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
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
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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
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
The Cape Breton Open returned to Sydney this summer, for the second year since its 11-year hiatus. The five-round Swiss tournament was held at Cape Breton University, and drew players from Cape Breton and mainland Nova Scotia. Kyle Creamer won … 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