923 Robie Street
Halifax
NS
- When the tournament begins, to go to the DGT Link to see the live games, click HERE.
Please read and follow all of the instructions below.
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
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*** 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 Ken knows they are on site and able to play and that he has time to do the pairings and start the first round on time, for everyone’s benefit. Please follow the rules.
Note: If you 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@outlook.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 paired.
Also, if you determine that you cannot play in the tournament after all, you must let Ken know.
Date of tournament: November 7th-9th, 2024
Location: Saint Mary’s University, 923 Robie Street, Halifax, N.S., Loyola Academic Complex, room LA174.
See building LA on campus map here.
Tournament director/contact: Ken Cashin skcashin@outlook.com
Arbiter: Roger Langen
Type: Five round Swiss.
Check-in and Registration: Friday, November 7th, onsite, from 3:30 pm to 5 pm. Late registrants will be disqualified from playing in the first round. Do not be late.
Rounds:
Rd 1: Friday, November 7th, 6 p.m.
Rd 2: Saturday, November 8th, 10 a.m.
Rd 3: Saturday, November 8th, 4:30 p.m.
Rd 4: Sunday, November 9th, 9 a.m.
Rd 5: Sunday, November 9th, 3:30 p.m.
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.
Prizes: Cash prizes will be awarded, based on the number of entrants.
Trophy: The tournament winner’s name will be engraved on the Saint Mary’s Cup. In the event of a tie for first place, the single name on the trophy will be decided by tiebreak.
Time control: 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 players.
Tournament Entry Fee:
Adults (age 18 and over): $50
Seniors (age 65 and over): $40
Juniors (under age 18): $40
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.
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, 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. Players who do not show up for their games will be automatically withdrawn from the tournament.
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.
Confirmed participants:
- Sriram Sarja (2343) Bye in round 1 and round 5
- Calix Marchand (2340)
- Kyle Creamer (2099)
- Sam Heran-Boily (2051)
- Chris Felix (1989)
- Glenn Charlton (1977) Bye in round 1
- Alice Yancey (1965)
- Jose Gonzalez-Cueto (1945)
- Paul Dec (1943)
- Han Zhang (1926) Bye in round 1 NB
- Louis Fillmore (1917)
- Donald MacLean (1864)
- Aakash Agam (1856)
- Josh MacRitchie (1834)
- Elon Lau (1812)
- David Poirier (1803)
- Kaven Sharma (1788)
- Ken Cashin (1780)
- Ryan Weir (1753)
- Eric Newman (1746)
- Agamnoor Singh (1744)
- Ray Cooke (1734) Bye in round 2 and round 5
- Eva Norovsambuu (1697)
- Dev Gupta (1687) Bye in round 1 and round 2
- Calvin Scallion (1681)
- Dakodah Desroches (1676) NB
- Joseph Jewells (1674)
- David Payne (1671)
- Sam Jubin (1658)
- Vanshpreet Singh (1622)
- Jude Carter (1621)
- Jesper Wang (1611)
- Paul Bates (1577)
- Aden Yip (1575)
- Remi Petch (1562)
- Steve McLeod (1545) Bye in round 5
- Charles Culver (1543)
- Irina Volosincu (1532)
- Olivia Shi (1480) Bye round 1
- Wyatt Pokorný (1451) Bye in round 4 and round 5
- Mihan Shah (1423)
- Jayden Webber (1354) Bye in round 1
- John Hubley (1304)
- Minkyu Shin (1280)
- John MacLean (1265) Bye in round 1, round 2, and round 3
- Elena Dennis (UNR)
- Paul Henderson (UNR)
- Nick O’Leary (UNR)
- Forrest Kroll (UNR)
Accommodations:
Affordable hotels nearby:
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 Saint Mary’s Open 2025 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.
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