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January 1970: The 208-player North American Intercollegiate (35 universities) was won by McGill (26.5), and the individual title by Camille Coudari (8-0). It was held at the Berkely Hotel. The 26-player Sicilian defence mandatory opening tournament at the Alekhine CC was won by Gerry Kobalenko (5.5-0.5). The 25-player South Shore Open at Chateauguay was won by Gerald Rubin (4.5-0.5).
February 1970: The 18-player "A" section of the Quebec Carnival tournament was won by Leon Piasetski (4.5-0.5), Klaus Pohl (4-1); the 28-player "B" section by Roger Pageau (4.5-0.5). Jacques Labelle scored 7-0 in a blindfold simul at the Alekhine CC.
March 1970: The Greater Montreal Interscholastic championship was won by David Blizzard (Royal George HS, 5.5-0.5), Ross Richardson (Dunton), Alex Sauk (Rosemount, 5-1). The top team was Rosemount HS (Alex Sauk, Kevin Spraggett, Paul Kostiuk, and Larry Bevand). The 30-player Commercial individual championship was won by Golub Raicevic (4.5-0.5). In blindfold simuls at the Alekhine CC, Jacques Labelle scored +7, =2, and Leo Williams won 8, losing to Guy Coutu, and drawing Luc St-Louis. The 26-player Interscholastic Easter Open at the NDG Centre was won by Irwin Rosen (Chomedy) and David Blizzard (Royal George) with 5-1.
April 1970: The 12-player Premier section of the City Championships was won by Jack Gersho and Gilles Brodeur (6-2); the 11-player Reserves by Gerry Kobalenko (7.5-0.5), Jerry Aspler, Gerald Agnew, and David Blizzard (5.5-2.5). In a simul at Rosemount HS, Leo Williams beat 42, drew 4, and lost 1 to L. Bevand. The Chateauguay CC championship was won by R. Bedard and G. Diekmeyer (5-1). St. Lambert CC beat Chez Leo 5.5-2.5 in a match.
May 1970: The under-14 section of the Juvenile championship was won by O. Baksic, G. Katch, and N. Pergat (all Rosemount); the under-12 by N. Krnjevic (LCC) and L. Wihl (Millar); the under-10 by Jules Clermont. Leo Williams won 11 and lost 1 in a blindfold simul at the Alekhine CC. The 42-player Summer Open was won by D. Stoll, C. Coudari, and H. Streit (5-1). In a blindfold simul at Lakeshore CC, J. Labelle won 8, drew 6, and lost 1. In the playoffs for the Provincial Interscholastic title, Rimouski beat Granby 4.5-0.5 and Quebec 3-1, qualifying to play Rosemount HS for the Jean Lesage trophy in June.
June 1970: Rosemount HS beat Rimouski 4-2 to win the Provincial Interscholastic title. Results: A. Sauk 0 L. Lavoie; P. Kostiuk = D. Levesque; L. Bevand 1 J. Larive; M. Nicola = J.P. Roy; B. Brinsley 1 C. Lalonde; N. Pergat 1 D. Berube. The Alekhine CC challenged any club in Canada to a 20-board match with each team putting up $200. The Lakeshore CC championship Premier was won by A. Leimanis (8-2); the Challengers by G. Lorenz (10-1); the Reserves by F. Ernst (8-1). The Reti Mandatory opening tournament at the Alekhine CC was won by Gerald Agnew (5-0), Kevin Spraggett and Jerry Aspler (4-1).
July 1970: The 43-player Mount Royal Open at the NDG Centre was won by I. Zalys and C. Coudari (4.5-0.5). A knock-out tournament at the Liaison pavillion at Man and his world was won by G. Rubin, who beat L. Williams in the final. The 39-player 2nd Alekhine Open was won by Pierre Lemyre (5-0), Leo Williams (4.5-0.5).
August 1970: In a blindfold match in the Liaison pavillion at Man and his World, Jacques Labelle and Leo Williams tied 3-3.
September 1970: The Labour Day open at the NDG Centre was won by Ignas Zalys, Murray Johnston, S. Kleinplatz and L. Williams (5-1). The Man and his World speed championship was won by Robert Rubin (6.5-1.5).
October 1970: The 57-player Quebec Open was won by C. Coudari (5.5-0.5), L. Piasetski, P. Lemyre, and E. Leimanis (5-1). J. Therien donated a new trophy for the championship. The magazine "Quebechecs" began publication, with G. Brodeur as editor. The St. Lambert CC met Tues. evenings under the direction of V. de Breyne. The Montreal Speed championship at the NDG Centre was won by L. Williams (5.5-1.5).
November 1970: The NDG Chess Centre was open Sunday sfternoons under the direction of D. Ledain. The 20 player Provincial Junior championship at College Andre Grassett, was won by R. Richardson, G. Aspler, and J.C. Lavoie (4-1). Bernard Ouimet directed. The 26-player First Vanderbilt Open directed by C. Coudari was won by L. Day (4.5-0.5), L. Piasetski and G. Angers (4-1). Several of the prizes were free entries to the Second Vanderbilt Open which was never held. It was held at the Metroplitain CC, 3626 Mountain.
December 1970: The 15-player Section 1 of the Interscholastic championship, held at the NDG Centre, was won by H. Zurowski (Loyola), D. Tigner (Rosemere), and T. Skillen (Rosemount) (4-1); section 2, held at the St. Denis Centre with 14 players, was won by N. Pergat, J. Gerez, O. Baksic, and K. Spraggett (all Rosemount) (4-1). Rosemount and Rosemere qualified for the team finals, and any player scoring more than 3 points qualified for the individual final.
January 1971: A new club was organized in St. Laurent, meeting at the St. Odile recreation centre, 12055 Depatie, on Tuesday evenings. Guy Constantineau was in charge. The 10-player Canadian Junior in Toronto was won by L. Piasetski (8-1). Montreal's other representative was R. Richardson (2-7).
February 1971: The 57-player Winter Open at the NDG Centre was won by C. Coudari and L. Piasetski (5-0). The 102-player Quebec Carnival tournament was won by J. Therien, J. Labelle, and L. Piasetski (5-0).
March 1971: McGill beat U. de Montreal 6-0. Board 1 result was L. Piasetski 1, P. Lemyre 0.
April 1971: Rosemount HS (G. Katch, J. Gerez, O. Baksic, N. Pergat) beat Rosemere HS in the Interscholastic. The individual title was won by H. Zurowski (Loyola) (4-1), D. Tigner (Rosemere), M. Bartlett (Lindsay Place), P. MacKean (St. Thomas), G. Katch and J. Gerez (Rosemount) (3-2). The 40-player Ottawa Open was won by L. Williams and Jan Krotki (4.5-0.5).
May 1971: The under-14 section of the Juvenile championships was won by Andy Rust (Lasalle Catholic); the under-12 by Victor Lamparski (Card. Newman); the under-10 by Jonathan Woodman (Edinburgh). The Montreal Team Championship was won by Cafe Morphy (371 Roy E. - S. Bokan, P. Gadoury, G. Delisle, J. Joly, Claire Demers). A tournament of 25 8-10 year olds was held at the Snowdon "Y" directed by G. Wiseman. L. Abramovitz was the winner. The 44-player Spring Open at the St. Denis Centre was won by I. Zalys (5.5-0.5), J.P. Beauchamp and J. Delva (5-1). The director was G. Brodeur.
June 1971: L. Piasetski came 5th in the "B" final at the World Junior in Athens.
July 1971: The 76-player Third Alekhine Open was held at the Alekhine CC, suite 3124 in the Show Mart. Entry fee: $10; $100 guaranteed first. It was won by J. Labelle (5-0), C. Coudari, R. Rubin, J.P. Beauchamp, and D. Switkes (4.5-0.5). 239 (140 girls, 99 boys) took part in a Lachine school tournament under the direction of J. Therien and Marcel Giguere. Winners - grade 6 and below: Francine Levesque (Morin) and Denis Desjardins (Therien); grades 7-8-9: Diane Olivier (Viau) and Richard Tomczak (Bishop Whelan); grades 10-11: George O'Connell (Bishop Whelan). In a simul at the Alekhine CC, Duncan Suttles beat 15 and drew Paul Muskat.
