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
National Master Adam Dorrance, reigning Nova Scotia Champion, is currently playing at the Edmar Mednis Memorial Invitational and has the chance to win his first International Master norm! You can follow the games live and view the official website from … Continued
The 2023 Nova Scotia Closed Chess Championship took place over the August 25-27 weekend, with six strong participants playing a single round robin tournament. Participants:NM Adam Dorrance (2387) – Reigning ChampionNCM Jerjis Kapra (2246)NM Alvah Mayo (2230)Juan Ramirez-Orta (2059)NCM Jose … Continued
The Nova Scotia Closed Chess Championship is happening on the August 25 to 27 weekend and you can watch the games live at the following link: https://view.livechesscloud.com/#232967c2-b746-4a2d-a6c3-b7f823722643 Game Schedule: Friday 6:00pm – Round 1Saturday 9:30am – Round 2Saturday 4:00pm – … Continued
The 2023 Canadian Open is currently taking place in Calgary, Alberta and we have many Nova Scotia players representing! Watch the games live at 9pm local time on https://view.livechesscloud.com/#ba3f5ef6-a248-4675-ad14-424c917a3ba3 For round 4, NM Adam Dorrance has a perfect score of … Continued
In a quiet room at Mount Saint Vincent University, six of the top players in Nova Scotia battled across the chessboard for the right to be crowned the 2022 Nova Scotia Closed Chess Champion. Participants:NM Adam Dorrance (2389)NM Alvah Mayo … Continued
The 2022 Nova Scotia Closed Chess Championship is happening this weekend! You can watch the games LIVE on chess.com from the following link: https://www.chess.com/events/2022-nova-scotia-closed-chess-championship/games The schedule is as follows: Friday, September 30, 6:00pm – Round 1Saturday, October 1, 9:30am – … Continued
The best game prizes for Pawn Wise have been awarded! Congratulations to our winners, NM Jason Manley and Jim Gilks for their games. Michelle Zhang vs NM Jason ManleyView Game: https://www.chessns.ca/chessdb/viewgame.php?id=1050 This was an extremely hard fought game by both … Continued
The battles at Pawn Wise: The Atlantic All-Ages Chess Festival 2022 have come to an end. We have our winners! IM Jean Hébert, Canadian Seniors Chess Champion 65+ International Master Jean Hébert (Quebec) wins the 2022 Canadian Seniors Chess Championship … Continued