Dalhousie Open
Schedule
Sat Oct 05 2024 at 09:00 am
Location
6136 University Ave, Halifax, NS, Canada, Nova Scotia B3H 4J2 | Halifax, NS
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Hello everyone, We are hosting the Dalhousie Open, on Oct. 5th – 6th, at the Student Union Building (SUB), McInnes Room (on Oct. 5th) and in Collaborative Health Education Building (CHEB) Room C170 (Oct. 6th). While the tournament is open to anyone who wants to play, please make sure to have an active CFC membership, as it is a CFC rated tournament.
The top 3 players will be awarded medals and cash prizes, the top 12 places will be receiving Grand Prix points, and the winner of the tournament will be getting their name engraved on the Dalhousie Open Cup. This tournament will also serve as a Dalhousie Chess Championship (DCC) qualifier, so the winner of this tournament will be invited to play at the DCC, a closed tournament which will be held later in the year, in March.
Registration Link: https://forms.office.com/r/sxkr5BacJS
**Please register by Oct. 3rd, as we won’t be accepting any registrants on the day of the tournament or the day before**
Tournament Details:
**Please note that this is a CFC-rated tournament, therefore you MUST be a member of the Chess Federation of Canada (CFC) to participate in this tournament. Please make sure your CFC membership is not expired. If you are not a member, please purchase a membership online in the CFC website, at this link: https://www.chess.ca/en/players/membership-join/. The entrance fee does not cover the cost of the membership fee, and this must be done online, before the tournament.**
Link for registration: https://forms.office.com/r/sxkr5BacJS
**Please note that we will NOT be accepting any registrants on the day of the tournament or the day before. You MUST fill out the form in the link above by Oct. 3th if you wish to play in the tournament.**
Date: Oct. 5th – 6th, 2024
Location:
Day 1: Dalhousie Student Union Building (SUB), McInnes room, 6136 University Avenue, Halifax, NS
Campus Map: https://www.dal.ca/campus-maps/building-directory/studley-campus.html
Day 2: Collaborative Health Education Building (CHEB), Room C170, 5793 University Avenue, Halifax, NS
Campus Map: https://www.dal.ca/campus-maps/building-directory/carleton-campus.html
Type: 5-round Swiss
Cost: $40
Please send an e-transfer to [email protected] to pay the entrance fee or pay with cash during registration confirmation. No other methods of payment will be accepted.
**No change will be provided if you are paying with cash.**
**If you are paying via e-transfer, please write your name in the message/comment when paying the fee.**
Time Control: Game in 75 minutes with a 30-second increment starting at move 1.
Prizes:
The winner’s name will be engraved on the Dalhousie Open trophy.
The winner will be qualified to play at the Dalhousie Chess Championship.
Cash prizes will be awarded to high-performing players, based on the number of entries.
Grand Prix points will be rewarded to the top 12 places
Tiebreaks:
There will be no tiebreaks for cash prizes or Grand Prix points. Cash prizes and GP points will be split evenly amongst tied finishing positions.
Tiebreaker games will only be used to determine the winner of the tournament, winners of medals, and qualifications.
Tiebreaker time control will be game in 5 minutes with a 5-second increment starting at move 1.
One game tiebreaker with random colours. If the game results in a draw, colours will be swapped, and the players will play again until a decisive game.
Rules: This tournament will follow the FIDE Laws of Chess unless specifically stated otherwise. To learn more about the rules, please visit the website in the link below.
https://handbook.fide.com/chapter/E012023
Schedule:
Oct. 5th
Check-in: 9:00 am
Opening ceremony: 9:30 am
Rd 1: 9:45 am
Rd 2: 2:00 pm
Rd 3: 6:30 pm
Oct. 6th
Rd 4: 10:00 am
Rd 5: 3:00 pm
Tie Breakers and awards ASAP after Round 5
**Please note that this is a tentative schedule, and is subject to change**
**Players MUST show up before the opening announcement to confirm your registration, or you won’t be able to play in the first round.**
Byes: Up to 2 half-point byes are available, but must be requested before the tournament begins, during registration or via email at [email protected].
**Please note that round 5 byes are worth ZERO points. They will NOT give you any points.**
Forced byes: If there is an odd number of players in a round, one player, determined by the pairing system, will be getting a FULL POINT forced bye. This does not count towards the 2 half-point byes.
Forfeits: Any player who doesn’t show up within the first hour of the beginning of the round will be forfeited for the round unless they have requested a “bye” beforehand. All forfeited games will be treated as a loss, resulting in getting a score of 0 for the round, as well as losing rating points.
Some important things to note are:
• If you do not have an active CFC membership, you will NOT be able to play. If you plan to participate, please make sure you have a CFC membership, and that your CFC membership is active.
• The rounds will not start before the scheduled times, but everyone is responsible for being there when the round starts. Even if you are late, the clocks will start when the beginning of a round is announced.
• When a game is over, please walk up to the tournament director’s desk with your opponent to fill out the score sheet, where you will write your name and result next to your board number (board number would be next to the board you played on).
• After finishing a game each round, you are free to stay in the room and watch others play. However, you must remain quiet. If someone is being loud and/or distracting, they will be asked to leave the room until the next round.
• Food options around the SUB and CHEB are limited. We would highly recommend bringing your own food.
• There are streets near the tournament location with free parking on the weekends. (ie. Henry St and Seymour St. near SUB, College St. and Summer St. near CHEB). Although we can’t guarantee anyone a spot, we hope that you can find a free parking space.
List of Registrants [Last Updated Sep. 28th]:
Calix Marchand 2172
Samuel Heran-Boily 2032
Tanusri Sridhar 1924
Josh MacRitchie 1843
Louis Fillmore 1702
Calvin Scallion 1652
Jordan Winfield 1623
Elon Lau 1550
Kaven Sharma 1314
Remi Petch 1281
Vanshpreet Singh 1220
Tris Winfield 1208
Andrew Ali 1143
Dianjia (Alex) Liu UNR
Rushi Patel UNR
Saman Rahman UNR
Silas Fenez UNR
Kushal Tejith Katuri UNR
Yash Pal UNR
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Where is it happening?
6136 University Ave, Halifax, NS, Canada, Nova Scotia B3H 4J2Event Location & Nearby Stays:
