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Pre-Game-Warm-Up

speakeradmin — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 19:22:31 +0000

Ecole catholique Saint-Michel Grade 6 student Michaélle Jodoin is pictured here warming up her concentration power during a pre-match chess game in the school library. St-Michel hosted a chess tourney November 18 which was attended by well over 200 players from Kindergarten to Grade 12 from across the North

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Kings and Queens

speakeradmin — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 19:47:21 +0000

Young players creating a checkered pastSteven Larocque Speaker Reporter [caption id="attachment_7366" align="alignleft" width="500"] St-Michel students Braden Forget, Zakary Lefebvre and Ryan Pouliot (from the left)

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THE QUEEN’S MOVE

speakeradmin — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 16:37:15 +0000

Ariane Hearn, a Grade 4 student from École catholique Ste-Croix in Haileybury, moves into checkmate position in a game she later said took only four moves to win. Ten schools and 290 students from grades 1-12 participated in the second Conseil scolaire catholique de District des Grandes Rivières Chess

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Players have good days and “knights” at Franco Chess tourney

speakeradmin — Wed, 21 May 2014 18:15:12 +0000

TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Ecole catholique Ste-Croix in Haileybury made all the right moves when they hosted the Tournoi d’échecs franco-ontarien chess tournament May 8-10.Hundreds of players from French-language schools across Ontario participated in the event.“I am proud to announce that the Ste-Croix team in the Grade

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Grandmaster checks in with local chess kids

speakeradmin — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 15:39:39 +0000

DISTRICT (Special) – Students from Haileybury to Hearst took part in a chess tournament in Kapuskasing April 2 that was open to all schools from the Conseil scolaire catholique de district des Grandes Rivières (CSCDGR).There were a total of 314 players, 31 coming from Haileybury’s Ecole catholique Ste-Croix,

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Students check their moves at Community Chess tourney

speakeradmin — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 16:03:11 +0000

TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special) – Ecole catholique Ste-Croix in Haileybury recently held their annual Community Chess Tournament sponsored by the Caisse Populaire du Témiskaming ontarien.A total of 172 players took part from Ecole catholique Assomption in Earlton, English Catholic Central School, Ecole catholique St-Michel, Ecole publique Navigateurs and Ecole

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Chess League makes all the right moves

speakeradmin — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 15:39:36 +0000

TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special) – All schools from the Conseil scolaire catholique de district des Grandes-Rivières (CSCDGR) participated in a chess league in 2013-14.Almost 500 students from schools ranging from Haileybury to Hearst participated.There were five tournaments in which points were accumulated to determine individual and school team winners

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CHESS CHEW

speakeradmin — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 17:31:57 +0000

Anne-Marie Boucher, a Grade 1 student at Ecole catholique Ste-Croix in Haileybury, nibbles at the edge of her shirt while concentrating on her next move at the Community Chess Tournament hosted by her school March 26. (Staff photo by Steven Larocque)

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