The First Lunenburg County

CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

March 14, 15, 16, 1997

Wandlyn Hotel, Bridgewater, Nova Scotia

The Lunenburg Chess Club pleased to invite your to the First Lunenburg County Chess Championship will take place March 14-15-16, 1997 at the Wandlyn Inn in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. Come visit the South Shore!

Format

The format will be a 5 round swiss tournament rated by the Chess Federation of Canada (CFC). Time countrols will be 30 moves in 1 1/2 hours followed by 1 hour to Sudden Death!

Schedule

Registration: Friday 5-6 pm
Round 1 Friday 6-11 pm
Round 2 Saturday 10am - 3 pm
Round 3 Saturday 4pm -9pm
Round 4 Sunday 10am - 3 pm
Round 5 Sunday 4pm -9pm

1/2 point byes are available.

No Smoking in the in the playing room. No computers.

Entry Fees

Entry fees will be $25, with Juniors and Seniors paying only $10. Chess Federation of Canada (CFC) membership is required to play. If you are joining the Chess Federation of Canada for the first time, we will not charge an entry fee but you will have to join the CFC.

CFC membership will be available on site. For Nova Scotia Residents, regular membership is $38, family memberships (for the second member in a family household) is $25.

Prize Fund

The prize fund will be based upon the entry fees and support of our patrons. There will be sectional prizes as well based upon the entries.

We expect to see local Lunenburg County players match wits with some of the best chess players in the Maritimes.

Please bring sets, clocks and boards.

The Site

Auberge Wandlyn Inn
Salon C
50 North Street
Bridgewater NS B4V 2V6
Tel. 902-543-7131 Fax 902-543-7170

Directions

From Halifax take Highway 103 to Bridgewater.
Take Exit 12, the first Bridgewater exit, turn left off the ram (North Street).
Drive about 1 km.
Turn left into The Wandlyn Inn (before the traffic light).

Accommodations

The Wandlyn Inn is offering us a special guest room rate of $55 per night with 1-4 people in a room. Please patronize them. There are dining facilities in the hotel. There is full range of restaurants in Bridgewater and few other hotels too!

For more information on the First Lunenburg County Open Chess Championship please contact the tournament organizer:

Steve Saunders, Tournament Director
RR1, Blockhouse NS B0J 1E0
ssaunder@fox.nstn.ns.ca
saundrs@natsea.ca
Home: 624-9361
Work: 634-8811