Nova Scotia Chess Association

News & Events

 

Notices

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Tournaments / Local & International News

• 2013 Canadian Open (Ottawa)   July 13–20, 2013
• 2013 CYCC (Ottawa)   July 10–13, 2013
• Remembrance Day Open 2013 (Halifax)   November 8–10, 2013
• Thanksgiving Open 2013 (Halifax)   October 12–14, 2013
• Paul Hake Labour Day Open 2013 (Halifax)   August 31–September 2, 2013
• George Beals Open 2013 (Halifax)   June 28–30, 2013
• Nova Scotia Open 2013 (Halifax)   May 18–20, 2013

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Completed Events

• Halifax Open 2013 (Halifax)   March 29–31, 2013  
  winner: Adam Dorrance
• March Break Children's Chess Tournament (Dartmouth)   March 9, 2013  
• Bluenose Chess Club Open 2013 (Halifax)   March 8–10, 2013  
  co-winners: Adam Dorrance, Zachary Burrows
• Remembrance Day Open Tournament 2012 (Halifax – Dal SUB)   November 9–11, 2012
  co-winners: Gordon Giacomin, Brian McKay, David Kenney & David Poirier
• Maritime Open Tournament 2012 (Halifax)   October 6–8, 2012
    Victor Havik and Adam Dorrance co-winners.  Best GamePrize.
• British Columbia Championship 2012 (Vancouver)   October 5–8, 2012  
  Jason Kenney places second with 4/7 — average rating in this strong tournament was 2231.
• Active Tournament (Halifax)   September 30, 2012  
• UPEI Fall Quick CHESS Tournament (Charlottetown)   Saturday, September 15, 2012  winner: Fred McKim
• Paul Hake Labour Day Open Tournament 2012 (Halifax)   September 1–3, 2012  Adam Dorrance wins
• Summer Knights 2012 Active Tournament (Halifax)  August 19, 2012  
• Veranda Invitational 2012 (Nova Scotia)  Summer 2012  Antoni Wysocki wins
• Jason Kenney awarded NM title
• Antoni Wysocki awarded NM title
• Canadian Open Chess Championship 2012 (Victoria)   July 8–13, 2012  
  Jason Kenney scores 5.5/9, wins $600
• George Beals Open Tournament 2012 (Halifax)   June 22–24, 2012  
  Antoni Wysocki, Adam Dorrance and Eric Newman co-winners
• Canadian Chess Challenge 2012 (Halifax)   May 20–21, 2012  
• Nova Scotia Closed 2012 (Halifax)   May 19–21, 2012  Antoni Wysocki wins
• Nova Scotia Open 2012 (Halifax)   May 19–21, 2012  Anthony Leonard and Brian McKay co-winners
• Canadian Chess Challenge Blitz Tournament (Halifax)   May 19, 2012  2 p.m.–5 p.m.  
• Halifax Open Tournament 2012 (Halifax)   April 6–8, 2012  David Kenney wins
• Bluenose Chess Club Open 2012 (Halifax)   February 24–26, 2012  Chris Felix wins
• Thanksgiving Open 2011 (Halifax)   October 7–10, 2011  Gordon Giacomin wins
• Paul Hake Labour Day Open 2011 (Halifax)   September 2–5, 2011  
  Jean Desforges and Jose Gonzalez-Cueto co-winners
• Veranda Invitational 2011 (Nova Scotia)   July 23–August 18, 2011
  Jason Kenney wins
• Halifax Dartmouth Natal Day Open 2011 (Halifax)   July 29–August 1, 2011
  Alvah Mayo, Jose Gonzalez-Cueto, Adam Dorrance, Paulo Ferreira co-winners
• Canadian Open (Toronto)   July 8–17, 2011
  3-way tie: GMs Benjamin, Bojkov, Arencibia
• George Beals Canada Day Open 2011 (Halifax)   June 30–July 3, 2011  
  Jasmine Du & Adam Dorrance co-winners
• Nova Scotia Open 2011 (Halifax)   May 20–23, 2011  
  Jason Kenney & Jasmine Du co-winners
• Canadian Closed (Guelph)   May 6, 2011–11  Bator Sambuev wins
• Sunday Active Event (Halifax)   May 1, 2011   Adam Dorrance wins
• Bluenose Open Championsip 2011 (Halifax)   April 22–24, 2011    
  Elias Oussedik & Brandon Martin co-winners
• Sunday Active Event (Halifax)   March 20, 2011  Jim Gilks wins
• Sunday Active Event (Halifax)   February 20, 2011  
• Tata Steel Chess Tournament (Wijk aan Zee)   January 14–30, 2011    Nakamura wins
• London Chess Classic (London)   December 8–15, 2010    Carlsen wins
• Maritime Open (Halifax)   October 8–11, 2010    Gary Ng wins
• Chesss Olympiad (Khanty-Mansiysk)   September 21–October 3, 2010
• Paul Hake Labour Day Open (Halifax)   September 3–6, 2010    Jasmine Du wins
• North America Youth Championships 2010 (Montreal)   August 16–18, 2010    
• Natal Day Open (Halifax)   July 30–August 2, 2010    S. Duffy & B. Martin co-winners
• Verandah Invitational (Halifax & Fancy Lake))   July 24–August 1, 2010    A. Wysocki wins
• Canadian Open (Toronto)   July 10–18, 2010    McShane wins
• The Canadian Youth Chess Championship (Windsor, Ont.)   July 6–9, 2010    
• George Beals Canada Day Open (Halifax)   July 1–4, 2010    B. Pentz & C. Spicer co-winners
• CCC (Montreal)   May 23–24, 2010    Ontario - 1st Place
• NS Open (Halifax)   May 21–24, 2010    B. Pentz wins
• Canadian Junior Chess Championship (Toronto)   April 30–May 4, 2010    
• World Chess Championship Match (Sofia, Bulgaria)   April 24–May 12, 2010    Anand wins
• March Break Children's Tournament (Dartmouth)   March 13, 2010    
• Linares 2010 (Linares, Spain)   February 12–25, 2010    
• 72nd Corus Chess tournament (Wijk aan Zee)   January 15–31, 2010     Carlsen wins
  
