Maritime Chess Tournaments


last updated April 15, 2026

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OPEN EVENTS
** - Indicates NOT CFC Rated
Mth Day Title OrganizerPhone #
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2026
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Apr6 (Mon)Maritime CC CFC Online Rapid 2 (LiChess.org) Fred McKim902-626-5019
18Greater Saint John Rapid #1 Derek Vihvelin506-999-2020
24-26Halifax Open Ken Cashin
25Chaleur April Tornado (Bathurst) Herve Arseneau
Apr/MayTBAFredericton Spring Tornado Jason Manley506-869-1866
May9Greater Moncton Open 11 Patrick Goguen506-875-5031
9-10Cape Breton Tornado (G/90) Donald MacLean
16*NB Blitz Championship (Saint John) ** Derek Vihvelin506-999-2020
22-24Dalhousie Atlantic Cup Chris Felix
30-31Charlottetown Open Fred McKim902-626-5019
30Charlottetown Amateur (Open) Championship (G/25)
May/June/JulyTBANB Active Championship (TBA) Jason Manley506-869-1866
June12-14 NS Open Championship (Halifax) Ken Cashin
15 (Mon)Maritime CC CFC Online Rapid 3 (LiChess.org) Fred McKim902-626-5019
20-21 (Tent)NB Open Championship (Fredericton) Jason Manley506-869-1866
24 (Wed)PEI Blitz Closed Championship (Charlottetown) ** ---Tent Fred McKim902-626-5019
July11 (Sat)-16Canadian Open Chess Championship (Ottawa)
24-26PEI Chess Festival (Charlottetown) Fred McKim902-626-5019
24/25-26ANVO PEI Open Championship
24 (Fri)PEI Rapid Championship
25PEI Blitz Championship **
26 (Sun)PEI Amateur Championship
Aug9 (Sun) (Tent)2nd NB Rapid & Blitz** Open Championship (Saint John) Derek Vihvelin506-832-0005
AugTBACape Breton Open (Sydney) Donald MacLean
Sept4-6*Labour Day Open (Halifax) Ken Cashin
Sept/OctTBADalhousie Open (Halifax) Rikuto Nakayasu
Sept/OctTBANB Tornado (G/60) Championship (Fredericton) Jason Manley506-869-1866
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 (Tent) 2025 Maritime Senior Championship (G/40) Fred McKim902-626-5019
6 (Tent) (Sun)UPEI Open Chess Championship (G/65) Fred McKim902-626-5019
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Jan/FebTBA2026 PEI Closed Chess Championship (G/90) Fred McKim902-626-5019
TBAPEI Reserves Open (G/60) (Charlottetown)
TBA (Sun)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
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JUNIOR/SCHOLASTIC EVENTS
Mth Day Title OrganizerPhone #
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2026
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Apr11NB Chess Challenge (Rothesay) --- QUALIFICATION REQ'D Eric Robitaille
19 (Sun)NS Chess Challenge (Halifax) NS Scholastic Chess Association
May17(Sun)-18*Canadian Chess Challenge (Winnipeg, MB)
30Charlottetown Amateur (Junior) Championship Fred McKim902-626-5019
31 (Sun)Charlottetown Junior Championship
July6 (Tues) - 10Canadian Youth Chess Championship (CYCC) (Ottawa)
25PEI Junior Tournament (Charlottetown) Fred McKim902-626-5019
26 (Sun)PEI Amateur Championship (Junior Under 1400 Section) (Charlottetown)
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 (Tent)UPEI Fall Scholastic Championship (Charlottetown) Fred McKim902-626-5019
6 (Tent) (Sun) UPEI Open Junior (Under 1200) Section (Charlottetown) Fred McKim902-626-5019
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2027
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Jan/FebTBAPEI Reserves Junior (Under 1400) Section (Charlottetown) Fred McKim902-626-5019
TBA (Sun)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
* denotes a holiday weekend
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