News & Events
Notice
Please see our Local Chess Clubs page for information on the chess clubs meeting in the province, and for updates on the new clubs in the Halifax—Dartmouth area.
Tournaments / Local & International News
- North America Youth Championships 2010 (Montreal) August 16–18, 2010
- Canadian Open (Toronto) July 10–18, 2010
- The Canadian Youth Chess Championship (Windsor, Ont.) July 6–9, 2010
- MTel Masters (Sofia, Bulgaria) May 25–June 5, 2010
- World Chess Championship Match (Sofia, Bulgaria) April 23–May 12, 2010
- Linares 2010 (Linares, Spain) February 12–25, 2010
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72nd Corus Chess tournament (Wijk aan Zee)
January 15–31, 2010
Carlsen wins
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World Cup 2009 (Khanty-Mansiysk)
November 20–December 15, 2009
Gelfand wins
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Tal Memorial 2009 (Moscow)
November 5–14, 2009
Kramnik wins
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17th European Team Championship 2009 (Novi Sad, Serbia)
October 21–31, 2009
Azerbaijan wins
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Maritime Open 2009 (Fredericton)
October 9–12, 2009
Anthony Howarth wins
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Paul Hake Labour Day Open 2009 (Halifax)
September 4–7, 2009
Jean Desforges wins
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Natal Day Open 2009 (Halifax)
July 31–August 3, 2009
G. Giacomin & B. Martin co-winners
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Canadian Junior Championship 2009 (Victoria)
July 25–28, 2009
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CYCC 2009 (Victoria)
July 21–24, 2009
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Canadian Open Championship 2009 (Edmonton)
July 11–19, 2009
GM Bluvshtein & IM Porper co-winners
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George Beals Canada Day Open 2009 (Halifax)
June 27–July 1, 2009
G. Charlton & A. Mayo co-winners
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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
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Bluenose / Dalhousie Open 2009 (Halifax)
February 20–22, 2009
Jason Kenney & Gary Ng co-winners
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Linares 2009 (Linares, Spain)
February 18–March 8, 2009
Grischuk wins
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Topalov - Kamsky Challenger Match (Sofia)
February 16–28, 2009
Topalov wins
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Corus 2009 (Wijk aan Zee)
January 16–February 1, 2009
Karjakin wins
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Post-Secondary Team Championship 2009 (Kingston)
January 16–18, 2009
Western Ontario wins [reports]
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Chess Olympiad 2008 (Dresden)
November 12–25, 2008
Open: 1. Armenia 2. Israel
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World Blitz Championship (Kazakhstan)
November 8, 2008
Dominguez wins
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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
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FIDE Top 100 1 October 2008 (TWIC)
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Women's World Championship - Finals (Bilbao)
September 14–18, 2008
Kosteniuk wins
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Grand Slam Final Masters (Bilbao)
September 2–13, 2008
Topalov wins
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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
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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
