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I am thrilled and excited to announce that the Atlantic Spring Chess Tour will be starting soon on April 5!!! The first event will be a multi-section Rapid Championship in Fredericton, New Brunswick and the tour will run from April 5-20, with multiple tournaments and Festivals set to take place in all 4 Atlantic provinces- New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador
For all the full details on the Atlantic Spring Chess Tour, its events, and to register, check out the following link:
Less than one week left until the official start of the Atlantic Spring Chess Tour, with the first event being the Fredericton Spring Rapid Championship!!!
If you haven't done so already, sign up and don't miss out!
An exciting update to pass along about the St. John's Spring Chess Festival- Open Championship: the top section will be FIDE-rated for those looking to get some FIDE-rated games in!
Chris White Apologies for the late reply. Awesome- it's been a long time coming then and I would be happy to be the first to organize one!:) This should give some of the stronger players in the Open Championship from Newfoundland and Labrador a chance to get some more FIDE-rated games in, and hopefully, get FIDE-rated soon!
We are just a couple of short days away now from the beginning of the Atlantic Spring Chess Tour this Saturday, April 5, starting with the Fredericton Spring Rapid Championship!! The Moncton Spring Rapid and Blitz Championships will follow on the next day Sunday, and the tour will continue with a Rapid Championship in Summerside on Wednesday, April 9. If you haven't done so already, sign up soon and don't miss out!
For a full listing of the events to come on the tour along with all the details, check out the following link:
One weekend of fun and exciting events now in the books with this past weekend's Fredericton Spring Rapid Championship and Moncton Spring Rapid and Blitz Championships now complete!
In the Fredericton Spring Rapid Championship Open Section, the winners were: 1st place- NM Ian Martinovsky finishing with a perfect score of 5/5!; 2nd place- NM Jason Manley; and 3rd place- a 3-way tie between Andreas Doemer, Ruffy Tangoan, and Matt Kelly
For full tournament results, see this link
In the Fredericton Spring Rapid Championship Junior Section, the winners were: 1st place- Raphael Jon Tangoan, 2nd place- Johann Riley Tangoan, and 3rd place- Harrod Doemer
For full tournament details, see this link
In the Moncton Spring Rapid Championship Open Section, the winners were: 1st place- Titan Dunahee, 2nd place- Harold Castillo, and 3rd place- a 2-way tie between Han Zhang and Philippe Cliche
For full tournament results, see this link
In the Moncton Spring Rapid Championship Junior Section, the winners were: 1st place- Harrod Doemer, 2nd place- Miguel Jatoba Abreu; and 3rd place- Austin Mckinnon
For full tournament results, see this link
Finally, in the Moncton Spring Blitz Championship, the winners were: 1st place- Ian Martinovsky with a perfect score of 10/10!; 2nd place- Titan Dunahee; and 3rd place- Matt Kelly
For full tournament results, see this link
The next round of exciting events to come will be the Summerside Spring Rapid Championship held tomorrow evening, and the Halifax Spring Chess Festival set to start this Friday afternoon. For those of you who haven't registered yet, hurry and don't miss out on the fun and excitement! Registrations will be accepted up to and including the day of the events. Register ahead of time and avoid paying on-site registration fees
An important note to pass along about the Halifax Spring Chess Festival is the change in venue to Saint Mary's University, as can be seen in the updated flyers
This celebration of the game will feature 4 thrilling tournaments packed in to one grand event!!! The details of each can be seen in the links below:
In the Summerside Spring Rapid Championship Open Section, the winners were: 1st place- Fred Mckim finishing with a perfect score of 5/5!; and tying for 2nd and 3rd place- Anthony Banks and Aidan Arsenault
For full tournament results, see this link
In the Summerside Spring Rapid Championship Junior Section, the winners were: 1st place- Allan Li, 2nd place- Justin Nguyen, and 3rd place- Lucas Pham
For full tournament results, see this link
For pictures from the exciting event in PEI tonight check out this link
In the Open Section, the winners were: 1st place- Sriram Sarja; 2nd place- Louis Fillmore, and 3rd place- Chris Felix For full tournament results, see this link
In the Junior Section, the winners were: 1st place- Aden Yip; 2nd Place- Dhyey Sarja; and 3rd place- Harrod Doemer For full tournament results, see this link
For pictures from the exciting event in Halifax last night, check out this link
As mentioned, still one more round to go in the Open Championship!! It's going to be an exciting one. Check out this link and don't miss out on the exciting finale in the Crown Section!: https://view.livechesscloud.com/#684...4-139532c00c9f
If you'd like to follow the action on chess.com, you could check out this link (a special thanks to chess.com and IA Judit Sztary for helping to set this up ): https://www.chess.com/events/2025-ha...val-open/games
It's been an amazing stop on the Tour so far and there's still more to come!!
Last edited by Daniel R; Sunday, 13th April, 2025, 01:24 PM.
The Halifax Spring Chess Festival- Open Championship came to a conclusion at the end of this past weekend. It was a tight contest that went down to the last round in both the Crown and U1700 Sections
In the Crown Section, the winners were: 1st place- with a perfect score of 5/5(!) Kyle Creamer; 2nd place- Louis Fillmore; and 3rd place- a 3-way tie between Calix Marchand, Michelle Zhang, and Brian hang
In the U1700 Section, the winners were: 1st place- Bern Langen; 2nd place- Kaleb Wells; and 3rd place- a 2-way tie between Eva Norovsambuu and Aakash Agam For full tournament results, see this link
For pictures from the exciting event, check out this link
Last edited by Daniel R; Tuesday, 15th April, 2025, 02:23 AM.
The Halifax Spring Chess Festival came to a conclusion with a fun and exciting Blitz Championship held in a Swiss double-round, one all-open section!
The winners of the tournament were: 1st place- with a perfect score of 10/10(!)- NM Calix Marchand; 2nd place- NM Sriram Sarja; and 3rd place- Louis Fillmore
For full tournament results, see this link
For pictures from the fun and fast-paced event, check out this link
Calix will be headed to Toronto to participate in the Canadian Closed where we wish him the best of luck!
The next and final stop on the Atlantic Spring Chess Tour will be St. John's, Newfoundland where the St. John's Spring Chess Festival is slated to begin in a few short days!
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