Pawn Wise: The Atlantic All-Ages Chess Festival 2022 will follow Government of Nova Scotia Guidelines re COVID-19.
The festival will also abide by the COVID-19 protocols of its host, Saint Mary’s University, 923 Robie Street, Halifax NS. See policy here.
Games were broadcast live over the internet and can now be reviewed:
Review Games on LiveChessCloud
Review Games on Chess.com
Official Event Program
View and Download Pawn Wise Event Program
Official Event Poster
Highlights
The Canadian Seniors Chess Championship 65+
with IM Jean Hebert, IM Leon Piasetski, IM Brian Hartman
The Canadian Seniors Chess Championship 50+
with IM David Cummings, IM Thanh Nha Duong, IM Michael Barron
The Nova Scotia Mayflower Open
featuring GM Aman Hambleton and GM Eduardas Rozentalis
Pawn Wise Chess Open House
Hosted by Chess Nova Scotia (Full Details)
Maritime Chess Blitz Championship
Hosted by the Maritime Chess Centre (Full Details)
Saint Mary’s University
McNally Theatre Auditorium
July 29 – August 2, 2022
Keynote Speaker
Shruti Patelia, York University
Healthy Aging: Mastering the Right Moves
Sunday, July 31, 2022 – 7:00 pm
Major Sponsors
Langmat & Associates, Ottawa
Nova Scotia Department of Seniors
Halifax Regional Municipality
Sponsors
Confucius Institute SMU
Chessable
Chess 24
Chess Nova Scotia
Younis Medical Inc
Also Supported By
Rafah Di Costanzo, MLA – Clayton Park West
Wayne’s Tailor Shop
Peace by Chocolate
Battery Park Beer Bar & Eatery
The Narrows Public House
NSLC
Evans Fresh Seafoods
Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
General Information
RULES AND REGULATIONS
AAACF – Tournament Rules and Regulations
DATE
Jul 29–Aug 2 2022
LOCATION
Saint Mary’s University, 923 Robie Street, Halifax NS
McNally Main 113 – McNally Theatre Auditorium
See campus map.
TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR
Chris Felix
CHIEF ARBITER
Alex Relyea
FORMAT
6-Round Swiss in two sections: 50+/65+
Accelerated pairings may be used (FIDE C.04.5) if more than 48 players.
ELIGIBILITY
Residents eligible if age 50/65 by Dec 31 2022.
Foreign players U2000 welcome but cannot claim 1st prize.
CFC Membership is required and can be purchased on-site at time of registration.
TIME CONTROL
40/105 + G/30 + 30-second increment starting from move one.
RATED
CFC and FIDE
EQUIPMENT
Provided by Chess Nova Scotia
Registration
ENTRY FEES
$90.00 by June 1 2022
$100.00 by July 1 2022
$115.00 by July 28 2022
$130.00 by July 29 2022 (on-site)
Pairings and Results
Final 50+ Standings
Final 65+ Standings
Schedule
July 29
On-site registration: 3:00-4:30 PM
Opening Ceremony: 5:00-6:00 PM
Round 1: 6:30 PM
July 30
Round 2: 10:00 AM
Round 3: 6:00 PM
July 31
Round 4: 10:00 AM
Public Lecture: 7:00 PM
Shruti Patelia, York University
Healthy Aging: Mastering the Right Moves
Maritime Chess Blitz Championship: 8:30 PM (Full Details)
August 1
Round 5: 10:00 AM
Round 6: 6:00 PM
August 2
Awards Luncheon: 11:00 AM
Closing Ceremony: 12:30 PM
Prizes
PRIZE FUND
80% of entry fees + 3 chess24 premium memberships
Guaranteed 1st prize in each section: $1000
View Detailed Prize Information (FINALIZED)
GUARANTEED PRIZES WITH CORPORATE SPONSOR
With corporate sponsorship, the guaranteed prizes will be increased.
