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Written and copyright 2011 by David Cohen.
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Sources
Researched, compiled, written and copyright 2000-11 by David Cohen, from material published at the web site Canadian Chess History by David Cohen: http://www.CanadianChess.info.
Thanks to all who contributed, notably my fellow Canadian Chess historians, especially Jonathan Berry, Hugh Brodie, Erik Malmsten, Andrew McMillan, Alan McGowan and Stephen Wright.
Thanks to Brian Fiedler and Ted Winick for sponsorship material.
Canadian Chess Flag Logo copyright 2004 by David Cohen incorporates the Linares Diagram Font, created by Steve Smith for Alpine Fonts and published by Partae Press.
Appendix A - History of Chess
V poiskah istiny (Looking for a truth), by Yuri Averbakh, Moscow, 1992; presented by Yuri Averbakh at the 4th International colloquium "The board-games in Academia", Fribourg, Switzerland, 2002, published in Step by step, University of Fribourg, 2002.
Appendix B - History of Chess in Canada
Books
- Chess: The History of a Game, by Richard Eales, 1985.
- Chess Tournament Crosstables, Volume I 1851-1900, 2nd edition (1969); Volume II 1901-1910 (1971); Volume III 1911-1920 (1972); Volume IV 1921-1930 (1974), by Jeremy Gaige.
- Article on 'Chess' by Lawrence Day, The Canadian Encyclopedia, 1985.
Canadian Chess Books
- 100 Gems of Chess, edited by Thomas D.S. Moore, published by the Western Advertiser, London, Ontario, 1872.
- Championnat Canadien des Échecs 1947, edited by Leopold Christin, 1947.
- CFC Handbook, by Chess Federation of Canada, various editions since 1956.
- 100 Years of Chess in Canada, by D. Abraham Yanofsky, 1967.
Canadian Chess Magazines
- Checkmate, published by J.H. Graham, 1901-04.
- The Canadian Chess Magazine, published, edited by John Ewing in North Vancouver, British Columbia (1918-1920.01). Originally B.C. Chess Magazine News - F. MacLachlan; Games - R.G. Stark; Problems - Malcolm Sim.
- CHECK! 1927- (was established as a column in the Winnipeg Free Press newspaper 1921-7; then appeared as 'CCCA Bulletin' #1-4 in Canadian Chess Review magazine 1927.09-1928.01; then CCCA started publishing CCCA Bulletin with #5 1928; then it was renamed CHECK! with #344 1968.10).
- Le Pion, published by Antoine Lamothe every two weeks, 1924.08-1926.08.
- Canadian Chess Review, published in Winnipeg by Clarence M. Scott (1927.09,.10,.12,1928.01). Contained the first 4 issues of 'CCCA Bulletin'.
- Canadian Chessner, published quarterly by Dudley LeDain in Montreal, 1934.10-1937.04.
- Chess (Canadian Supplement), edited by Dudley LeDain.
- Canadian Chess Chat, founded by Daniel MacAdam. Originally Maritime Chess News (1947), then Maritime Chess Chat (1947-50). Edited by Daniel MacAdam 1947-56; D. Abraham Yanofsky 1956-9; Nathan Divinsky 1959-74 (except for 1965-6, 1972-3), helped by Elod Macskasy; Frank Szarka 1979-87; Michael Sharpe 1988.
- Chess Canada April 1970 (Vol. 1 No. 1) - August 1975 (Vol. 6 No. 7/8). Founded by Vladimir Dobrich, who was also editor April 1970 - May 1974 (Vol. 1 No. 1 - Vol. 5 No. 5) and publisher June 1974 - June 1975 (Vol. 5 No. 6 - Vol. 6 No. 5/6). Taken over by Canadian Chess Chat in 1975 (Vol. 6 No. 7/8 published by Frank Szarka).
- Chess Canada Echecs Titles: Bulletin (1-34) / Chess Canada Échecs (35-61, 184-193) / En Passant Chess Magazine (62-183) / Chess Canada (194-205). Edited by Les Bunning 1973-5 (1-12), Jonathan Berry 1975-83 (13-61), Stephen Ball 1983-9 (62-98), Gordon Taylor 1989-92 (99-112), Hal Bond 1992-5 (113-130), Brad Thomson 1995-7 (131-144), Tom O'Donnell 1997-8 (145-150), Troy Vail 1998 (151), Knut Neven 1998-2003 (152-182), Hans Jung (183-192) and Robert Hamilton (193-205).
- Scarborough Community of Toronto Chess News and Views. Edited by Bob Armstrong, 1999-, distributed electronically through the internet, originally Scarborough Chess Club Chess Talk, the newsletter of the Scarborough Chess Club; later Scarborough Community of Toronto Chess Talk.