August 1971: The 50-player Summer Open was won by O. Gadia and L. Witt (4.5-0.5). In a simul at the Alekhine CC, Boris Spassky beat 24 and drew Joel Paris. The entry fee of $15 included a plastic chess set and a six month membership to the Alekhine CC. Rimouski beat Rosemount HS 3.5-0.5 for the provincial High school championship. Results: D. Levesque 1 K. Spraggett; L. Lavoie 1 J. Katch; J. Larivee 1 J. Gerez; R. Carrier = N. Pergat. Rosemount later protested since Rimouski represented a CEGEP, not a high school. In a match at Man and his World, Seniors beat Juniors 11-6.
September Open at the St. Denis Centre was won by L. Piasetski and L. Williams (4.5-0.5). Robert Martin directed. The Metropoltain CC moved to the Chateau Bridge Club at 7370 Cote St. Luc, and was known as the Chateu CC, open Thursdays through Sundays. Speed tournaments were held Saturday afternoons. At the Chateau CC, Seniors beat Juniors 5-4.
October 1971: The St. Laurent CC met Tuesday evenings at 1745 Decarie. Membership was $7 per year and was run by J. Kotsilidis. The 60-player Quebec Open was held in Quebec, and was won by L. Piasetski (5.5-0.5). Entry fee was $10; prizes were $200, 100, 50. The East End CC, run by Milan Bielcik, was open to adults Thursday nights for $5 per year (4567 Hochelaga). The Lakeshore CC was open Tuesday and Friday evenings at Stewart Hall, Pointe Claire, for $12 per year (pres. - F. Chubb). The German-Canadian CC, run by R. Fieger and G. Gravel, met Thursday evenings at 20 Cremazie E.
November 1971: The Lakeshore Under-12 championship was won by Brendan Clarke (Beacon Hill). The 58-player Montreal Open at Sun Life was won by A. Michaely (7.5-0.5), K. Spraggett and E. Schlosser (6.5-1.5). The class "A" prize was won by M. Johnston; the "B" by J. Spraggett, G. Aspler, G. Agnew, and G. DiCecco; the "C" by J-P Rheaume.
December 1971: The 46-player Interscholastic championship at the St. Denis Centre was won by K. Spraggett and J. Gerez (5-0), O. Baksic (4-1), L. Spiros (3.5-1.5); the winning team was Rosemount HS (17.5-2.5). L. Williams directed.
January 1972: The East End club championship was won by 12-year old Douglas Lesco (9-1). The Alekhine CC held speed tournaments Fridays and Sundays. Entry fees were $0.50 for seniors; $0.25 for juniors. The 17-player Chateauguay CC Open was won by Murray Johnston (5.5-0.5), Robert Rubin (5-1).
February 1972: The Montreal Chess League executive was: Bernard Ouimet (pres.), Gilles Brodeur (v.p.), Leo Williams (sec-tres.). The East End Senior tournament was won by Jim Spraggett and Howard Streit (3-1). The 75-player Quebec Carnival tournament was won by Serge Lacroix, Leo Williams, Jean Hebert, L. Turgeon, and J. Deschenes. The 40-player Chateauguay Carnival Open (held the same weekend) was won by Kevin Spraggett, Jerry Aspler, Billy Hemmeles, Murray Johnston, and Robert Rubin (4-1). A snowstorm cut greatly into the attendance at these two tournaments. The Ottawa Open was won by Leo Williams and Lawrence Day (4.5-0.5). Unrated mini-tournaments were started at the Centre Ovila Pelletier, 4495 Ontario E. Entry fee was $2.
March 1972: The Montreal Speed championship, held at McGill, was won by Leo Williams (5.5-0.5), Nicolas Engalicev and Howard Streit (5-1). The YMCA CC opened, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. The 53-player Winter Open, held at the McGill Union cafeteria, was won by Murray Johnston, Camille Coudari, Leo Williams, and Kevin Spraggett (4.5-0.5). Montreal beat Sherbrooke in a match 9.5-2.5.
April 1972: A 48-player speed tournament at the Alekhine CC (entry fees $4, $2; $100 first) was won by Kevin Spraggett (8.5-0.5). East End beat Cafebec 35-15 in a match. In a simul at East End, Camille Coudari beat 8, losing to Hugh Brodie and Larry Bevand, and drawing Marcel Bilodeau. The Cacuri CC opened at 4430 St. Jacques W. under the direction of Gilbert Delisle. The Alekhine CC moved to 6827 St. Hubert, where it was open Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.
May 1972: The 10-team Team Championship was won by the German-Canadian CC (26-4). The 2nd Mini tournament attracted 36 players. The 22-player Juvenile tournament was won by: under-14: Lee Kachroo and V. Lamborski; under-12: Robin Addison; under-10: G. Bernstein and V. Kachroo. The 43-player East End open, directed by Gilles Brodeur, was won by Kevin Spraggett, Nicholas Ponce, Allan Fitzsimmons, and Doug Boileau (4.5-0.5). The 3rd Mini-tournament attracted 16 players.
June 1972: The 36-player St. Jean Baptiste open, directed by John Kotsilidis, held at East End, was won by Nicolas Engalicev (5-0). The magazine "Quebechecs" resumed publication with Gilles Brodeur as editor. The executive of the provincial federation was: Denis Masson (pres.), Serge Lacroix and Leo Williams (v.p.'s), M. Auger (sec.), Roger Pageau (tres.). A. Shilov, a noted local player during the 1950's, died. The 4-player Montreal Closed was won by Laszlo Witt (4-2), Leo Williams (3.5-2.5), Leon Piasetski (3-3), Camille Coudari (1.5-4.5). The 4th Mini-tournament attracted 46 players.
July 1972: In a blindfold simul at the YMCA CC, Leo Williams won 12, lost 1, and drew 5. Cafe Quebechecs at 3619 St. Denis, announced that chess players were welcome, and rented sets at $0.50 per hour. In a $100 speed match at the Alekhine CC, Kevin Spraggett beat Emil Schlosser 10.5-4.5.
August 1972: The 5th Mini-tournament at the St. Denis centre attracted 60 players. Some section winners: Ross Richardson, Victor de Breyne, Alex Brzezinski, Daniel Richard, M. Beaudry. The 59-player Sherbrooke Open was won by Leo Williams and Loic Therien (4.5-0.5).
September 1972: The 84-player 6th Mini-tournament was held at the St. Denis centre. Top section winners were: E. Damian, R. Kingston, and B. Los Santos. Two tournaments were held Labour Day weekend - the 153-player 4th Alekhine Open ($701 in prizes, $1 more than the Labour Day open) won by Gerald Rubin and Doug Boileau (6.5-0.5), Robert Rubin, J-P Motard, and J. Raymond (6-1). The "A" prize was won by D. Switkes; the "B" by Graham Glen; the "C" by ALex Brzezinski; the Unrated by D. Rossner. The 104-player Labour Day Open at the German House was won by Leon Piasetski and Leo Williams (5.5-0.5).
October 1972: The Montreal Junior was held at Devonshire School, and was won by Larry Bevand, Andy Rust, and Pierre Jodoin (4.5-0.5), Ron Bray, Walter Sokyrko, Raymond Grace, and Robin Addison (4-1). The Lakeshore CC was being organized by G. Dutton. The 727-player Quebec Open was held at Pere Marquette. The 119-player "A" section was won by Laszlo Witt and Ed Formanek (6-1), Ed Durrant, Nicolas Engalicev, Jacques Labelle, Peter Murray, Leon Piasetski, Robert Rubin, and Norman Weinstein (5.5-1.5). The 608-player "B" section was won by J. Larcheveque, Carl Giddings, C. Huot, and Pierre Gadoury (7-0). Gilles Brodeur, Gilbert Delisle, and Stefan Bokan directed. Each board was supplied with a plastic set, of which very few remained at the end of the tournament. This was the first tournament spnsored by La Presse. Computer pairings were attempted, but hand-made pairings soon took over after breakdowns and two-hour delays in starting rounds. An 18-player novice tournament at the Unity CC, directed by Larry Bevand, was won by Michel Caron (4-0). In a simul at the Unity CC, Kevin Spraggett won 48 and drew M. Perreault and G. Cohen.
