gameNova Scotia Chess Tournaments and Activities

Last updated January 1, 1997.

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THE BLUENOSE CHESS CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

The Bluenose Chess Club Championship will be held at St Mary's University on the weekend of February 20th. It will be a five round swiss 30 moves in 90 minutes and sudden death 1 hour thereafter. Jim Brennan will post exact details when all is confirmed hopefully in early January.

FIRST LUNENBURG COUNTY CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

The Lunenburg Chess Club invites you to the South Shore of Nova Scotia for the First Lunenburg County Chess Championship on March 14, 15, 15, 1996 at the Wandlyn Inn, Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. For more information contact Steve Saunders ssaunder@fox.nstn.ns.ca Telephone (902)-624-9361. Prize fund depends on entries.

New Brunswick

  • December 28 Saint John, New Brunswick NB Blitz Championship
  • The 1997 Loyalist Open at the Saint John Trade and Convention Centre, in St. John, New Brunswick on July 11, 12, 13, 1997. The guaranteed prize fund is $1000.00. Write Joe Harris, ashke@mi.net, the tournament director for more information about the Loyalist Open or the King Con Science Fiction Convention.

    Past Results

    Recent tournament results:

  • The Maritime Junior Championship was won by Justin Gulati of Prince Edward Island on November 10, 1996 in Halifax. A full report is now on line.

  • Rob Villeneneuve and Antoni Wysocki won the Nova Scotia Open championship on Novemeber 8 - 10, 1996. A report is now available!

  • The Nova Scotia Junior Championship was won by Alex Fraser. Alex Fraser and Cedric Davies who finished in second place will represent Nova Scotia in the Maritime Junior Championship November 9-10 at Dalhousie University Student Union Building in Halifax. Good luck guys! Read more about the NS Junior Championship.

  • The Nova Scotia Cadet Champion is Jordan Fleury. Jordan and Matthew Furrow who finished in the second place will represent Nova Scotia in the Maritime Cadet Championship. Congratulations Jordan and Matthew and bon chance! More on the 1996 Nova Scotia Cadet Championship
  • Robert Villeneneuve won the Bluenose Active Tournament on October 21. See the tournament report or the Bluenose Chess Club Homepage for more details.

    Glenn Charleton of Halifax won the Thanksgiving Open at St. Mary's University Halifax, October 12-14 by tie break with 4 out of 5 points. Also with 4 out 5 were Ed Urquhart and Rob Villeneuve both from Halifax. In the Under 1800 section George Beals took a clear first place!

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  • Pictou County Chess Challenge !
    was won by Ed Urquhart on the Labour Day weekend in Westville, Nova Scotia. Here facing us, he's beginning his second round game. Pictures, a game and information is available at this link.

  • Nova Scotian's participated in the North Bay (Ontario) International Chess Tournament. Pictures and notes are now available here. Who's that with Woman's Grandmaster Sofia Polgar? Could it be Nova Scotia's Gilbert Bernard?

    The Canadian Closed Chess Championship and Zonal Tournament is underway. Check out the results and see how the representative from Atlantic Canada, Joe Horton of New Brunswick, is doing.

    The Maritime Open was won by Glenn Charleton in a tie break over Ed Urquhart on August 2, 3, 4, 1996. We have all the results here.

    For the crosstables and some games from the Canadian Open in Calgary July 1996 see David Ottosen's Homepage.

    The 1996 Loyalist Open in St. John, New Brunswick, on June 28-30, 1996 was won by Anthony Howarth of New Brunswick with Halifax's Alvah Mayo placing second. Now with more games. See the Official Report with standings.

    The 1996 Atlantic Closed Chess Championship was held May 17, 18, 19, 1996 with Joe Horton of New Brunswick placing first. See the report and games.

    The First Lunenburg High School Chess Club Open was directed by Chad Honeyman pommy@atcon.com May 25, with Brian Burgess of Lunenburg County and Cedric Davies of Halifax taking first place.

    The Bluenose Chess Club Championship was played March 1 to 3, 1996. Rob Villeneuve won with 4.5 points out 5. Ed Urquhart was second. A total of 50 players came competed!

    The Nova Scotia Closed Chess Tournament was won by Jim Mathers on tie-break over Ed Uquhart, Glenn Charlton and Rob Villeneneuve. 11 players took part including 7 experts. A full review of all the games are available here !

    Also see:

  • CFC Crosstables including Nova Scotia Crosstables.
  • Nova Scotia Ratings from the Chess Federation of Canada

    What You Need to Play in Chess Tournaments in Nova Scotia!

    Before you can play in a chess tournament 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.

    Above all, have fun!

    For information on tournaments, especially in Halifax, contact . Kim Tufts nstn1286@fox.nstn.ca

    To leave a comment to the person who maintains this file, send email to ip-nsc@chebucto.ns.ca

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