The Nova Scotia Chess Association would like to congratulate Chris Felix for winning the 2017 Nova Scotia Closed chess championship. Chris, who also won the title last year, bested five of the province’s eligible top players to win the round robin event held at MSVU July 7-9, 2017. His name will be engraved on the Nova […]
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George Beals Open 2017 RESULTS
George Beals Open 2017 Twenty three players, five-round Swiss, May 16-18, 2017, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, NS. First: Leonardo Cui (1798), 4 points, $220. Leonardo will have his name engraved on the George Beals trophy. Tied for second/third: Nicolas Robichaud (1856), Paulo Ferreira (1862), and Ken Cashin (1807), 3.5 points, $73.33 each. First U1600: […]
Halifax Open 2017 results
Twenty four players, five-round Swiss, March 31-April 2nd 2017, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, NS. First: Jim Gilks (1812) 4 points, $250. Tied for second/third: Chris Felix (2055), Gordon Giacomin (1954), Donald MacLean (1698), Jim Livingstone (1637), 3.5 points, $62.50 each. First Under 1600: Brandon MacDonald (1490), 3 points, $80. Tied for second U1600: Jonas […]
Bluenose Open 2017 Results
Bluenose Open 2017, February 17-19, 2017 Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, NS Five-round Swiss 24 players Tied for first and second place: Antoni Wysocki (2192) and Paul Abela (1916), 4 points, $195 each. Tied for third: Leonardo Cui (1669) and Jose Gonzalez-Cueto (2051), 3.5 points, $50 each. U1600: David Bardsley (1517) and Nita Patel (1350), […]
Remembrance Day Open RESULTS
Remembrance Day Open 2016, November 11-13, 2016, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, NS. Eighteen players, five-round Swiss. Tied for first-second: Chris Felix (2050) and Nils-Lennart Heldt (1877), 4/5 points, $170 each. Tied for third: Libin Pattamkattil Suresh (1700) and Cynthia Cui (1692), 3.5/5 points, $35 each. First U1600: Darren Crowley (1227), 2.5/5 points, $60.
Thankgiving Open 2016 RESULTS
Thanksgiving Open 2016 Twenty two players, five-round Swiss, October 7-9, 2016, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, NS. First: Marius Bajorski (1787) 4/5 points, $230. Second: Sergio Thomas (1750 est.) 3.5/5 points, $150. Tied for third: Glenn Charlton (2018), David Kenney (1842), Ken Cashin (1876), and Paulo Ferreira (1868), 3/5 points, $23.75 each. (Note: both Glenn […]
Nova Scotia Closed 2016 RESULTS
Six players competed in the Nova Scotia Closed Championship event, playing a single round robin. 1st Place: Chris Felix 4/5 points, $100, mini Closed Trophy, name on the official Closed Trophy. 2nd Place: Gordon Giacomin 3/5 points.
George Beals Open 2016 RESULTS
George Beals Open 2016 Twelve players, June 24-26, 2016, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax 1st: Ken Cashin (1739) 5/5 points, $100. Tied for 2nd-3rd: Aidan Roy (1388), Bruce Fleury (1736), Jim Livingstone (1648), and Stephen LeBlanc (1694), 2.5 points, $25 each.
NS Open 2016 results
Nova Scotia Open 2016 31 players, May 13-15, 2015, Saint Mary`s University, Halifax NS Three way tie for 1st/2nd/3rd place: Jason Manley (2157), Adam Dorrance (2279), and Antoni Wysocki (2203), 4/5 points, $223 each. U1700: Lucas Dorrance (1673), Leonardo Cui (1595), Stephen LeBlanc (1583), and Conrad MacNeil (1516), 3/5 points, $35 each. U1500: Taylor Kilgour (unr.) and Brandon […]
Halifax Open 2016 results
Halifax Open 2016 Nineteen players, April 1-3, 2016, Mount Saint Vincent University 1st: Stephen Saunders, (2033), 4.5/5 points, $220. 2nd: Brian McKay, (1853), 3.5/5 points, $130. Tie for 1st U1700: Cynthia Cui (1550) and Jim Livingstone (1632), 3/5 points, $35 each. 1st U1500: Derek Green (1460) 3/5 points, $50.