November 1972: The 7th Mini-tournament attracted 56 players. The top section winners were Pierre St-Onge and Andy Rust. In a simul at Cacuri CC, Laszlo Witt won 60, lost to Michel Croisetiere, and drew G. Roy, Claude Tremblay, and R. Daigneault. The 8th Mini-tournament at Pere Marquette attracted 116 players - top sections being won by Pierre St-Onge, Andy Rust, Harvey Frenkiel, Georges Jette, and Claire Demers.
December 1972: An Interscholastic Chess League was proposed. The Montreal Open was held at the McGill Union cafeteria - the 75-player "A" section was won by Ed Formanek (7.5-0.5, $200), Kevin Spraggett and D. Switkes (6.5-1.5). The "A" prize was won by Ignas Zalys; the "B" by M. Scherbak; the "C" by Guy Coutu; the "D" by F. Goldzach; and Unrated by Daniel Richard. The 147-player "B" section was won by G. Cohen (7.5-0.5), M. Strehaliuk, Claude Panaccio, and Roger Brisebois (7-1). Entry fees were $8 and $5. Alcan beat CNR 12-3 in a match. The Quebec Junior was won by Jean Hebert. Sam Waldner became president of the Interscholastic Chess League.
January 1973: The 45-player (approx.) High School (English) individual championship was won by Andy Rust, Oliver Baksic, and Sam Waldner (6-1). The winning team was Rosemount HS (Oliver Baksic, Grant Spraggett, G. Katch, and S. Orszak). The High School league had 14 teams. The 6-player Quebec Closed was won by Leon Piasetski (4-1), Kevin Spraggett and Leo Williams (3.5-1.5). The tournament received $200 from La Presse, but was plagued with withdrawls and defaults. Rounds were held at: L'echiquier (2109 Bleury), German-Canadian CC (20 Cremazie E.), Unity CC (1090 Greene), YMCA (1414 Drummond), Cacuri (4430 St-Jacques W.), Cafe Quebechecs (3619 St. Denis), and East End (4567 Hochelaga). The 34-player Montreal Boys and Girls championship held at East End was won by Ilan Vardi (5-0). It was directed by Howard Streit, Ron Bray, and Larry Bevand. The French interscholastic directed by Leo Williams, was won by Erick Gilbert (Stanislas). The winning team was P.A. Gaspe.
February 1973: The 241-player Winter Open was held at Loisirs St. Bonaventure, and was directed by John Kotsilidis. The "A" section was won by Kevin Spraggett (5-0, $300), Emil Schlosser (4.5-0.5); the "B" section was won by J. Magny, R, Rosenzweig, and A. Leucho (5-0). Imre Poirier and Georges Gravel proposed resurrecting the Montreal CC.
March 1973: The Wezi-Wezo CC, 202 36th Ave. Lachine, run by F. Beaulieu and Paul Chartrand, met Friday nights and Saturday afternoons. At the Unity CC Chess Festival, Leo Williams won 17 blindfold, lost 2, and drew 3. The 63-player speed tournament was won by Emil Schlosser (20-0). The 84-player Quebec Carnival tournament was won by Jean Hebert (5-0). The East End Junior Open was won by Andy Rust and Graham Glen.
April 1973: The 202-player Spring Open was held at College Francais. The 85-player "A" section was won by Leo Williams (5-0, $250), Gilles Brodeur and Barry Saxe (4.5-0.5); the 117-player "B" section was won by Claude Tremblay, P. Akkelian, and Ian Elertis (5-0). The 26-player High School Closed was won by Colin McHenry (7-1, H.S. Billings). The Quebechecs Open, held at the Academie Quebechecs, 4570 St. Denis, attracted about 300 players, and was directed by Gilles Brodeur and Stefan Bokan. The "A" section was won by Kevin Spraggett, Emil Schlosser, Ignas Zalys, and Jean Hebert (4.5-0.5); the "B" section by C. Morel and D. Peladeau (5-0); the "C" section by V. Kachroo (4.5-0.5).
May 1973: The 27-team "A" team championship was won by Unity CC (Kevin Spraggett, Jim Spraggett, D. Suica, Larry Bevand, and G. Cohen); the "B" championship by Vanier. The 90-player CEGEP tournament was won by Dawson and Maisonneuve (20.5). The individual championship was won by Ron Bray, who beat Graham Glen and F. Menard in a playoff. Denis Cote directed. The 93-player Cacuri Open was held at the Gadbois Centre. The 41-player "A" section was won by Kevin Spraggett and Leo Williams (4.5-0.5); the 52-player "B" section by M. de la Fuente (5-0), Lee Kachroo (4.5-0.5).
June 1973: The 5th Mini-tournament attracted 64 players, and was directed by J-C Neolet. The North Island Regional Interscholastic was won by Western Laval HS (Wayne Edwards, Harvey Frenkiel, R. Friehoff, and D. Mazur). The Greater Montreal High School League team championship was won by St. Laurent. Sam Waldner was the league president; Neil Sullivan (v.p.); G. Beaton (sec-tres). CEGEP F-X Garneau beat Dawson 7.5-4.5 to become "semi-official intercollegiate champions of Quebec". The 150-player St. Jean Baptiste Open was held at the Academie Quebechecs, and was directed by Gilles Brodeur and John Kotsilidis. The "A" section was won by Leo Williams (5.5-0.5); Ignas Zalys, Jean Hebert, and Emil Schlosser (5-1); the "B" section by Francis Caron, Roger Brisebois, and Denis Cote.
July 1973: The 6th Mini-tournament attracted 64 players. The 212-player La Presse International was held at the Marcellin Wilson arena, 11310 de l'Acadie. Entry fees were $15 and $8.50. The 104-player "A" section was won by Duncan Suttles (7-1, $1200), William Lombardy, Norman Weinstein, and Bruce Amos (6.5-1.5); the 108-player "B" section by Claude Tremblay (7.5-0.5, $300), Michel Mestrude (7-1). The 30-player speed tournament was won by Bruce Amos (7.5-1.5). W. Hornung, a noted local tournament director during the 1950's, died at the age of 83.
August 1973: The 7th Mini-tournament attracted 56 players. Top section winners were Martin Leutschaft and Joel Paris. The 80-player Eastern Townships Open at Sherbrooke was won by Roy Ervin and Charles Letourneau (5-0). At the Chess Festival at Galeries d'Anjou, Kevin Spraggett won 72, lost 4, and drew 4 in a simul, while Camille Coudari won 62 and lost 6. The speed tournament (10 sec./move) was won by Neil Sullivan and Jack Gersho; the 5-minut speed tournament was won by Leo Williams, and there was also a Mini-tournament with over 100 players.
September 1973: The 270-player Montreal Open was held at the Galeries d'Anjou. The "A" section was won by Kevin Spraggett and Leo Williams (6-0), Nicolas Engalicev and Emil Schlosser (5.5-0.5); the "B" section by Guy Pregent, Lloyd Wihl, H.N. Tran, and Irwin Rosen (6-1); the "C" section by Marc Bennett and J. Raymond (6.5-0.5). The Montreal-Toronto match at the Sonesta Hotel (Peel and Sherbrooke), sponsored by the Montreal Star, attracted over 600 spectators. Toronto won 15-9. Scores: Peter Biyiasis 1 George Kuprejanov 1; Laszlo Witt = Lawrence Day 1=; Leon Piasetski = Walter Dobrich 1=; Camille Coudari 1 Zvonko Vranesic 1; Adrian Michaely 0 Bruce Amos 2; Leo Williams 0 Robert Wachtel 2; Nicolas Engalicev = Paul Janicki 1=; Robert Rubin 2 Slobodan Kristic 0; Kevin Spraggett 1 Peter Nurmi 1; Ron Bray 0 Steven Boyd 2.
