Tournaments

Photo above: Walter MacNeil and Jerjis Kapra tie for first place in the Halifax Summer Open 2019 and are awarded the George Beals Trophy.   Halifax Summer Open 2019, Five-round Swiss, 19 players, Mount Saint Vincent University, June 28-30, 2019. … Continued

The Nova Scotia Chess Association now has three DGT electronic chess boards. We intend to use them on the top three boards in our tournaments going forward. For the upcoming Halifax Summer Open 2019 tournament, the games played on the … Continued

Nova Scotia Open 2019, 5-round Swiss, 27 players, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, NS, May 10-12, 2019 First place: Roger Langen (2091), 5 points. Prize: $250. Roger’s name will be engraved on the Nova Scotia Open Chess Tournament trophy. Second place: … Continued

  Halifax Open 2019, 5-round Swiss, 21 players, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, NS, April 12-14. First place: Samuel Heran (1577), 4.5 points. Prize: $200. Tied for second/third place: David Poirier (1830), Ken Cashin (1694), and Conrad MacNeil (1680), 3.5 … Continued

Bluenose Open 2019 Results: Thirty five players, 5-round Swiss, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, NS, February 22-24, 2019. First: Tallal Younis (2147), 4.5 points, prize: $310. Tallal will also have his name engraved on the Bluenose Cup. Second: Alvah Mayo (2156), … Continued