The Nova Scotia Chess Challenge is the tournament that qualifies players to the Canadian Chess Challenge (CCC), which is the National Scholastic Chess Championship. The CCC is organized by the Chess n’ Math Association. Students compete against other players in the same school grade, from across Canada. The twelve winners at the provincial tournament advance to the CCC on Victoria Day weekend.
The location of the CCC changes every year, below are some of the recent locations:
2009: Toronto
2010: Montreal
2011: Victoria
2012: Halifax
2013: Ottawa
2014: Winnipeg
2015: Quebec City
2012 was the first time Nova Scotia ever held the Canadian Chess Challenge! For more information on this event, please visit the Canadian Chess Challenge 2012 website.