October 1973: The 578-player Quebec Open was held at CEGEP Maisonneuve - entry fees were $11 and $6. The 156-player "A" section was won by Walter Dobrich, Norman Weinstein, and Kevin Spraggett (5.5-0.5); the 442-player "B" section by Song Hong (6-0), Jean Klimczak, G. Mcewen, R. Trudel, and R. Smyth (5.5-0.5). Tournament directors were Bernard Ouimet, John Kotsilidis, and Gilbert Delisle. A new publication called Idechecs was being put out by Leo and Marie Williams, and Andre Murray.
November 1973: Cafe Quebechecs changed its name to Cafe En Passant, due to trademark problems with the name "Quebechecs". The 60-player East End Under-18 Open was won by Andy Rust, Neil Sullivan, and Lloyd Wihl.
December 1973: The 158-player Fall Open was held at Loisirs St. Bonaventure. The 74-player "A" section was won by Leon Piasetski, Leo Williams, Lloyd Wihl, and J-C Lavoie (4.5-0.5); the 84-player "B" section by Gilbert Cabana, and P. Goyer (5-0), Steve de Benedetti (4.5-0.5). The Montreal Chess League executive was: Yves Papillon (pres.), Leo Williams (v.p.), B. Beaudoin (sec.), Andre Murray (tres.). The High School Chess League of Greater Montreal Xmas Congress was won by Sir Winston Churchill HS (Lloyd Wihl, Martin Leutschaft, Gary Modler) - 42 players took part. Top individual was Grant Spraggett (Rosemount) (5.5-0.5). The Alekhine CC guaranteed $200 in prizes.
January 1974: The 16-player Quebec Junior, held at the Berkeley Hotel, was won by Jean Hebert (6-0), Ilan Vardi (4.5-1.5). Leo Williams directed.
February 1974: The 168-player Winter Open was held at the Rockhill Apartments, 4850 Cote des Neiges. The 60-player "A" section was won by Ignas Zalys and Leon Piasetski (4.5-0.5), Kevin Spraggett, Emil Schlosser, A. Granas, Grant Spraggett, Robert Loveless, Jean Hebert, and Serge Lacroix (4-1); the "B" section by M. Lafontaine and P. Chabot (5-0), K. Douglas (4.5-0.5). John Kotsilidis and Denis Cote directed. The Mini-tournaments were changed from sections of 4 in a round-robin to sections of 8 in a 3-round Swiss.
March 1974: The "A" section of the 340-player Quebec Carnival tournament was won by Charles Letourneau (5-0), Leon Piasetski and Leo Williams (4.5-0.5). The Wezi-Wezo CC moved to 91 6th Ave., Lachine under the direction of Paul Chartrand.
April 1974: The 251-player Spring Open was held at the Polyvalente St-Henri, 4115 St-Jacques W. The 68-player "A" section was won by Kevin Spraggett and Peter Mackean (4.5-0.5), Bernard Ouimet, Lloyd Wihl, Grant Spraggett, Jean Hebert, and Roger Pageau (4-1); the 109-player "B" section by Pierre Matteau (5-0), C. Matteau, J. Michaud, R. Labonte, and Jean Klimczak (4.5-0.5); the 74-player "C" section by C. Bilodeau (5-0), Frank Wang and H. Agvilar (4.5-0.5). The 34-player Easter Interscholastic, held at the Alekhine CC, was won by Martin Leutschaft (SWCHS), Robert (Sandy) Quance (Lachine), and Yves Labrecque (5-1), Steve de Benedetti, Grant Spraggett, and Lee Kachroo (4.5-1.5). The 96-player Intercollegiate was held at the Lafontaine campus of Dawson College, and was directed by Denis Cote. The winning team was Dawson, beating Maisonneuve on tiebreak; the top individuals were Larry Bevand and Ron Bray (5.5-0.5). In a qualification tournament for the Olympic team, the results were: Leon Piasetski (2.5-1.5), Walter Dobrich (2-2), Laszlo Witt (1.5-2.5).
May 1974: The 16-team and 115-player Team championship was won by: "A" - Lakeshore (Nasco Kafadarow, Graham Glen, Peter Knee, etc. 4.5-0.5); "B" - Maisonneuve (R. Labonte, G. Lemnay, etc. 7-1). The Cafe En Passant championship was won by Jules Therien and Jimmy Forest.
June 1974: The 16-player East End Under-13 tournament was won by Rocco Polifroni (5-0, 12 years old), V. Kachroo (4-1, 9 years old). The 170-player St. Jean Baptiste Open was held at the St. Denis Centre, with entry fees of $8 and $4. The 92-player "A" section was won by Emil Schlosser (5-0), Ignas Zalys, Kevin Spraggett, J-C Lavoie (4.5-0.5) Dudley Ledain (4-1); the 78-player "B" section by C. Matteau and C. Lemay (5-0), L. Bergeron (4.5-0.5).
July 1974: Some section winners of the 44-player Mini-tournament were: P. Chabot, Larry Bevand, Frank Wang, and Manny Beer. The executive of the FJEQ was: Leo Williams (pres.), J-M Champagne and Serge Lacroix (v.p.'s), Yves Coudari (sec), Larry Bevand (tres.).
August 1974: The 636-player Canadian Open was held at Place Bonaventure, and was directed by George Koltanowski. The 420-player "A" section was won by Ljubomir Ljuobjevic (10-1), Duncan Suttles (9.5-1.5), Bent Larsen and Bruce Amos (9-2); the 216-player "B" section was won by M. Charbonneau and Marc Pare (9.5-1.5), Marek Szczepara, Ivan Constantineau, and Neil Monkhouse (9-2).
September 1974: The 198-player Montreal Open was held at Loisirs St. Bonaventure. The 54-player "A" section was won by Kevin Spraggett (5.5-0.5), Ilan Vardi and Jan Krotki (5-1), Peter Knee, Greg Teehan, G. Cohen, Charles Letourneau, and Grant Spraggett (4.5-1.5); the 54-player "B" section was won by Marek Szczepara and R. Soulieres (5.5-0.5); the 90-player "C" section by S. Laporte (6-0). The Eastern Townships open in Sherbrooke was won by Leo Williams (5-0), Kevin Spraggett and Jean Hebert (4.5-0.5). The 6-player qualifier for the Woman's Interzonal, held in Toronto, was won by Claire Demers (5-0), Marie Bernard and Marie Williams (3-2). The German-Canadian CC met Thursday nights at 20 Cremazie E., under the direction of R. Fieger. The St. Laurent CC met at 1745 Decarie, under the direction of John Kotsilidis.
October 1974: The 443-player Quebec Open was held at the Lafontaine pavillion of Dawson College, 1001 Sherbrooke E. Entry fees were $13, $9, and $6. The "A" section was won by Lawrence Day, Leon Piasetski and Kevin Spraggett (5.5-0.5), Victor Dzera, Robert Wachtel, C. Comeau, and Peter Biyiasis (5-1); the "B" section by Darko Dimitrijevic (6-0), G. Langlois and Denis Dorval (5.5-0.5); the "C" section by J. Bolduc (6-0), M. Crevier and Simon Finn (5.5-0.5).
November 1974: The 50-player 2nd Shawinigan Open was won by Gildardo Garcia (5-0), Charles Letourneau (4.5-0.5). The 18-player Quebec Junior, at Shawinigan, was won by Jean Hebert (6-0), Ilan Vardi (4.5-1.5), Charles Langlois (4-2).
