1997 Nova Scotia Chess Challenge Results

Saturday, March 29, 1997

The Nova Scotia Chess Challenge is the provincial tournament for school aged Nova Scotians from grades 1 to 12. The winners of the various grade categories qualify for the National Chess 'n Math championship.

Date sent: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 20:50:36 -0400
From: Kim Tufts [an169@chebucto.ns.ca]
To: chess-ns@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: 1997 NS Chess Challenge

Here are the results for the '97 Chess Challenge played today at Carrefour du Grand Havre in Dartmouth:

Grade 1		1st	Stefan Bjornson
		2nd	Kristian Bjornson
Grade 2		1st	Ian MacMullin
		2nd	Matthew Herzberger
Grade 3		1st	Chris Witters
		2nd	Alan Sawatzky
Grade 4		1st	Igor Geshelin
		2nd	Alex Livingston
Grade 5		1st	Anthony Federico
		2nd	Daniel Mudry
Grade 6		1st	Ian Mahar
		2nd	Kyle Bragg
Grade 7		1st	Jarrett Gabriel
		2nd	Chris Woodin
Grade 8		1st	Tyler Reddy
		2nd	Jamie Corey
Grade 9		1st	Jason Kenney
		2nd	Donovan Westhaver
Grade 10	1st	Matthew Furrow
		2nd	Robert Croxen
Grade 11	1st	Billy McGee
		2nd	Mike Conley
Grade 12	1st	Cedric Davies
		2nd	Charles Verge

I'd like to thank Rob Villeneuve, Alex Fraser, David Kenney, Yuri Geshelin, Jonathan Bjornson, Glenn Charlton for volunteering their time to help out, making my job very much simpler.

A special thanks to Louise Poulin, the VP at Carrefour whose school kindly acted as the site, and for providing a canteen for the kids at lunch time.

Observations: A total of 76 players took part and from what I've seen the team this year looks to have greater depth than in past years. Special congratulations to Jonathan Bjornson whose boys did so well in grade 1. I'm sure he'll become the kind of insufferable chess parent we all know and love (j/k).

Kim Tufts [an169@chebucto.ns.ca]