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Date: <\/strong>June 14-15, 2025
Venue:<\/strong> Holiday Inn Express & Suites Medicine Hat
Address:<\/strong> 9 Strachan Bay SE, T1B 4Y2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organizer & Director: <\/strong>Josiah Trentalance
Email: <\/strong>josiah30lances@protonmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Format: <\/strong>5-round Swiss, CFC and FIDE rated.
Time Control: <\/strong>Game in 90 minutes with a 30-second increment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Round Times
<\/strong>Saturday: 10:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m.
Sunday: 10:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m. or ASAP
A 30-minute break between games is guaranteed. Default late time is 60 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Entry fee: <\/strong>$50 if pre-registered by 11:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 12. $60 after.
$10 discount for juniors (2005 birth year or later), seniors (age 65 and over), and female players.
$20 discount for NMs, CMs, and 2300-rated CFC players (supercedes any junior\/senior\/female discount).
GM\/IM\/FM title holders receive free entry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CFC membership is required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Registration: <\/strong>Fill out the form below. Payment will be made on site by cash. Pre-registered players must arrive by 9:50 a.m. on the morning of the first round or they will not be paired.

Byes:<\/strong> A maximum of two \u00bd-point byes are available in rounds 1-4 if requested before the start of round 1.

Prizes: <\/strong>Sum of entry fees minus ACA dues of $10 per paid entry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Name, Email, Byes, Message<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

*<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pre-Registered List<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jonathan Blanchet
Doug Boyd
Garth Dunn
Robert Gibson
Brodie Guzzi
Aryan Ranjan Kumar (rd. 3 bye)
Gordon McCall
Rylan Morrow
Norman Sabaiton
Mike Scholz
Isaiah Sehn
Ryan Sunley
Cole Toponce
Josiah Trentalance
Cat Tuong Truong
Paul Usselman
Javier Valdes
Paul Viminitz<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last updated: June 12th, 11:00 p.m.<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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