December 1974: The 162-player Fall Open was held at East End, 4567 Hochelaga. The 58-player "A" section was won by Gildardo Garcia (5-0), Neil Sullivan (4.5-0.5), Ignas Zalys, Leo Williams, Laszlo Witt, Emil Schlosser, Pierre Lemyre, Gabor Lorenz, and A. Cloutier (4-2); the 65-player "B" section by R. Soulieres (5-0), Frank Wang and Maurice D'auteuil (4.5-0.5); the 39-player "C" section by Bruce Ward. The Chess Castle opened at 5011 Queen Mary, charging $15 per year.
January 1975: Some of the section winners of the 60-player Mini-tournament held at 2093 Jeanne-Mance were Rocco Polifroni and Steve de Benedetti. The 180-player Winter Open was held at Vanier College, 821 St. Croix, and was directed by Denis Cote. Entry fees were $10, $5, and $2. The 58-player "A" section was won by Leo Williams (5-0), Gildardo Garcia, Emil Schlosser, Miro Horvat, Grant Spraggett, and F. Matteau (4-1); the 96-player "B" section by Robert (Sandy) Quance (5-0); J-M Morrissette and Gary Modler (4.5-0.5); the 26-player "C" section by Richard Keep and D. Seguin (4.5-0.5).
February 1975: The 7-player Quebec Closed, held at the Chess Castle, was won by Jean Hebert (5-1, $500), Camille Coudari (4.5-1.5), Jacques Labelle (4-2); the 7-player Women's closed was held at the same time - after three players withdrew, Claire Demers won (4-0, $300), Marie Williams (3-1). Quebec Carnival ??????
March 1975: The Under-18 tournament held at East End was won by Bruce Ward (15 year old), Frank Wang (16), and Sheldon Keesal (15). The approximately 110-player Lent Open was held at the McGill Union ballroom, and was directed by Gilles Brodeur. The 38-player "A" section was won by Kevin Spraggett (5-0), Peter Mackean (4.5-0.5), Neil Sullivan, Pierre Lemyre, Jean Delva, and Henry Zurowski (4-1); the 41-player "B" section by N. Phoven (5-0); the "C" section by Gary Wiseman, I. Akdrow, and John Goldner (4-1). The High School championship, held at the Alekhine CC, was won by Robert (Sandy) Quance (Le Moyne D'Iberville HS) and Marek Szczepara (Cardinal Newman) (5.5-0.5), P. Matteau (4.5-0.5), Bruce Ward, C. Matteau, Rocco Polifroni, and G. Psistakis (4-2). The 6th Ottawa Open was won by Leo Williams and Charles Letourneau (4.5-0.5).
April 1975: The Wezi-Wezo CC at 1198 St. Louis changed its name to the Lachine CC, run by Paul Chartrand.
May 1975: In a simul at Place Ville Marie, Paul Keres won 30, and drew Robert Muskat, M. Gomez, and Joel Paris; in a clock simul at Sun Life, he won 4, lost to Leon Piasetski, Peter Mackean, and Emil Schlosser, and drew Camille Coudari and Erik Viires. The Alekhine CC moved to 4570 St. Denis (formerly the site of Academie Quebechecs). The 185-player Maisonneuve Open was held at CEGEP Maisonneuve. The 53-player "A" section was won by Kevin Spraggett (5-0), J. Gomes, Francois Poliquin, Yves Ber, J-C Lebrun, and Gilles Angers (4-1); the 60-player "B" section by Renaud Nadeau, J-P Motard, and L. Mayrand (4.5-0.5); the 58-player "C" section by R. Boivin and Michel Vezina (4.5-0.5); the 14-player "D" section by Francois Sicard. The 7-team Interscholastic Team cahmpionships were won by Laval Catholic HS (Steve De Benedetti, Daniel Poulin, M. Wilson, L. Bayliff, R. Ambrusch).
June 1975: The 132-player St. Jean Baptiste Open was held at the Alekhine CC. Entry fees were $10 and $5. The 67-player "A" section was won by Norman Weinstein (5.5-0.5, $300), Kevin Spraggett, Jean Hebert, and George Levtchouk (5-1); the 65-player "B" section by Cyrus Lakdawala (6-0), Robert (Sandy) Quance, Oscar Kerrebyn, Claude Delisle, and R. Sklar (5-1).
July 1975: No local news.
August 1975: The First Canadian High School championship was held in Edmonton, and was won by Robert (Sandy) Quance (5-1). The Montreal Amateur tournament was held at the St. Denis Centre. Section winners were: Henry Zurowski (4.5-0.5), Irwin Rosen (4.5-0.5), Satish Anjilvel (5-0), Pierre Dupuis (4-1), Robert Finta (5-0), Richard Keep (4.5-0.5), Jean Desforges (4-1).
September 1975: The 310-player Montreal Open was held at the German House, 20 Cremazie E. The 112-player "A" section was won by Grant Spraggett, Kevin Spraggett, Nasco Kafadarow, Leo Williams, Ilan Vardi, Lloyd Wihl, and Jean Delva (5-1); the 198-player "B" section by N. Thouin and Perry Lake (6-0).
October 1975: The 297-player Quebec Open was held at Notre-Dame de Sourire school, 1150 Galt, Verdun. There was $5000 in prizes; entry fees were $15, $8, and $4. The 118-player "A" section was won by Lawrence Day, Kevin Spraggett, Camille Coudari (5.5-0.5), Nasco Kafadarow, Jean Hebert, Jonathan Berry (5-1); the 128-player "B" by R. Desmarais (6-0); the 51-player "C" by A. Rumjahn (5.5-0.5).
November 1975: The 18-player Montreal Junior was won by P. Matteau (4.5-0.5), Claude Delisle (4-1), George Levtchouk, Gilbert Cabana, Frank Wang (3.5-1.5).
December 1975: The 20-player Quebec Junior was won by Frank Wang (6-0), George Levtchouk (5-1), P. Matteau (4.5-1.5). Section winners of the 107-player Amateur tournament held at East End were: Renaud Nadeau (4.5-0.5), Frank Wang (4.5-0.5), Sacha Straram (4.5-0.5), J. Vezina (5-0), R. Jobin (4.5-0.5).
January 1976: The 255-player Winter Open was held at Vanier CEGEP, 821 St. Croix, St. Laurent. Entry fees: $12 and $7; $1000 in prizes. The 120-player "A" section was won by Kevin Spraggett and Leo Williams (5-0), Emil Schlosser, Eriks Leimanis, Gabor Lorenz, George Levtchouk, Sam Kleinplatz, Pierre Jodoin, Gilles Groleau, Jimmy Forest (4-1); the 135-player "B" section by Scott Morgan, O. Gellner, M. Jacques (5-0), P. Gaudreau and Sylvain Barbeau (4.5-0.5). Tonu Oim, a strong postal player from Estonia, gave a simul at Cafe En Passant, winning 11, losing to Neil Sullivan and Grant Spraggett, and drawing Sacha Straram. The Canadian Junior in St. John, N.B. was won by Jean Hebert (8-1). Ilan Vardi (7-2) and Frank Wang (3-6) were the other Montrealers.
February 1976: A Class tournament was held at Polyvalente Dalbe-Viau, 740 - 18 Ave., Lachine (entry fees: $10 and $7). No results available.
March 1976: The 240-player Yanofsky Open was held at Place Vertu. The 32-player "A" section, limited to those rated over 1800, was won by Kevin Spraggett (4.5-0.5), D.A. Yanofsky, Jacques Labelle, and Jonathan Berry (4-1); the 94-player "B" section by Charles Langlois (5-0), Marc Pare, Sylvain Barbeau, and Jacques Van Leusden (4.5-0.5); the 114-player "C" section by B. Picard, Anthony Walsh, and David Makinson (5-0).
April 1976: The 60-player Ottawa Open was won by Kevin Spraggett (5-0).
May 1976: The 136-player Spring Open was held at CEGEP Ahuntsic, 9155 St. Hubert (entry fees: $15, $11, $7). The 49-player "A" section was won by Leo Williams (5.5-0.5), Kevin Spraggett, Sam Kleinplatz, and Ilan Vardi (5-1); the 29-player "B" section by L. Bergeron and Andre Lamouche (5-1), Lloyd Wihl and R. Livingston (4.5-1.5); the 58-player "C" section by Claude Aubry (5.5-0.5), Bill Borys (5-1).
