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NM Sriram Sarja Wins Bluenose Open 2026 with Perfect Score
Tournament results: Bluenose Open 2026, February 20-22, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, NS. Five-round Swiss, 58 players. Open section: First: NM Sriram Sarja (2342), 5 points. Prize: $240 Tied for second/third: FM Calix Marchand (2304) and Juan Ramirez-Orta (2064), 4 points. Prize:... READ MORE
Federal prison chess program helps inmates with rehab
See story: ‘Patience, creativity, strategy’: Federal prison chess program helps inmates with rehab | Globalnews.ca READ MORE
Chess Nova Scotia launches ChessNS Player Experience Survey
Chess Nova Scotia has created a survey to get feedback on how we can improve the chess player experience. Please take the survey: SURVEY CLOSED. READ MORE
FM Calix Marchand wins Saint Mary’s Open 2025
Tournament results: Saint Mary’s Open 2025, November 7-9, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, NS. Five-round Swiss, 48 players. Open section: First: FM Calix Marchand (2340), 4.5 points. Prize: $300. Tied for second/third: Sam Heran-Boily (2051) and Paul Dec (1943), 4 points. Prize:... READ MORE
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