TROPHIES
Nova Scotia handmade crystal (65+)
Nova Scotia artisan woodcraft (50+)
View Photo Album
QUALIFICATION
Qualification to Pan American Seniors Championships
TIEBREAKS
Tiebreaks for trophy & guaranteed portion of 1st prize
Cash prizes are otherwise split
Tiebreak systems are applied in the following order:
1. Buchholz Cut 1 (Buchholz less lowest opponent score)
2. Buchholz System (sum of scores of all opponents)
3. Sonneborn-Berger
4. Direct Encounter
5. The greater number of wins
6. The greater number of wins with black pieces, not counting forfeits
7. Drawing of Lots
Participants and Final Scores
65+ Seniors
| No. | Player | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | IM Jean Hébert | QC | 5 |
| 2 |  | IM Brian Hartman | ON | 4.5 |
| 3 |  | IM Leon Piasetski | BC | 4.5 |
| 4 | | NM Ilia Bluvshtein | ON | 4 |
| 5 | | Erik Malmsten | ON | 4 |
| 6 |  | Glenn Charlton | NS | 4 |
| 7 |  | Wane Inkpen | NL | 4 |
| 8 | | Harry Posner | NS | 3.5 |
| 9 | | Benjamin Fradkin | ON | 3 |
| 10 | | Ian Finlay | ON | 3 |
| 11 | | Ray Cooke | NS | 3 |
| 12 |  | Lance Beloungie | USA | 3 |
| 13 | | Brian Sullivan | BC | 2.5 |
| 14 | | Richard Glew | ON | 2.5 |
| 15 | | Undriadi Benggawan | ON | 2.5 |
| 16 |  | Peter MacKean | PE | 2 |
| 17 | | Bruce Fleury | NS | 2 |
| 18 | | Stephen Saunders | NS | 1.5 |
| 19 | | NM Roger Langen | NS | 1.5 |
| 20 | | Lloyd Lombard | NS | 1 |
| 21 | | John MacLean | NS | 1 |
50+ Seniors
| No. | Player | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | IM Michael Barron | ON | 5.5 |
| 2 | | IM David Cummings | ON | 5 |
| 3 | | Sergey Malakhovets | ON | 4.5 |
| 4 | | Nicolae Oancea | ON | 4.5 |
| 5 | | IM Thanh Nha Duong | QC | 4 |
| 6 | | FM Brett Campbell | ON | 3.5 |
| 7 |  | NM Bill Bogle | NB | 3.5 |
| 8 | | Jose Gonzalez-Cueto | NS | 3.5 |
| 9 | | Gilbert Mercure | QC | 3.5 |
| 10 | | Dan Catona | BC | 3 |
| 11 | | Fred McKim | PE | 3 |
| 12 | | John Farrell | USA | 3 |
| 13 | | James Gilks | NS | 3 |
| 14 | | Thusitha (Thusi) Hettigama | ON | 3 |
| 15 | | Brian McKay | NS | 3 |
| 16 | | Walter MacNeil | NS | 2.5 |
| 17 | | Ken Cashin | NS | 2.5 |
| 18 | | Con MacNeil | NS | 2.5 |
| 19 | | Gary O’Connor | NB | 2 |
| 20 | | Paul MacDonell | BC | 1.5 |
| 21 | | Eric Newman | NS | 1 |
| 22 | | Ron Belczewski | NB | 1 |
| 23 | | Greg Van De Moortele | NS | 1 |
| 24 | | Chris Maund | NB | 0.5 |
General Information
RULES AND REGULATIONS
AAACF – Tournament Rules and Regulations
DATE
Jul 29–Aug 2 2022
LOCATION
Saint Mary’s University, 923 Robie Street, Halifax NS
McNally Main 113 – McNally Theatre Auditorium
See campus map.
TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR
Chris Felix
CHIEF ARBITER
Alex Relyea
FORMAT
6-Round Swiss
Accelerated pairings may be used (FIDE C.04.5) if more than 48 players.
ELIGIBILITY
CFC Membership is required and can be purchased on-site at time of registration.
Junior prizes if 19 or younger by December 31, 2022.
TIME CONTROL
40/105 + G/30 + 30-second increment starting from move one
RATED
CFC and FIDE
EQUIPMENT
Provided by Chess Nova Scotia
Registration
ENTRY FEES
$90.00 by June 1 2022
$100.00 by July 1 2022
$115.00 by July 28 2022
$130.00 by July 29 2022 (on-site)
Junior Registration — $15.00 discount on posted fees for players who are 19 or younger on or before December 31, 2022.
Pairings and Results
Final Standings
Schedule
July 29
On-site registration: 3:00-4:30 PM
Opening Ceremony: 5:00-6:00 PM
Round 1: 6:30 PM
July 30
Round 2: 10:00 AM
Round 3: 6:00 PM
July 31
Round 4: 10:00 AM
Public Lecture: 7:00 PM
Shruti Patelia, York University
Healthy Aging: Mastering the Right Moves
Maritime Chess Blitz Championship: 8:30 PM (Full Details)
August 1
Round 5: 10:00 AM
Round 6: 6:00 PM
August 2
Awards Luncheon: 11:00 AM
Closing Ceremony: 12:30 PM
Prizes
PRIZE FUND
80% of entry fees + 5 chess 24 premium memberships + $1000 in Chessable
Guaranteed 1st prize: $1000
View Detailed Prize Information (FINALIZED)
GUARANTEED PRIZES WITH CORPORATE SPONSOR
With corporate sponsorship, the guaranteed prizes will be increased.