References
Bulkeley, Richard (1771-1800) Volume IV, Dictionary of Canadian Biography - http://www.biographi.ca/EN/index.html
Acknowledgements
Thanks for their help with my researches to the following: my fellow Canadian chess historians and writers, including Jonathan Berry, Hugh Brodie, Nathan Divinsky, Marc Hébert, J. Ken MacDonald, Erik Malmsten, Andrew McMillan, and Stephen Wright; many members of the Canadian chess community who contributed to filling the gaps in my research; Dr. Cameron Pulsifer, Historian, Canadian War Museum; and chess historians, including John Hilbert and György Négyesi, chess writers and members of the international chess community.
Timeline originally published in Scarborough Community of Toronto Chess News & Views, Volume 6, No. 15, 2005.04.15; No. 16, 2005.05.01; No. 17, 2005.05.15; No. 18, 2005.06.01; No. 19, 2005.06.15.
Appendix C - Organized chess
Source
Chess #2 sporting activity in Canada for participation: Gallup poll, 1979.
Appendix G - Visits to Canada by World Chess Champions
Contributors
Jonathan Berry, Hugh Brodie, Frank Dixon, Alan McGowan, Stephen Wright.
Sources
The Sports Network (TSN), Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN); Montreal Daily Herald, Montreal Gazette, Toronto Star, Toronto Evening Telegram, Globe and Mail, Manitoba Free Press, Winnipeg Free Press, Winnipeg Tribune, Vancouver Province; Bulletin/En Passant, Canadian Chess Chat, Chess, Chess Canada, Chess Life, L’Échiquier, Northwest Chess, World Chess Festival Bulletin; The Unknown Capablanca by David Hooper and Dale Brandreth, 1975; Montreal 1979: Tournament of Stars by Mikhail Tal, Chepizhny and Roshal, 1980; Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, 1902-1946 by Leonard Skinner and Robert Verhoeven, 1988; Capablanca by Edward Winter, 1989; William Steinitz, Chess Champion by Kurt Landsberger, 1993; The Collected Games of Emanuel Lasker by Ken Whyld, 1998; The Unknown Bobby Fischer by John Donaldson and Eric Tangborn, 1999; The Magic of Mikhail Tal by Joe Gallagher, 2000; Chess the Hard Way by D.Abraham Yanofsky, 2000; Young Marshall by John S. Hilbert, 2002; A Legend on the Road: Bobby Fischer's 1964 Simultaneous Exhibition Tour by John Donaldson, Second Edition (Revised & Enlarged), 2005; Chess on the Edge by Bruce Harper and Yasser Seirawan, 2008; Blindfold Chess by Eliot Hearst and John Knott, 2009; Chess Duels: My Games with the World Champions by Yasser Seirawan, 2010; 'Visitors to Canada - simultaneous and exhibition games' by Stephen Wright, http://www3.telus.net/public/swright2/visitors.html.
Appendix H - History of the Chess Olympiad
Sources
Olimpbase, Wikipedia.
Photos
Mark Bluvshtein: Ilia Bluvshtein, 2008.
Thomas Roussel-Roozmon: Thomas Roussel-Roozmon, 2010.
Leonid Gerzhoy: David Cohen, 2008.
Artem Samsonkin: David Cohen, 2008.
Nikolay Noritsyn: Nikolay Noritsyn, 2008.
Yuanling Yuan: William Yuan, 2008.
Dina Kagramanov: Dina Kagramanov, 2008.
Iulia Lacau-Rodean: Iulia Lacau-Rodean, 2010.
Yelizaveta Orlova: Yelizaveta Orlova, 2010.
Dalia Kagramanov: Dalia Kagramanov, 2010.
Appendix I - Stars of Canadian Chess
Photos
Jean Hébert: Jean Hébert, 2004.
Jason Cao: Jason Cao, 2010.
Bator Sambuev: David Cohen, 2008.
Anton Kovalyov: Richard Bérubé, Fédération québécoise des échecs, 2010.
Natalia Khoudgarian: Natalia Khoudgarian, 2008.
Nava Starr: Mark S. Dutton, Dutton Chess, 2001.
Appendix J - Chess in the Media
Contributors
Gary Gladstone, Robert Hamilton, Ron Knox.
Sources
TVOntario: http://www.tvo.org/TVOsites/WebObjects/TvoMicrosite.woa?video4488.
CBC: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonton/story/2011/01/06/edmonton-chess-player.html.
The Annex Gleaner, Globe and Mail, Ottawa Citizen, Richmond Hill Liberal, Thornhill Liberal, Toronto Star, Toronto Sun, Town Crier.