{"id":60511,"date":"2023-05-04T08:00:31","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T12:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=60511"},"modified":"2023-05-04T07:18:28","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T11:18:28","slug":"7th-franco-nord-ouest-chess-tournament-may-18th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/04\/7th-franco-nord-ouest-chess-tournament-may-18th\/","title":{"rendered":"7th Franco-Nord-Ouest Chess Tournament &#8211; May 18th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-60525\" src=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Chess.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Chess.png 600w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Chess-300x134.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Over 250 young chess masters will meet in Wawa on Thursday, May 18, for the seventh Franco-Nord-Ouest chess tournament. The competition, hosted by Wawa\u2019s \u00c9cole Saint-Joseph, will attract francophone students from the following Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon elementary and secondary schools: \u00c9cole Ste-Marie (Azilda), \u00c9cole Sacr\u00e9-C\u0153ur (Chapleau), \u00c9SC Trillium (Chapleau), \u00c9cole St-Joseph (Dubreuilville), \u00c9cole catholique George Vanier (Elliot Lake), \u00c9cole catholique La Renaissance (Espanola), \u00c9cole Notre-Dame (Hamner), \u00c9cole Saint Nom de J\u00e9sus (Hornepayne), \u00c9cole St-Paul (Lively), \u00c9cole Notre-Dame-du-Sault (Sault Ste. Marie), \u00c9cole St-Denis (Sudbury), \u00c9S du Sacr\u00e9-Coeur (Sudbury), \u00c9cole Saint-Joseph (Wawa) and \u00c9S Saint-Joseph (Wawa). This year, a record number of students are taking part in this competition which has been held since 2019 due to the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at \u00c9cole Saint-Joseph (101 Churchill Ave, Wawa). All participants will be entitled to five games. Competing players will be divided into four categories: grades 3 and 4, grades 5 and 6, grades 7 and 8, and grades 9 to 12. Prizes will be awarded to winning teams and top students in each category.<\/p>\n<p>Students from Wawa\u2019s \u00c9cole Saint-Joseph have acquired a reputation for their passion for chess, a discipline that requires considerable strategizing in addition to memory and problem-solving skills. By hosting this friendly francophone tournament, the school is seeking to promote the game and help Northwestern Ontario youth to discover both this discipline and develop their chess skills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Over 250 young chess masters will meet in Wawa on Thursday, May 18, for the seventh Franco-Nord-Ouest chess tournament. 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