TROPHIES
Nova Scotia artisan woodcraft & Amos handcrafted pewter
View Photo Album
TIEBREAKS
Tiebreaks for trophy & guaranteed portion of 1st prize
Cash prizes otherwise split
Tiebreak systems are applied in the following order:
1. Buchholz Cut 1 (Buchholz less lowest opponent score)
2. Buchholz System (sum of scores of all opponents)
3. Sonneborn-Berger
4. Direct Encounter
5. The greater number of wins
6. The greater number of wins with black pieces, not counting forfeits
7. Drawing of Lots
The Mayflower Open Participants and Final Scores
| No. | Player | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | GM Aman Hambleton | ON | 5.5 |
| 2 |  | GM Eduardas Rozentalis | LTU | 5 |
| 3 | | NM Adam Dorrance | NS | 5 |
| 4 | | Juan Ramirez-Orta | NS | 5 |
| 5 | | Ande Li | ON | 5 |
| 6 | | Geoffrey Ruelland | ON | 4.5 |
| 7 | | NM Jason Manley | NB | 4.5 |
| 8 | | Steve Martin | NL | 4.5 |
| 9 | | Andy Wang | NS | 4.5 |
| 10 | | Kyle Creamer | NB | 4 |
| 11 | | Calix Marchand | NS | 4 |
| 12 |  | Yaron Linik | ISR | 4 |
| 13 | | Wael Al Gashm | NS | 4 |
| 14 | | Greg Beal | ON | 4 |
| 15 | | Michael Dudley | USA | 4 |
| 16 | | Ryan Memet | NS | 4 |
| 17 | | Andreas Doemer | NB | 4 |
| 18 | | Harrison Brooks | NS | 4 |
| 19 | | Ethan Saunders | NB | 4 |
| 20 | | Jerjis Kapra | NS | 3.5 |
| 21 | | Dany Page | QC | 3.5 |
| 22 | | Brian Zhang | NS | 3.5 |
| 23 | | Michelle Zhang | NS | 3.5 |
| 24 | | Daniel Linik | ISR | 3.5 |
| 25 | | Elfred Duray | NS | 3.5 |
| 26 | | Rikuto Nakayasu | NS | 3.5 |
| 27 | | David A. Bardsley | NS | 3.5 |
| 28 | | Alex Sanford | NS | 3.5 |
| 29 | | Nathaniel Stuit | PE | 3.5 |
| 30 | | Madoc Sullivan | NS | 3 |
| 31 | | Kaidong Hu | NS | 3 |
| 32 | | Adric McGrady | NS | 3 |
| 33 | | Neil Uppal | NS | 3 |
| 34 | | Shaun Mead | NS | 3 |
| 35 | | Paul-Christopher Chavy-Waddy | NS | 3 |
| 36 | | Joshua Harmon | NS | 3 |
| No. | Player | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | | Aden Yip | NS | 3 |
| 38 | | Jarrett Gabriel | NS | 3 |
| 39 | | Patrick Wain | NS | 3 |
| 40 | | Steven McLeod | NS | 3 |
| 41 | | Ryan Weir | NS | 3 |
| 42 | | Josh MacRitchie | NS | 2.5 |
| 43 | | Ella Dubinsky | NS | 2.5 |
| 44 | | Hazen Burton | NS | 2.5 |
| 45 | | Nicolas Gautreau | NB | 2.5 |
| 46 | | Oliver Hani | NS | 2.5 |
| 47 |  | Eli Garden-Hall | SK | 2.5 |
| 48 | | George Hensel | NB | 2.5 |
| 49 | | Jessica Buchanan | ON | 2.5 |
| 50 | | Justin Cull | NS | 2.5 |
| 51 | | Sam Jubin | NS | 2 |
| 52 | | Mark Fowlie | NB | 2 |
| 53 |  | Sagar Kapahi | IND | 2 |
| 54 | | MacAulay Harvey | NS | 2 |
| 55 | | Joshua Lynch | NB | 2 |
| 56 | | Shiju Koshy | NS | 2 |
| 57 | | Skye Cross | NS | 2 |
| 58 | | Qijia (Kevin) Wen | NS | 2 |
| 59 | | Andrew Mayo | NS | 2 |
| 60 | | Ryan Harding | NS | 2 |
| 61 | | Evan Liu | ON | 2 |
| 62 | | Xudong (Zach) Hu | NS | 2 |
| 63 | | Myan Emerick | NS | 1.5 |
| 64 | | Lingjian Chen | NS | 1.5 |
| 65 | | Abel Koshy | NS | 1 |
| 66 | | Jacky Irwin | NS | 1 |
| 67 | | Remi Petch | NS | 1 |
| 68 | | Edrick Belczewski | NB | 1 |
| 69 | | Adrian Fu | NS | 1 |
| 70 | | Bern Langen | NS | 0 |
| 71 | | Colby Hodgson | NS | 0 |
*USCF Rating
Saint Mary’s University
Stay right on-site at the tournament location, Saint Mary’s University, 923 Robie Street, Halifax, NS.
