I am pleased to share that Adam Dorrance. our friend and well known Nova Scotian master, has just won his first IM norm while competing at the Open Chess Menorca event. Adam beat an International Grandmaster for the first time … Continued
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: $120 each. Tied for fourth: Jason Manley (2200), … Continued
The Nova Scotia Closed 2025 ended last night, and records were set! FM Calix Marchand clinched the tournament win with a final round draw against FM Adam Dorrance, finishing the event with 4.5 points out of 5.0 Calix is the … Continued
The 2025 Nova Scotia Closed Chess Championship is taking place this weekend, September 12 to 14. All games will be broadcast live here: https://view.livechesscloud.com/#5d46301c-a56f-4439-bb5b-f8272432a6e5 Schedule:Friday 5:45pm – Drawing of LotsFriday 6:00pm – Round 1Saturday 9:30am – Round 2Saturday 4:00pm – … Continued
Labour Day Open 2025, August 30 – September 1, 2025, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, NS. Six-round Swiss, 40 players. Full results can be found here: https://s1.chess-results.com/tnr1244749.aspx?lan=1&art=0&flag=30&SNode=S0 Open section:First place: FM Calix Marchand (2325) with 5 points. Prize: $145Second place: … Continued
The Labour Day Open 2024 took place over the August 30 – September 1 weekend with 61 players in attendance, you can see all of the results online here: https://chess-results.com/tnr995619.aspx?lan=1 The tournament was won by Jerjis Kapra with an amazing … Continued
The 2024 Nova Scotia Closed Chess Championship took place over the August 23-25 weekend, with six strong participants playing a single round robin tournament. One of the strongest Nova Scotia Closed Chess Championship events by rating with 5 players over … Continued
The Nova Scotia Closed 2024 Chess Championship is taking place on the August 23 to August 25 weekend and can be watched live online at the following link: https://view.livechesscloud.com/#614b2896-d598-4784-a354-66b2deea4bca Round Schedule:Friday 6:00pm – Round 1Saturday 9:30am – Round 2Saturday 4:00pm … Continued
The Halifax Open 2024, April 12-14, 2024 at Mount Saint Vincent University was a five-round swiss with 62 players competing. Congratulations to Jordan Clyde for winning the open section and Elon Lau for winning the U1500 section! Open section: First: … Continued
Adam Dorrance of Nova Scotia finished equal 6th at the recent Canadian Zonals 2024. With the result, Adam earns the title of FIDE Master (FM). He played on top board in the final round against eventual tournament winner, International Master … Continued