New West Chess Open 2017

A new tournament is coming in Thanksgiving Day weekend， October 7-9 (Saturday, Sunday, and Monday)， this year (2017). This tournament will be another big event for BC chess.
Organizer: Nicole Zhao, Lily Jia, David Yang
TD: Eric Gu

• Swiss system
• CFC rated
  You need a valid CFC membership ( Renew or buy annual CFC membership)
• Sections: Premier / U1800 / U1200
  (Subject to merge in case less than 40 entries)
• Prize:
  $1000, based on 40 paid entries
  $2000, based on 60 paid entries
  and so on
• Entry fee:
  Super Early bird, $60 (before Aug 20th)
  Early Bird, $ 75 (before Sep 17th)
  Regular, $90
  Second paid entry in same family, less $30
  Free for CFC 2100+ (before Aug 20th)
  Free for GM/WGM/IM/WIM/FM/WFM/NM or CFC 2300+
  Deadline of online registration will be 24 hours before the first round. 
  On site registration will be accepted at $100, and with first round half-point bye.
• Payment:
  We accept online payment by Paypal, or
  Mail a cheque to Eric Gu, 97 East 2nd Ave (Back Barn), Vancouver, BC V5T 1B3
• Cancellations and Refunds
  Should something arise that prevents you from being able to attend the tournament, you can email us expressing the need to cancel, and your entry fee will be refunded in the manner of your entry fee payment, less any payment process fee. The deadline for any cancellations is 48 hours before the starting of the tournament.

Contact: info@westchess.com
Rounds

• Round 1: 10am, Oct 7 Saturday 2017
• Round 2: 3pm, Oct 7 Saturday 2017
• Round 3: 10am, Oct 8 Sunday 2017
• Round 4: 3pm, Oct 8 Sunday 2017
• Round 5: 10am, Oct 9 Monday 2017
• Round 6: 3pm, Oct 9 Monday 2017

VenueDouglas College New Westminster Campus (Classroom S1650)
700 Royal Avenue
V3M 5Z5 BC
Canada
Time ControlG90+30
Tiebreaks

1. Head to head
2. Cumulative score
3. Opposition Cumulative score
4. Coin flip (administered by TD)