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This September I am running a series of chess events in the Atlantic Provinces, the first of which- the St. John's September Chess Festival- is well under way. Like the last event hosted here, this Festival too is featuring a FIDE-Rated Open Championship
All of the details of the tournaments in the event can be seen in this link
The final rounds of the Open Championship will be played out tomorrow. The games from the top board are being streamed online and can be seen through the following links:
Stay tuned for more details about all of the events. I am looking forward to hosting more events to come as part of the series soon- in PEI and New Brunswick; and more generally, doing tons more organizing- domestically and abroad!
The St. John's September Chess Festival- Open Championship came down to the wire in a tight and spirited affair. In the end, the winners of the combined FIDE-Rated Open Section were: 1st place- Vimal Simha; 2nd place- Jordan S. Berson; and 3rd place- John David Farrell. The top U1700 finishers were: 1st place- Toprak Deniz Kemaoglu; 2nd place- Guzel Maya Kemaoglu; and 3rd place- Tanav Sharma
The winners in the overall standings were: 1st place- Steve Martin; 2nd place- Bao (Moon) Nguyen; and 3rd place- a 2-way tie between Jordan S. Berson and Tanav Sharma
The top juniors in the tournament ended up being- 1st place- Bao (Moon) Nguyen; 2nd place- Tanav Sharma; and 3rd place- John David Farrell
For full tournament results, see this link
For pictures from the exciting event in St. John's, check out this link
It was a fast-paced and exciting tournament with a very tight finish in the final standings. The winners of the all-open tournament were: 1st place- Jordan S. Berson; and 2nd and 3rd places- a two-way tie between Bao (Moon) Nguyen and John David Farrell
For full tournament results, see this link
For pictures from the exciting event in St. John's, check out this link
Last edited by Daniel R; Saturday, 20th September, 2025, 03:51 AM.
On the final day of the St. John's September Chess Festival, the Bughouse Championship was held early in the morning before the start of the final rounds of the Open. It was a fun and exciting time for everyone. The winning teams, receiving special Bughouse medals were: 1st place- Steve Martin and Bao (Moon) Nguyen; 2nd place- John David Farrell and Raj Sancheti; and 3rd place- Thomas O'Brien and Mikhail Gromov
For pictures from the fun and excitement of the team-variant tournament, check out this link
A few days after the St. John's September Chess Festival concluded, I had the pleasure of visiting the club run by Fred Mckim in Charlottetown at the Benevolent Irish Society and hosting the Charlottetown September Rapid Championship
It was an exciting tournament that featured both experienced competitors and novices to the game. In the end, the winners of the combined Open Section were: 1st place- Fred Mckim (finishing with a perfect score of 5/5!); and 2nd and 3rd places- a 2-way tie between Anthony Banks and Goldy Vu. The winners of the medals for top juniors were: 1st place (Gold)- Goldy Vu; 2nd place (Silver)- Allan Li; and 3rd place (Bronze)- Lucas Pham. The silver and bronze medal placings were determined by playoff tie-break
For full tournament results, see this link
For pictures from the evening tournament at the BIS, check out this link
Last edited by Daniel R; Saturday, 20th September, 2025, 04:44 AM.
Last weekend, the Summerside September Rapid and Blitz Championships were held in Summerside at St. Eleanor's Community Centre
The Summerside September Rapid Championship was held in a round robin with medals awarded to the winners who were: 1st place (Gold)- Ish Sethi; 2nd place (Silver)- Peter Mackean; and 3rd place (Bronze)- Michael Keddy. Peter and Ish played a 5-minute playoff tiebreaker game to determine the winners of the gold and silver medals
For full tournament results, see this link
For pictures from the event, check out this link
The Summerside September Blitz Championship was played in a double-round robin. The winners of this fast-paced tournament were: 1st place (finishing with a perfect score of 10/10!)- Ish Sethi; 2nd place- Peter Mackean; and 3rd place- Jeff Ross
For full tournament results, see this link
For pictures, check out this link
Exciting news for the last stretch of the Atlantic September Chess Series in New Brunswick- FIDE Master (FM) Joe Horton has joined the Fredericton September Blitz Championship set to take place next Saturday!
There is still time to register for both events (happening in Fredericton and Moncton next weekend), more details of which can be seen in the links below:
These will be the final tournaments of the Atlantic September Chess Series. I look forward to seeing everyone who comes out next weekend and to pursuing new opportunities to organize abroad to come!
The Atlantic September Chess Series came to a conclusion last weekend with 2 events marking its finale
Firstly, the Fredericton September Blitz Championship was held on Saturday, September 27, featuring a 7 double-round Swiss (14 rounds total) in one, all-open Section. In the end, the top 3 finishers were: 1st place- CM Dzmitry Kalinin (finishing with a perfect score of 14/14 points!); 2nd place- Robert Didiodato; and 3rd place- Jason Manley
For pictures from the thrilling, fast-paced event, check out this link
Then on Sunday, the Moncton September Rapid Championship was held at the New Hope Community Church, featuring 5 rounds of rapid play in one combined section. The winners of the prizes for top 3 overall finishers were: 1st place- Titan Dunahee (finishing with a perfect score of 5/5!); and 2nd-3rd places- a 3-way tie between Rutvik Reddy Allampati, Raphael Jon Tangoan, and Carlo Richard. The top juniors in the tournament finished in a 3-way tie that was settled by a mini playoff round-robin of 5-minute games. In the end the results were as follows: 1st place (Gold Medal)- Darren Mandel; 2nd place (Silver Medal)- Axel Aubin; and 3rd place (Bronze Medal)- Sri Sourish Reddy Allampati
For pictures from the exciting event, check out this link
The Atlantic September Chess Series was an exciting (even if sometimes logistically-hectic!) tour of the Atlantic provinces. It was a pleasure to both see familiar faces, as well as meet new ones while promoting and supporting chess alongside those who do so regularly in their local and regional communities! I want to thank everyone who supported me along the way- it wouldn't have been the great series of events that it was without you!
I am looking forward to the 2025 Maritime Chess Festival starting later this week, and then heading abroad to pursue new opportunities shortly after!
For anyone still thinking about signing up for the Festival, don't miss the chance to participate in one of the marquee events nationally, hosted by Fred McKim. It has been- and undoubtedly again this year- will be a great event with something for all chess lovers!
Last edited by Daniel R; Monday, 6th October, 2025, 03:48 AM.
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