Nova Scotia
Chess's
Tournaments and Activities
Last updated July 1, 1997.
Before you can play in most chess tournaments in Nova Scotia, you will have to join the
Chess Federation of Canada .
This is because most tournaments in Nova Scotia are rated by the Chess Federation of Canada.
Each time you play in a rated tournament, the CFC will track your performance and give you a rating.
Your rating will be a four digit number calculated from your wins, losses and draws and from the
rating of your opponents. Your rating will be published every time it changes, in the Chess Federation
of Canada's magazine, En Passant. It will move up and down like a thermometer,
depending upon how well you play.
You can join the Chess Federation of Canada at chess tournaments.
As a member of the CFC you'll automatically receive a subscription to En Passant and will be able to purchase chess
materials and books from the CFC at a good price.
Rated tournaments are played with a chess clock. A chess clock is a device for measuring the time you
and your opponent spend thinking between moves. Chess clocks are usually available at tournaments
Chess clocks ensure a fair use of time. If you have a chess clock or chess set, bring it to the tournament.
There's normally enough clocks available if you don't have one.
You will be required to record the moves in your game as it is played using a chess notation. Nearly any chess book will explain chess notation to you.
There are several types of tournaments:
- Regular Tournaments have "time controls" that are typically 30 moves in 90 minutes and 60 minutes to sudden death. Some tournaments will have longer time controls. The results affect your regular CFC rating.
- Tornado Tournaments in which time controls are 60 minutes to sudden death. The results affect your regular CFC rating.
- Active (Rapid) Chess Tournaments have "time controls" that are sudden death in 30 minutes and affect your CFC "Active" rating.
- Blitz or Speed Chess Tournaments have "time controls" that are sudden death in 5 minutes. Needless to say, you don't need to record the moves. The Bluenose Chess Club in Halifax has a speed chess rating system.
Above all, have fun!
To leave a comment to the person who maintains this file, send email to
nschess@chebucto.ns.ca
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