June 1976: The 162-player St. Jean Baptiste Open was held at CEGEP Maisonneuve, with a announced prize fund of $6000 based on 500 entries. The director was Jean-Claude Neolet, and entry fees for the 8 sections ranged from $36 to $12. Section winners were: (1) Lawrence Day (6-0), Nicolas Engalicev, Nasco Kafadarow, and Robert South (4-2); (2) J. Chrolavicius and Graham Glen (5-1); (3) Cyrus Lakdawala (6-0); (4) Angela Day (5-1); (5) Claude Aubry (5-1); (6) L. Bergeron (5-1); (7) Grant Guevremont (5.5-0.5), Jean Desforges (5-1); (8) R. Fournier (5.5-0.5).
July 1976: In a 29-board simul at Cafe En Passant, Nona Aleksandria won 24, losing to A. Lafleur, and drawing John Melikoff and three others.
August 1976: The Montreal Team championships were won by: Section "A" - Contraband; Section "B" - Longueuil.
September 1976: The 255-player Montreal Open was held at the German House, 20 Cremazie E. (entry fees: $18 and $10). The 100-player "A" section was won by Kevin Spraggett (5.5-0.5), Leo Williams, Murray Johnston, Bruce Harper, and Claire Demers (5-1); the 155-player "B" section by Perry Lake and C. Duhamel (6-0); Gilbert Cabana, M. Jacques, L. Bergeron, J. Vezina, P. Paquin, Y. Roy, and Rocco Polifroni (5-1). The Interscholastic Chess League elected David Laks as president.
October 1976: In a 50-board match in Burlington, Vt., Montreal beat Burlington 28.5-21.5. On board 1, Kevin Spraggett drew with Norman Weinstein. The 500-player Quebec Open was held at Hotel La Cite, 3625 Park Ave. The 115-player "A" section was won by Norman Weinstein (5.5-0.5), Kevin Spraggett, Lawrence Day, Camille Coudari, Bruce Harper, and Jean Hebert (5-1); the 131-player "B" section by Gilbert Delisle (6-0), Frank Wang (5.5-0.5); the 254-player "C" section by N. Pokorny and Christian Martel (6-0), Sheldon Keesal, Graham Barnes, and Grant Guevremont (5.5-0.5).
November 1976: The announced Fall Open was cancelled.
December 1976: The Serge Lacroix CC opened at 1111 De Maisonneuve E. The First Santa Claus Open was held at the Alekhine CC, 4570 St. Denis. The "A" section was won by Leo Williams (4.5-0.5), George Levtchouk, Henry Zurowski, and Jacques Van Leusden (4-1); the "B" section by Rejean Castonguay (5-0), J. Morissette (4.5-0.5). A 56-player speed tournament with $100 first prize was won by Camille Coudari (9-1), Leo Williams and Gerald Rubin (7.5-2.5).
January 1977: The 28-player Serge Lacroix CC Open was won by Jean Delva (4-0), Leo Williams (3.5-0.5).
February 1977: The 116-player Winter Open was held at Vanier CEGEP. The "A" section was won by Kevin Spraggett (5-0), Lloyd Wihl, Maurice Poulin, and Ivan Constantineau (4-1); the "B" section by Robert Finta and Rocco Polifroni (5-0), Rejean Castonguay, Denis Proulx, Serge Bouthillier, Felix Deschamps, and Jacques Joannisse (4-1); the "C" section by Bertrand Ethier and Arsene Ghazarian (4.5-0.5). The Chateauguay CC met at 25 St. Francis, Chateauguay. The president was J. Leclerc; the secretary was R. Bedard. The executive of the Montreal Chess League was: Larry Bevand (pres.); G. Piche and Diane Mongeau (v.p.'s); Denis Cote (sec.); Serge Bouthillier (tres.). Tony Cayford, a strong Montreal player of the late 1950's and early 1960's, won the U.S. postal championship. He was second-highest rated postal player in the U.S., trailing only Hans Berliner.
March 1977: The 26-player Quebec Junior was won by Roger Patterson (5-1), George Levtchouk and Nikolai Breton (4.5-1.5), Frank Wang, Perry Lake, Daniel Provost, and Cyrus Lakdawala (4-2).
April 1977: The 75-player Spring Open was held at CEGEP Maisonneuve (entry fees: $12, $8, $4). The "A" section was won by Henry Zurowski (4.5-0.5), Maurice Poulin and Mario Lacasse (4-1); the "B" section by Jacques Marchand and Claude Aubry (4.5-0.5); the "C" section by A. Guimond (4.5-0.5). The Ile Bigras CC met Tuesday evenings at the Community Club in Parc Bigras, under the direction of R. Pinet and R. de Haaff. The 168-player CEGEP championship was held at CEGEP Montmorency in Laval. The "A" section was won by R. Desmarais (6-0), B. Picard and Jean Sasseville (5.5-0.5); the "B" section by Mario Vallieres (5-1). An Amateur tournament was held at Ecole Philippe- Morin, 1825 Provost, Lachine. No results available. The 10-player Canadian Junior was held at the Montreal Chess League, 445 St. Francois Xavier. Top finishers were Martin Buchholz and Jean Hebert (6.5-2.5), David Lavin (6-3). The Verdun CC met Wednesday evenings at 475 de l'Eglise, under the direction of Jean-Pierre Rheaume. The Alekhine CC moved to CEGEP Maisonneuve, meeting on Fridays.
May 1977: The Lasalle Optimists and Michel Rochon organized a 225-player scholastic tournament. Winners were: age 7-8: Bruce Sullivam; age 9: Christian Guay; age 10: Brett Ferdinand and Sylvain Giroux; age 11: Claude Morrissette and Shane McLaughlin; age 12-16: David Arella.
June 1977: The Louis Hebert open was held at Louis Hebert school, 6361 6th Ave., Rosemont. It was won by Frank Wang. The 24-player Lasker Memorial was held at 445 St. Francois Xavier in 4 6-player sections. The "A" section was won by Camille Coudari (4-1), Leon Piasetski (3-2); the "B" section by Pierre Jodoin and George Levtchouk (4-1); the "C" section by Graham Glen (4.5-0.5), Gabor Lorenz (4-1); the "D" section by Ron Bray (4-1). Jules Therien died at the age of 71.
July 1977: The 336-player Quebec Open was held at CEGEP Vieux Montreal (entry fees: $25 and $20). The 101-player "A" section was won by Yassar Seirawan, Kevin Spraggett, Elliot Winslow, and Robert Wachtel (6.5-1.5), Leon Piasetski, Leonid Shamkovich, Thomas Costigan, and Fletcher Baragar (6-2); the 140-player "B" section by Marc Pare, Lee Kachroo, and J. Mccarthy (7-1), N. Thouin (6.5-1.5), Serge Bouthillier, S. Vovan, Yves Ber, Georges Jette, N. Takahashi, Martin Leutschaft (6-2); the 95-player "C" section by Alain Regnier and S. Thibault (7-1), G. Schishkow and A. Roy (6.5-1.5). Tournament directors were Larry Bevand, Paul Chartrand, and Jean-Pierre Laramee. The FQE executive was: Georges Gribeauval (pres.); Charles Langlois and Jimmy Forest (v.p.'s); Andre Langlois (sec.); Paul Chatrand (tres.). In another meeting shortly after, Gilles Brodeur became president and Denis Cote secretary. In a 33-board simul, Walter Browne won 28, drew 3, and lost to Cyrus Lakdawala and Martin Leutschaft.
