Bluenose Open 2023

 

*** YOU MUST email Ken Cashin if you intend to play in this tournament: ***   skcashin@outlook.com

Link to watch the DGT board games:

https://view.livechesscloud.com#d75a62e5-7d82-4351-af82-49160cd65cd8

 

 

The tournament will follow Government of Nova Scotia Guidelines re COVID-19. It will also follow the COVID-19 protocols of its host, Mount Saint Vincent University, which can be viewed here.

Also note that payments for the tournament entry fee must be made in cash (only). Likewise, if you purchase or renew a CFC membership on site at the tournament, that payment must also be in cash (only).

Note, however that you can pay your CFC membership online at: https://www.chess.ca/en/players/membership-join/

Registration process:

 

Date: February 17-19, 2023

Location: Mount Saint Vincent University, 166 Bedford Highway, Halifax, N.S., ROSARIA STUDENT CENTRE, Don MacNeil Room (# 401).

Contact: Ken Cashin skcashin@outlook.com

Type: Five round Swiss.

Registration: Friday, February 17th, onsite, 4:30-5:30 p.m.

*** In order to be paired for the tournament, you must show up at least 30 minutes before your first game so that Ken can confirm that you are onsite and able to play ***    

 

Rounds:

Rd 1: Friday, February 17th, 6 p.m.

Rd 2: Saturday, February 18th, 10 a.m.

Rd 3: Saturday, February 18th, 4:30 p.m.

Rd 4: Sunday, February 19th, 9 a.m.

Rd 5: Sunday, February 19th, 3:30 p.m.

 

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

 

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

Note that, as has been our custom, accelerated pairings will be used for the first two rounds when numbers warrant.

Tournament Entry Fee:

Adults (age 18 and over): $40

Seniors (age 65 and over): $35

Juniors (under age 18): $35

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.

*** 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 player 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.

 

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Updated February 17th, 2023,  8:30 p.m.

Confirmed Participants (60): 

2094 – Jerjis Kapra NS

2067 – Roger Langen NS

2030 – Jose Gonzalez-Cueto NS

2028 – Calix Marchand NS

2014 – Chris Felix NS

1987 – Glenn Charlton NS (bye in rd 1)

1946 – Sam Heran-Boily NS

1935 – Brian Zhang NS

1869 – Brian McKay NS (rd 1 bye)

1843 – Josh MacRitchie NS

1833 – Donald Gillis NS

1822 – Paulo Ferreira NS (byes in rds 2 and 4)

1820 – Paul Abela NS

1753 – Donald MacLean NS

1750 – (estimated) Julius Lopez NS

1724 – Dimitrije Krstic AB

1692 – Ken Cashin NS

1674 – Ray Cooke NS (byes in rds 1 and 3)

1664 – Conrad MacNeil NS (bye rd 1)

1657 – Ed McKearney

1656 – Madoc Sullivan NS

1655 – Emma Norovsambuu NS

1623 – Rikuto Nakayasu NS (bye in rd 1)

1621 – Michelle Zhang NS

1601 – Joshua Harmon NS

1598 – Wael Al-Gashm NS

1581 – Eric Newman NS

1581 – Jordan Winfield NS (byes in rds 1 and 2)

1562 – Aidan Roy NS

1554 – Jarrett Gabriel NS

1518 – Patrick Wain NS

1510 – Adric McGrady NS

 

1483 – Ryan Weir NS

1445 – Andrew Mayo NS

1410 – Luis Varona NB

1404 – David Pierce NS

1400 (estimated) – Manuval Jenson NS

1393 – Shaun Mead NS

1363 – Stephen Tynes NS

1317 – Yury Shulga NS (rd 3 bye)

1308 – Ryan Harding NS

1300 – Skye Cross NS

1289 – Sam Jubin NS

1286 – Houssam Elokda NS

1247 – Brayden Robinson NS

1237 – Irina Volosincu NS

1200 (estimated) – Owen Card NS (bye in rd 3)

1200 (estimated) – Sam Pipon NS

1190 – Justin Cull NS

1155 – Logan Berkers NS

1152 – Remi Petch NS

1023 – (estimated) Thomas Hampel NS

932 – Tris Winfield NS (byes in rds 1 and 2)

UNR – Patrick Saulnier NS

UNR – Edi Ducu NS

UNR – David Payne NS

UNR – Rowan Gromack NS

UNR – Ishanya Krishnan NS

UNR – Omar Ashour NS (bye in rd 2)

UNR – Kush Asthana NS

 

Maybe Participants

1470 – Steve McLeod NS

 

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 Bluenose Open 2023 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 looking for roommates for the tournament.