Tournament results: Halifax Open 2026, April 24-26, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS. Five-round Swiss, 54 players. Open section: First: Jerjis Kapra (2369), 4.5 points. Prize: $320. Second: Calix Marchand (2306), 4 points: $110. Tied for third: Louis Fillmore (1975), Alice Yancey (2043), Josh MacRitchie (1864), 3.5 points. Prize: $24 each. U1700 section: Tied for … Continued
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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