Young chess masters are gathering in Wawa today.
Teacher/organizer René-Guy Nobert explains Wawa's École Saint-Joseph is hosting its ninth Franco-Nord-Ouest Chess Tournament.
Expecting participants from as far southeast as the Sudbury area and northwest as Hornepayne and Marathon, Nobert says the students are split up into four age categories.
Nobert thanks the Rotary Club of Wawa for its continuous support - going back to the start of the school's chess club back in 2009 - as well as his fellow staff members, the school, and the school board, Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon.
Doors will be open during the tournament, if members of the public want to see the event, which runs from 9 am to 3:30 pm at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre.