UNAMA'KI OPEN
CAPE BRETON
CHESS TOURNAMENT

JUNE 26-28, 1997
WYCOBAH FIRST NATION HIGH SCHOOL

The Unama'ki (Cape Breton) Chess Tournament will be played at the Waycobah First Nation High School (next to Rod's OneStop Gas Station, Whycocomagh, Cape Breton) from June 26-28, 1998.

Registration:  	Friday June 26, 1998, 6:00-6:30 P.M.

Location: 	Waycobah First Nation High School

Format:   	5-Round Swiss

Time Control:  	30 moves in 90 minutes followed by sudden death in 1 hour.

Entry Fee:     	$25.00 ($20.00 Students, Seniors, Disabled, Juniors)
          	Free entry for new Chess Federation of Canada members.

Required: 	Chess Federation of Canada membership required to play. 
          	Memberships can be purchased at site.

Rounds:   	Friday    Round 1   7:00 P.M.
          	Saturday  Round 2   10:00 A.M.
          	Saturday  Round 3   4:00 P.M.
          	Sunday    Round 4   9:00 A.M.
          	Sunday    Round 5   3:00 P.M.

Prize Fund: 	Open 1st / Trophy / Cash . . . (Prizes will depend on 
		number of participants entered.)  Sectional prizes 
		will depend on number of entries also.

Whycocomagh is on the Trans Canada Highway about 1/2 hour past the Canso Causway going along towards Baddeck, Cape Breton. There are two hotels in the area . . . The Fair Isle Motel (1-902-756-2291) and the Aberdeen Motel (1-902-756-2331), they offer reasonable rates and are only a couple of minutes away. Also, there are a couple of trailer parks for those who like to camp out.

P.S. Please bring your sets & clocks / No Smoking / No Computers!!!

For more information of if you require some help, please contact the tournament coordinator, Gilbert Bernard at home by calling 1-902-756-3333.

Also see the report on the 1997 Unama'ki Open.