- Association d'echecs de Nouvelle-Ecosse Last updated January 22, 2002 Come play chess on Canada's ocean playground! Nova Scotia (NO-vah SCO-shah) is a small province on Canada's east coast. In Nova Scotia are a small dedicated group of chess players. Nova Scotia Chess Association along with the local chess clubs organizes chess activities within our province and between our province and other ...www.chebucto.ns.ca/Recreation/NSChess/nschess.html