2022 summer accommodations:
100 beds reserved under Pawn Wise: The Atlantic All-Ages Chess Festival 2022.
Accommodation Bookings:
Email: conference.services@smu.ca
Toll Free -1-888-347-5555
Local: 902-420-5055 or 902-420-5486
Rates
- Single room $59.95 (sleeps 1)
- Double room $99.95 (sleeps 2)
Includes breakfast, linen, towels, housekeeping, phone, wireless, recreation pass, parking, taxes. Bedrooms furnished as study: desk, lamp, chair.
Residence: ATM, salon, stores, coffee, laundry. Food service on-site.
NOTE — Due to construction at SMU in 2022, only the Vanier residence will be available, a low-rise building with no elevator access. The majority of the rooms are on floors 2 to 4. There are only a few rooms on the first floor — Limited availability. Book early.
For details, see Saint Mary’s University 2022 Summer Accommodations.
The Westin Nova Scotian
Within walking distance to Saint Mary’s University.
30 rooms reserved, at a special group rate, under Pawn Wise: The Atlantic All-Ages Chess Festival 2022.
- Queen (15) – $229.00
- King (5) – $239.00
- Double (10) – $239.00 / waterfront view – $249.00
Contact 1-902-421-1000
To book your group rate for Pawn Wise 2022, visit the Westin’s webiste here.
NOTE: The above rates and rooms are reserved until Monday, June 13, 2022.
McNally Theatre Auditorium at Saint Mary’s University, 923 Robie Street, Halifax NS.
The McNally Theatre Auditorium, located in the McNally Main building of Saint Mary’s University, is not new to chess. In 2012, the Nova Scotia Scholastic Chess Association hosted the Canadian Chess Challenge at this venue with 120 of the strongest youth players from all 10 provinces in Canada represented. It was a great success! The auditorium was also the venue in the late 1990s for the Nova Scotia Closed Championship.
The McNally can accommodate up to 140 players in the main playing area. Overflow capacity is available in an air-conditioned room directly below the Theatre.
Spectators can watch featured games on elevated screens above the players – in a quiet, cellphone – free environment. Seating in the theatre is 284.
Lounging areas are nearby. Additional rooms are available for skittles, merchandising, etc. A cafe is located directly below the Theatre.
Note re accessibility: the entrance to the McNally Main building has stairs. However, there is an accessible entrance to the playing site via the door for McNally East. There is also an accessible ramp leading into McNally South. See campus map.
All trophies handcrafted in Nova Scotia. Click image to see full size.
Wood trophy and Journey Mirror photos by Troy Fleury
Beauty Contest
Gordon Marshall Woodturning
Upper Tantallon
Handcrafted for The Canadian Seniors Chess Championship and The Nova Scotia Mayflower Open. Gordon Marshall is a Juried Member of the Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council.
Canadian Seniors 65+ — 1st Prize
CRYSTAL SAILBOAT — Ht. 26.5 cm., original handmade crystal, “billowing sail atop a solid wave-cut base.” Celebrating clarity of mind in the struggles, now leisure, of a chess playing life.
Canadian Seniors 65+ — 2nd Prize
CANADIAN SPIRIT — Ht. 22.5 cm., original handmade crystal, Cylinder Award design. Suggestive of Canada’s spirit as a meeting ground within the compass of three oceans.
Canadian Seniors 50+ — 1st Prize
REEDS OF SUMMER — 19 x 28 cm., White Birch, harvested by hand. Clear coated to show beautiful grain and insect damage, with image of reeds that grow along the many ponds and brooks in summer.
Canadian Seniors 50+ — 2nd Prize
GREEN WITH ENVY — 15.25 x 28 cm., White Birch, harvested by hand. Strong tall tree, ravaged by insects in its last two years. Stained green in homage to its large canopy of rich green leaves.
Canadian Seniors – Top 60+
AQUARIUS — 16.5 x 21.25 cm., White Birch, harvested by hand. Celebrates the 50th anniversary of Woodstock 1969, with vibrancy of colour and rigidity of texture distinctive of the time.
Mayflower Open — 1st Prize
SPIRALLING UP — 23 x 32.5 cm., rim and base of African wenge; segments, yellowheart and tigerwood. Locally sourced, originating countries unknown. Open segmented vase, reflective of sunlight and shadow in the treed life below the canopy, with a “spiralling movement always upward.”
Mayflower Open — 2nd Prize
WAITING FOR SPRING — 21.5 x 29.5 cm., Honduran mahogany body, sapele base, originating countries unknown. Inspired by springtime ritual of planting new shrubs and flowers in garden. 307 individual pieces assembled into discs around a steel wire support.
Mayflower Open — Top Junior
JOURNEY MIRROR — 25.5 cm., handcrafted artisan fine pewter. Decorative design suggests the paths and byways in the journey of a life, held together by a mirror. Photographed to show a background of sky.
Shruti Patelia, School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University
Healthy Aging: Mastering the Right Moves
7:00 pm – July 31, 2022 – McNally Theatre Auditorium SMU, 923 Robie Street, Halifax NS
Shruti Patelia, Ph.D. Candidate, York University
EVENT REGISTRATION
This event is free! Reserve your free ticket on Eventbrite below:
Note: The original 2020 panel event, Chess Considered: Four Questions, is postponed until a later date.
THE SPARK
“Chess is a sport who’s time has come. Let’s make Halifax a part of it!” With these words, Jeff Turner, International Sales Director, Discover Halifax, encouraged Chess Nova Scotia to organize a major chess event for the city. “Dream big!” he urged.
We did. The result? Pawn Wise: The Atlantic All-Ages Chess Festival 2022.
WHY PAWN WISE?
Chess is an all ages sport. For the young, it is recognized as a valuable thinking tool, closely related to the skills needed for a variety of knowledge fields, where obstacles to certainty must be navigated by rational, best choices. For older minds, research identifies chess as a potent cognitive stimulus for healthy aging. From children to seniors, to play chess is to be Pawn Wise!
HEALTHY AGING: MASTERING THE RIGHT MOVES
The Festival is for players and the general public alike. For players, two tournaments will run simultaneously: The Canadian Seniors Chess Championship, being held in the Maritimes for the first time, and the inaugural Nova Scotia Mayflower Open, open to players of all ages.
Tournament play will pause on Sunday afternoon to allow time to enjoy Halifax and to attend the keynote address by Shruti Patelia, School of Kinesiology & Health Science, York University, on Healthy Aging: Mastering the Right Moves.
CELEBRITY PLAYERS
Nova Scotia’s only native-born chess grandmaster, GM Aman Hambleton, is confirmed to play in the inaugural Nova Scotia Mayflower Open. GM Eduardo Rozentalis of Lithuania will also play. Notable participants in the Canadian Seniors Chess Championship include defending Canadian Seniors 65+ Chess Champion, IM Leon Piasetski, British Columbia; 2-time Canadian Seniors 50+ Chess Champion, David Cummings, Ontario; and IM Jean Hebert, Quebec.
LEGACY PROJECTS
The Pawn Wise Festival is the prelude to two legacy projects: Chess Wise: Chess for Older Adults, and Pawn Waves: The Nova Scotia Youth Chess Program. Both projects aim to be province-wide.
See Chess in Schools newsletter article by Chess Nova Scotia secretary Roger Langen, Chess Comes of Age in Nova Scotia (2020).
SPECIAL NOTES
Trophies for the tournament winners are of Nova Scotian artisan woodcraft, handmade crystal, and Amos pewter. See Trophies tab on this page.
Specially commissioned for the Festival, the Sable Island Knight Chess Set display silver maple and black walnut pieces and board, a cherrywood skirt, agate inlays, and decorative icons reflective of the four founding cultures of Nova Scotia.
Also on display: First editions of Andre Philidor’s Tabular Demonstrations (1819) and The Hastings Chess Tournament Book (1896); and a facsimile reprint copy of Notes of a Soviet Master (1929) by Alexander Ilyin Genevsky, “founding father of Soviet chess.”
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Chess Nova Scotia acknowledges a generous grant from the Nova Scotia Department of Seniors for our Intergenerational Chess Project, a Distinguished Event program grant from the City of Halifax, and the generosity of our primary corporate sponsor, Langmat & Associates, Ottawa.
Join us for Pawn Wise. Chess has come to Nova Scotia to stay. Halifax – and Nova Scotia – welcomes you!
