliday Inn Express & Suites Hali fax – Bedford\, 980 Parkland Drive (near MSVU)
\n\n\n\nChateau Bedford Trademark Co llection 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 Street (closer to SMU)
\n\n\n\n*** Note: If you are looking for a room mate to share hotel and/or travel costs with for the Nova Scotia O pen 2026 tournament\, please contact: Ken Cashin skcashin@outlook .com to have your name and contact info posted on this site\, here\, for o thers to contact you. A list will be published below for people looking fo r roommates for the tournament.DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260612T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260614T203000 LOCATION:Mount Saint Vincent University\, McCain Centre\, room 105/106 @ 16 6 Bedford Highway\, Halifax\, N.S. SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Nova Scotia Open 2026 URL:https://www.chessns.ca/event/nova-scotia-open-2026/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR