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: $139 each. Tied for fourth: Kyle Creamer (2099) … Continued
Chess Nova Scotia will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Sunday, June 29 2024, from 7-9 p.m. The meeting will be held online. See: Meeting agenda, including the meeting links, here. Minutes of 2024 AGM here. President’s report here. Financial report … Continued
Nova Scotia Open 2025 Results: Fifty-nine players, five-round Swiss, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Two sections: Open and U1650. See crosstable: Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – Nova Scotia Open 2025 Open:Tied for first/second: Sriram Sarja (2330) and Jerjis Kapra (2323), … Continued
Halifax Spring Chess Festival Post-Event Reportby TD Daniel Rokhvarger The Halifax Spring Chess Festival ran April 11-13, 2025 at Saint Mary’s University. It featured three tournaments: Standings and Prizes Open Championship Crown Section (80% of flyer-stated value) Crosstable: CFC – … Continued
Bluenose Open 2025, MSVU, 61 players. Five round Swiss. Calix Marchand wins with perfect score 5-0: Open section: Open section:First: Calix Marchand (2237), 5 points. Prize: $250. Calix will also have his name engraved on the Bluenose Cup.Second through fourth: … Continued
Tournament results: Saint Mary’s Open 2024, November 8-10th 2024, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, NS. Five-round Swiss, 68 players. Open section: Tied for first place: Sriram Sarja (2353) and Kyle Creamer (1988), 4.5 points. Prize $262.50 each. Tied for third-through-fourth place: Calix Marchand … Continued
After an 11-year hiatus, the Cape Breton Open made its return to the Nova Scotia chess calendar August 9-11 at Cape Breton University in Sydney. In the five-round Swiss, Roger Langen of Dartmouth, a senior, took first place with a … Continued
The class of 1974 from Halifax West High School held their 50th anniversary reunion July 12, 1974 and awarded the provincial high school chess champions from that year their belated trophies and certificates. The Class of 74 – 50 Year Reunion … Continued
Nova Scotia Open 2024, June 14-16, 2024, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, NS. Five-round Swiss, 76 players. Open section: First: Sriram Sarja (2310), 4.5 points. Prize: $360 Tied for second: Andrea Fantasia (1852), Louis Fillmore (1658), Paul Abela (1842), Kyle Creamer (1827), Calix Marchand … Continued
Bluenose Open 2024, March 1-3, 2024, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, NS. Five-round Swiss, 55 players. Open section: Tied for first: Jose Gonzalez-Cueto (1984), Samuel Heran-Boily (1915), and Remo Lacson (1861), 4 points. Prize: $146 each. U1700: Ken Cashin … Continued