August 1977: Mikhail Botvinnik gave a 20-board simul at the Olympic Velodrome, winning 14, and drawing Jean Hebert, Renaud Nadeau, J-C Lavoie, Monroe Newborn, Andrew Perras, and Maurice Poulin. The 106-player Tournoi Estival was held at the Holiday Inn, 1415 St. Hubert. The "A" section was won by Maurice Poulin, Ignas Zalys, and Ilan Vardi (3.5-0.5); the "B" section by Martin Veltmann (4-0); the "C" section by M. Lauzon (4-0); the "D" section by Jacques Meloche and Guy Duchesne (3.5-0.5); the "E" section by G. Godin (4-0).
September 1977: No local news.
October 1977: In a match at the Lasalle Hotel, Montreal beat Burlington Vt. 17.5-10.5. The 292-player Montreal Open was held at the CEGEP Vieux Montreal. The 69-player "A" section was won by Bill Goichberg (5.5-0.5), Kevin Spraggett, Jean Hebert, David Lavin, Rifki Saad (5-1), Maurice Poulin, Denis Deslongchamps, Fred South (4.5-1.5); the 174-player "B" section by Gilbert Cabana (6-0), L. Bergeron (5.5-0.5); the 49-player "C" section by L. Bernier (5.5-0.5). The 23-player Montreal Junior, held at 445 St. Francois Xavier, was won by Jean- Jacques Rousseau (4.5-0.5), Sylvain Barbeau, Francois Sicard (4-1). The Serge Lacroix CC Open was won by Kevin Spraggett and Jean Delva (3-1).
November 1977: The 171-player Fall Open was held at the Auberge Richelieu, 505 Sherbrooke E. The "A" section was won by Gabor Lorenz (4-0), Camille Coudari (3.5-0.5); the "B" section by Rocco Polifroni (3.5-0.5); the "C" section by P. Thibault and D. Gagnon (4-0); the "D" section by J. Bergeron, Roger Page, and R. Morin (4-0). Larry Bevand directed. The Serge Lacroix CC Open was won by Kevin Spraggett (3.5-0.5).
December 1977: The 90-player Santa Claus Open was held at UQAM, 840 Cherrier. The "A" section was won by Maurice Poulin and Pierre Lemyre (3.5-0.5); the "B" section by Guy Turgeon and Michel Guimond (3.5-0.5); the "C" section by D. Czoly and P. Phambeus (4-0); the "D" section by M. Jean and E. Tanari (4-0).
January 1978: No local news.
February 1978: The 180-player Winter Open was held at Vanier CEGEP. The "A" section was won by Jonathan Berry (4.5-0.5), Jacques Labelle, Renaud Nadeau, George Levtchouk (4-1); the "B" section by Dave Ross (4.5-0.5), Michel Lebel, Claude Delisle (4-1); the "C" section by Grant Guevremont and Claude Dupuis (4.5-0.5); the "D" section by P. Phaneuf (4.5-0.5); the "E" section by B. Hoffman and Michel English (4.5-0.5). The Laval CC opened at 37 Gauthier, Laval, under the direction of Phil and Denise Katsouros.
March 1978: The 6-team Industrial Team championship was won by Sun Life (16.5-3.5). Board proze winners were Bernard Ouimet, Antoine Maloney, F. Lim, and R. Tschanz. The 193-player Easter Open was held at the German House. The 56-player "A" section was won by Jean Hebert (5.5-0.5), Henry Zurowski, Fred South (5-1), Pierre Jodoin, Roger Patterson, Leo Williams (4.5-0.5); the "B" section by Cyrus Lakdawala and Pierre Matteau (5.5-0.5); the "C" section by G. Lafrance (5.5-0.5), Raymond Trudel (5-1); the "D" section by C. Vamvaritis (6-0); the "E" section by B. Beaudry (5.5-0.5). Larry Bevand directed. Chess was played at Cafe Giusto, 3910 St. Dominique. The Intercollegiate was held at College de Sherbrooke.
April 1978: The 90-player High School championship was held at the NDG Centre. Winners were: grade 11: Sylvain Barbeau (Mont St. Louis); grade 10: Michel Billard (College Beaubois); grade 9: Daniel Neidhart (College Francais); grade 8: Jimmy Lakdawala (Lindsay Place); grade 7: Eric Lapointe (school unknown). Larry Bevand directed.
May 1978: The 8-player Quebec Closed was held at the Laval CC. Scores were: Jean Hebert (5-2), Jacques Labelle (4.5-2.5), Nicolas Engalicev (4-3), Laszlo Witt and Leo Williams (3.5-3.5), Ilan Vardi and Maurice Poulin (3-4), Renaud Nadeau (1.5-5.5). Pierre Jodoin directed. The 65-player May Open was held at the Quality Inn. The "A" section was won by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (6-0); the "B" section by Guy Duchesne (5.5-0.5). Denis Cote directed. D. Ledain died, and the Gazette had no chess column from April 8 until June 23, when Larry Bevand took over. The 13-player "A" section of the Boucherville Open was won by Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Francois Leveille (3.5-0.5); the 42-player "B" section by V. Kachroo, J. Poisson, Gilbert Cabana, and Song Hong (3.5-0.5).
June 1978: The 90-player Lasker Memorial was held at Pavillon Riverain, UQAM, on Bleury St. Section winners were Phil Morenz (4-1), Lee Kachroo (4-1), Cyrus Lakdawala and Denis Deslongchamps (4.5-0.5), Nicolas Nolin (4-1), Paul Dorion (5-0), Grant Guevremont (3.5-1.5), Hugh Mahabir (4-1).
July 1978: The 73-player Summer Open was held at East End, 4567 Hochelaga. The "A" section was won by Leo Williams (6-0), Nikolai Breton (5-1); the "B" section by J. Cote (6-0), Guy Roy (5-1).
August 1978: The Canadian High School championship held in Hamilton was won by Sylvain Barbeau (5.5-1.5). The over-300-player Quebec Open was held at CEGEP Vieux Montreal. The "A" section was won by Kevin Spraggett and Javier Sanz (7.5-1.5), Bozidar Ivanovic, Gyula Sax, Leon Piasetski (7-2); the "B" section by Mario Lacasse, Grant Guevremont, V. Kachroo (7.5-1.5), Dave Ross, Samir Shahabuddin, Branko Ivanovic (7-1); the "C" section by Jean-Louis Boudreau (8-0). In a 28-board simul, Gyula Sax won 26, and lost to Marc Pare and Serge Lacroix.
September 1978: The 273-player Montreal Open was held at the German House. The 71-player "A" section was won by Camille Coudari (5.5-0.5), Leo Williams and Henry Zurowski (5-1); the "B" section by Perry Lake and D. Gagnon (5.5-0.5), Rocco Polifroni, Jacques Cote, Y. Lamoureux (5-1); the "C" section by Paul Nataf (6-0), Alain Cuerrier and F. Lachapelle (5.5-0.5); the "D" section by F. Boucher (5-1).
October 1978: The St. Leonard CC, 8120 Colerette, met Saturday afternoons under the direction of Guy Turgeon. The Montreal Junior, held at the NDG Centre, was won by Michel Billard (4-1), V. Kachroo and Sylvain Barbeau (3.5-1.5). The 144-player Bobby Fischer tournament was held at the Lafontaine Pavillion, UQAM (entry fees: $14 and $7). The "A" section was won by Kevin Spraggett (5.5-0.5), Renaud Nadeau (5-1), Sylvain Barbeau, Gary Slater, Marek Szczepara (4.5-1.5); the "B" section by Perry Lake (5.5-0.5), D. Gagnon, Michel Klivczow, Jean Purkhardt (5-1); the "C" section by Emil Vallee (5.5-0.5); the "D" section by K. Zura (6-0). The Tour D'Ivoire CC met at College Roger Rousseau, Ville d"Anjou, under the direction of Gilles Jobin, on Monday evenings. Weekly speed tournaments were started on Saturday nights at Cafe En Passant, 3619 St. Denis.
