Maritime Chess Tournaments


last updated August 5, 2026

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OPEN EVENTS
** - Indicates NOT CFC Rated
Mth Day Title OrganizerPhone #
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2026
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Aug3* (Mon)2nd NB Rapid & Blitz** Open Championship (Saint John) Derek Vihvelin506-832-0005
Aug7-9Cape Breton Open (Sydney) Donald MacLean
Aug15Truro Rapid Tournament Joshua MacRitchie
17 (Mon)Maritime CC CFC Online Rapid 4 (LiChess.org) Fred McKim902-626-5019
22Dieppe Public Library Rapid #1 Patrick Goguen506-875-5031
Aug/SeptTBANB Active Championship (TBA) Jason Manley506-869-1866
Sept4-6*Labour Day Open (Halifax) Ken Cashin
5Dieppe Public Library Rapid #2 Patrick Goguen506-875-5031
19Greater Saint John Rapid #2 Derek Vihvelin506-999-2020
Sept/OctTBADalhousie Open (Halifax) Rikuto Nakayasu
Sept/OctTBANB Tornado (G/60) Championship (Fredericton) Jason Manley506-869-1866
3Dieppe Public Library Rapid #3 Patrick Goguen506-875-5031
Oct9-12* Maritime Chess Festival (Summerside, PE) Fred McKim902-626-5019
9 (Fri)Maritime Rapid Championship
10Maritime Amateur Championship
10-12*Maritime Open Chess Championship
11 (Sun)Maritime Blitz Championship **
Oct/NovTBANB Closed Championship (TBA) Derek Vihvelin506-999-2020
Saint John Open
Oct/NovTBARobert Breau Memorial (Shediac, NB) Patrick Goguen506-875-5031
Nov6-8Remembrance Day Open (Halifax) Ken Cashin
Dec5 Maritime Senior Championship (G/40) (Charlottetown) --- POSTPONED until MAR Fred McKim902-626-5019
6 (Sun)UPEI Open Chess Championship (G/65) --- POSTPONED until MAR
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Jan23-24 (Tent)PEI Closed Chess Championship (G/90) Fred McKim902-626-5019
23 (Tent)PEI Reserves Open (G/60) (Charlottetown)
24 (Sun) (Tent)UPEI Winter Quick Chess Open
FebTBABluenose Open (Halifax) Ken Cashin
Feb/MarTBAFredericton Quads Jason Manley506-869-1866
MarTBADalhousie "Closed" Chess Championship (Halifax) Rikuto Nakayasu
TBAPEI Quick Chess (G/35) Championship (Charlottetown) Fred McKim902-626-5019
TBA (Sun)PEI Tornado (G/60) Championship
AprTBAHalifax Open Ken Cashin
Apr/MayTBANB Blitz Championship (Saint John) ** Derek Vihvelin506-999-2020
MayTBAFredericton Spring Tornado (Tent) Jason Manley506-869-1866
TBACape Breton Tornado (G/90) (Tent) Donald MacLean
TBADalhousie Atlantic Cup Chris Felix
29-30 (Tent)Charlottetown Open Fred McKim902-626-5019
29 (Tent)Charlottetown Amateur (Open) Championship (G/25)
JuneTBANS Open Championship (Halifax) Ken Cashin
TBANB Open Championship (Fredericton) Jason Manley506-869-1866
July23-25PEI Chess Festival (Charlottetown) Fred McKim902-626-5019
23/24-25ANVO PEI Open Championship
23 (Fri)PEI Rapid Championship
24PEI Blitz Championship **
25 (Sun)PEI Amateur Championship
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JUNIOR/SCHOLASTIC EVENTS
Mth Day Title OrganizerPhone #
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OctTBANB Maritime Team Qualifier (Moncton ?) Eric Robitaille
10Maritime Amateur Championship - Junior Under 1400 Section (Summerside, PE) Fred McKim902-626-5019
11 (Sun)Maritime Junior Championship
NovTBANS Maritime Team Qualifier (Halifax) NS Scholastic Chess Association
TBAMaritime Scholastic Team Championship (Charlottetown) ---QUALIFICATION REQ'D PEI Youth Chess Association
Dec5-6(Tent)PEI Junior Closed Championship (Charlottetown) -- POSTPONED until MAR Fred McKim902-626-5019
5(Tent)PEI Junior Reserves Open -- POSTPONED until MAR
6 (Tent) (Sun) UPEI Open Junior (Under 1200) Section -- POSTPONED until MAR
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2027
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Jan23 (Tent)PEI Reserves Junior (Under 1400) Section (Charlottetown) Fred McKim902-626-5019
24 (Sun) (Tent)UPEI Winter Rapid Junior (Under 1300) Section (Charlottetown)
MarTBAPEI Rapid Chess Junior (Under 1200) Open (Charlottetown) Fred McKim902-626-5019
TBA (Sun)PEI Quick Chess Junior (Under 1200) (Charlottetown)
TBANB Online Chess Challenge Qualifier (LiChess) Eric Robitaille
TBAPEI Chess Challenge Gr 1-4 (Charlottetown) PEI Youth Chess Association
TBA (Sun)PEI Chess Challenge Gr 5-12
AprTBANB Chess Challenge (Rothesay) --- QUALIFICATION REQ'D Eric Robitaille
TBA (Sun)NS Chess Challenge (Halifax) NS Scholastic Chess Association
May23(Sun)-24*Canadian Chess Challenge (QC)
29 (Tent)Charlottetown Amateur (Junior) Championship Fred McKim902-626-5019
30 (Sun) (Tent)Charlottetown Junior Championship
July24PEI Junior Open Championship (Charlottetown) Fred McKim902-626-5019
25 (Sun)PEI Amateur Championship (Junior Under 1400 Section) (Charlottetown)
* denotes a holiday weekend
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