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We are one month away from the 2022 New Brunswick Tornado Championships in Fredericton! Here is the current preregistered list:

Championship Section
Jason Manley 2194
Derek Vihvelin 1841...

I am pleased to announce the 2022 New Brunswick Tornado Championship will be coming to Fredericton!

2022 New Brunswick Tornado Championship
CFC-Rated Chess Tournament...

Here are the PGNs for the round 5 games:

[Event "New Brunswick Open"]
[Site "Fredericton"]
[Date "2022.07.03"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Manley, Jason"]
[Black "Martinovsky, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]...

Here are games from the fifth and final round of this past weekend's New Brunswick Open:

[Event "New Brunswick Open"]
[Site "Fredericton"]
[Date "2022.07.03"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Manley,...

Here are the PGNs from round 4:

[Event "New Brunswick Open"]
[Site "Fredericton"]
[Date "2022.07.03"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Carter, Chase"]
[Black "Manley, Jason"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A01"]

Here are round 4 games from this past weekend's New Brunswick Open:

[Event "New Brunswick Open"]
[Site "Fredericton"]
[Date "2022.07.03"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Carter, Chase"]
[Black "Manley,...

Here are the PGNs for round 3:

[Event "New Brunswick Open"]
[Site "Fredericton"]
[Date "2022.07.02"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Manley, Jason"]
[Black "Debly, Majid"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO...

Here are games from round 3 of this past weekend's New Brunswick Open:

[Event "New Brunswick Open"]
[Site "Fredericton"]
[Date "2022.07.02"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Manley, Jason"]
[Black...

Here are the PGNs for the round games:

[Event "New Brunswick Open"]
[Site "Fredericton"]
[Date "2022.07.02"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Zhang, Brian"]
[Black "Manley, Jason"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO...

Here are round 2 games from this past weekend's New Brunswick Open:

[Event "New Brunswick Open"]
[Site "Fredericton"]
[Date "2022.07.02"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Zhang, Brian"]
[Black "Manley,...

Here are the PGNs of the first round games:

[Event "New Brunswick Open"]
[Site "Fredericton"]
[Date "2022.07.01"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Manley, Jason"]
[Black "Belczewski, Ron"]
[Result...

Here are round 1 games from this past weekend's New Brunswick Open:

[Event "New Brunswick Open"]
[Site "Fredericton"]
[Date "2022.07.01"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Manley, Jason"]
[Black...

The tournament is only two days away, but there's still time to sign up! Current registrations are as follows:

Confirmed:
Jason Manley 2208
Ian Martinovsky 2201
Jean Desforges 2111
Derek...

We're only 9 days away from the NB Open! The following is the latest preregistered list:

Confirmed:
Jason Manley 2208
Ian Martinovsky 2201
Daniel Mallais 1939
Derek Vihvelin 1841
X-George...

My prediction:

1. Ding Liren
2. Duda
3. Ding-Duda-Caruana
4. 8.5
5. Nepomniachtchi

We're just under three weeks away from the tournament, so if you're still looking for a way to spend the Canada Day weekend, we'd be happy to have you in Fredericton for the return of the New...

There's still one day before the Early Bird registration deadline, with a discounted entry of $40 for anyone who pre-registers before end of day May 15th! As long as you have reached out to me about...

We are now just 4 days away from the Early Bird registration deadline, with a discounted entry of $40 for anyone who pre-registers before end of day May 15th! The preregistered list is as follows:
...

We are just two weeks away from the Early Bird registration deadline, with a discounted entry of $40 for anyone who pre-registers before May 15th! The preregistered list is as follows:

Confirmed:...

I am pleased to announce the New Brunswick Open will be taking place in Fredericton, this Canada Day weekend. The details are as follows:

2022 New Brunswick Open Chess Championship
CFC-Rated...

One question I have is regarding qualification for the top section. In the bid it states that players will not be permitted to play above the U2200 line. Will there be any provision for participation...

I am pleased to announce that FM Robert Hamilton will be playing in this weekend`s event. Pre-registration by Thursday evening will save you $5 on your entry!

For a little taste of the action, here's the board one game from the last round of our last event. White had a half point lead heading into this round over three players, including his opponent in...

There is a one day CFC-rated tournament coming up on Saturday, August 4th (the New Brunswick Day weekend), so if you're around the provincial capital, try to stop on by for a fun day of chess!...

Looking at the field, am I right in saying that the score required for the IM norm in this event is going to be 6/9?