• World Cup 2009 (Khanty-Mansiysk)   November 20–December 15, 2009     Gelfand wins
  
• Tal Memorial 2009 (Moscow)   November 5–14, 2009     Kramnik wins
  
• 17th European Team Championship 2009 (Novi Sad, Serbia)   October 21–31, 2009     Azerbaijan wins
  
• Maritime Open 2009 (Fredericton)   October 9–12, 2009     Anthony Howarth wins
  
• Paul Hake Labour Day Open 2009 (Halifax)   September 4–7, 2009     Jean Desforges wins
  
• Natal Day Open 2009 (Halifax)   July 31–August 3, 2009     G. Giacomin & B. Martin co-winners
  
• Canadian Junior Championship 2009 (Victoria)   July 25–28, 2009    
  
• CYCC 2009 (Victoria)   July 21–24, 2009    
  
• Canadian Open Championship 2009 (Edmonton)   July 11–19, 2009     GM Bluvshtein & IM Porper co-winners
  
• George Beals Canada Day Open 2009 (Halifax)   June 27–July 1, 2009     G. Charlton & A. Mayo co-winners
  
• Nova Scotia Open 2009 (Halifax)   May 22–25, 2009     Alvah Mayo wins
  
• Canadian Chess Challenge 2009 (Toronto)   May 17–18, 2009    
• NS Youth Championship 2009 (Halifax)   April 19, 2009    
• Bluenose / Dalhousie Open 2009 (Halifax)   February 20–22, 2009     Jason Kenney & Gary Ng co-winners
  
• Linares 2009 (Linares, Spain)   February 18–March 8, 2009     Grischuk wins
  
• Topalov - Kamsky Challenger Match (Sofia)   February 16–28, 2009     Topalov wins
  
• Corus 2009 (Wijk aan Zee)   January 16–February 1, 2009     Karjakin wins
  
• Post-Secondary Team Championship 2009 (Kingston)   January 16–18, 2009     Western Ontario wins [reports]
  
• Chess Olympiad 2008 (Dresden)   November 12–25, 2008     Open: 1. Armenia 2. Israel
  
• World Blitz Championship (Kazakhstan)   November 8, 2008     Dominguez wins
  
• Chess for Alzheimer's (Halifax)  November 1, 2008.  Report / Pictures here
  
• World Championship Match (Bonn)  October 14–November 2, 2008     Anand wins
  
• Maritime Open 2008 (Fredericton)   October 11-13, 2008     J. MacDonald and F. McKim co-winners
• FIDE Top 100  1 October 2008  (TWIC)
  
• Women's World Championship - Finals (Bilbao)   September 14–18, 2008     Kosteniuk wins
  
• Grand Slam Final Masters (Bilbao)   September 2–13, 2008     Topalov wins
  
• Paul Hake Labour Day Open (Halifax)  August 29–September 1, 2008     Antoni Wysocki wins
  
• Halifax Dartmouth Natal Day Open  August 1–4, 2008    T. O'Donnell and A. Wysocki co-winners 
  

• 2008 Canadian Open (Montreal)  July 19–27, 2008  4-way tie at the top  See Games
  
• CYCC (Quebec City)  July 14–17, 2008    

• Nova Scotia Closed 2008  June 29–July 1, 2008   Antoni Wysocki wins
• George Beals / Canada Day Open  June 28–July 1, 2008   Liam Keith-Jacques wins
• Nova Scotia Open  May 16–19, 2008    Antoni Wysocki wins