November 1978: The 65-player Exorcism tournament was held at the Lasalle hotel. The "A" section was won by Jean Delva (4-0), Francois Leveille, Jean Desforges, Steve de Benedetti (3-1); the "B" section by Louis Morin (4-0); the "C" section by Francois Bowen and G. Lenoire (4-0). Denis Cote directed. The executive of the Lakeshore CC was: Andy Fletcher (pres.); George Diekmeyer (tres.); C. Lavoie (TD). The Montreal Chess League announced the start of a "chess in schools" program.
December 1978: The 14-team Industrial Team tournament was won by Sun Life (Bernard Ouimet, Andy Fletcher, Antoine Maloney, R. Tschanz, Carl Giddings). The Quebec Junior, held at Trois-Rivieres, was won by Francois Leveille and Perry Lake (3.5-0.5). The 105-player Fall Open was held at the Lafontaine Pavillion, UQAM. The "A" section was won by Maurice Poulin (4.5-0.5), Ron Billyard, Jean Robillard, Robert Finta (4-1); the "B" section by Steve de Benedetti and Michel Klivczow (4.5-0.5); the "C" section by K. Lenoir, J. Letuai, and R. Mercier (4.5-0.5). In a qualification tournament for the 1979 Montreal Closed, Grant Spraggett and Robert Finta qualified for the Championship section, while Ron Billyard and Jean-Jacques Rousseau qualified for the Reserve section. The 103-player Santa Claus Open was directed by Michel Germain. The "A" section was won by Pierre Lemyre (4.5-0.5), Pierre Jodoin, Ignas Zalys, Sam Melkonian (4-1); the "B" section by Claude Aubry (5-0), Grant Guevremont (4.5-0.5).
February 1979: The "A" section of the Boucherville Open was won by Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Francois Leveille (3.5-0.5); the "B" section by Roger Greiss (4-0). The 152-player Winter Open was held at the Lafontaine Pavillion, UQAM, and was directed by Michel Germain. The "A" section was won by Pierre Lemyre (5-0), Roger Patterson, Francois Leveille, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Michel Gagnon, Sylvain Barbeau (4-1); the "B" section was won by Gilbert Cabana; the "C" section by P. Parent. The 56-player Montreal High School championship was held at the NDG Centre. Winners were: grade 11: Michel Billard (College Beaubois); grade 10: Francois Moreault (Paul Gerin-Lajoie); grade 9: Eric Morais (St. Paul de Varennes); grade 8: Eric Lapointe (St. Paul de Varennes); grade 7: Carlos Dupuis (Riviere des Prairies).
March 1979: Winners of a 96-player "Kid's Tournament" were: grades 1-3: Blake Gage (5 years old, Seignory); grades 4-6: Stephen Walsh (St. Jean Eude); grade 7: Brian Lough, Stephane Buonocore, and Andrew Auerbach; there were 13 "winners of other sections". Section winners of the 68-player Ledain Memorial were: Sylvain Barbeau, J. Belanger, Sam Melkonian, Denis Deslongchamps, Jean Desforges, Serge Lacroix, Gaetan Morin, Louis Morin, S. Gingras, Angelos Moshopoulos, S. Gendron, F. Maamari, and A. Trottier.
April 1979: The 22-team Industrial Team tournament was won by CNR (Denis Proulx, Michel Lebel, G. Filiatreault, G. Dubuc); the "B" section was won by Lauzier Little. The Montreal 1979 tournament at Man and his World was well publicized - $3.50 per day admission or $35 for a tournament pass. The Intercollegiate was won by Philip Mistlberger (John Abbott); the winning team was Joliette. The Easter Open at Radio-Canada was won by Francois Leveille (5.5-0.5), Alain Desrosiers and Renaud Nadeau (5-1). The Alekhine CC folded. The FQE had approximately 1400 members.
May 1979: A new club was formed at the Sheraton-Mount Royal Hotel, open 11 am to 11 pm, Tuesdays to Saturdays. The 147-player Spring Open was held at Radio-Canada. The "A" section was won by Kevin Spraggett and Renaud Nadeau (5-1), Sylvain Barbeau, Jean Robillard, Grant Guevremont, Claude Delisle (4.5-1.5); the "B" section by Michel Billard (6-0), Jacques Joannisse and Michel Klivczow (5-1); the "C" section by R. Lapierre and J. Brana (5.5-0.5), Anthony Ibrahim, Y. Caron, M. Olenic (5-1). The Montreal Chess League announced that it would attempt to give lessons to school children during the summer. Jean-Yves Leduc put up $1000 for the winner of the Jean Hebert-Leon Piasetski match (it ended in a 3-3 tie).
June 1979: The "A" section of the 93-player Boucherville Open was won by Kevin Spraggett (4-0), Leo Williams (3.5-0.5), Jean Hebert, Francois Leveille, Gilles Angers, Bertrand Ethier (3-1); the "B" section by P. Paquin, J-F Lachapelle, Sylvain de la Grave (4-0). The Montreal Chess Club was reformed briefly at the Club Canadien, 438 Sherbrooke E, under the direction of Roger Leger. It met Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings, and membership was $100 per year. The 131-player Summer Open was held at the Lafontaine Pavillion, UQAM. The "A" section was won by Kevin Spraggett (5.5-0.5), Nikolai Breton and Jean Desforges (5-1); the "B" section by Marcel Bilodeau and Sylvain de la Grave (5-1); the "C" section by D. Gagnon (6-0), G. Brunet (5-1).
July 1979: The 403-player Quebec Open was held at the CEGEP Vieux Montreal (entry fees: $30, $25, $12. The "A" section was won by Lawrence Day (7-1), Kevin Spraggett and Roman Pelts (6.5-1.5), Leo Williams, Pierre Lemyre, Robert Hamilton (6-2); the "B" section by Denis Deslongchamps and Claude Aubry (7-1), Perry Lake, V. Kachroo, Richard Berube (6.5-1.5); the "C" section by David Hamilton (8-0), D. Arsenault (7-1). The FQE was disafilliated from the CFC.
August 1979: Sylvain Barbeau (6.5-6.5) finished 24th out of 56 at the World Junior in Skien, Norway. Gilbert Cabana, Alain Regnier, and Perry Lake won $2666 each at the Atlantic Open, Washington DC.
September 1979: The "A" section of the South Shore Summer Open was won by Kevin Spraggett and Roman Pelts (3.5-0.5), Leo Williams, Pierre Lemyre, Michel Klivczow (3-1); the "B" section by A. Aenishaensun and Michel Fraser (4-0), Jean Klimczak and Gilles Marcotte (3.5-0.5). The 258-player Montreal Open was held at CEGEP Ahuntsic. The "A" section was won by Kevin Spraggett (5.5-0.5), Camille Coudari, Leo Williams, Robert Finta (5-1); the "B" section by Claude Landy and Jean Boucher (5.5-0.5), Robert Crevier, Arsene Ghazarian, M. Olenic (5-1); the "C" section by D. Robineau, C. Poirier, Jean-Marie Fournier (5.5-0.5). The Montreal Speed championship at Lafontaine Pavillion, UQAM, was won by Kevin Spraggett, followed by Roman Pelts.
October 1979: The Montreal Junior was held at Lafontaine Pavillion, UQAM. Grant Guevremont, Francois Sicard, Michel Billard, S.M. Quan, and Michel Fraser qualified for the Quebec Junior. The 160-player Mikhail Tal tournament was held at the Lafontaine Pavillion, UQAM. The "A" section was won by Kevin Spraggett (5.5-0.5), Renaud Nadeau, Sylvain Barbeau, Doug Newman, Jacques Belanger, Jacques Marchand (4.5-1.5); the "B" section by M. Bergeron, Georges Charbonneau, R. Brisebois, H. Beume (5-1); the "C" section by G. Bourcier and J. Alarcia (5.5-0.5). Mario Desautels directed. The Tournoi D'O was held at the Lasalle Hotel. The 14-player "A" section was won by Michael Cuchanski (4-0), Celine Roos (3-1); the 16-player "B" section by Oscar Andrade and Juan Aguirre (3.5-0.5). Denis Cote directed.
November 1979: The Montreal Chess League announced the start of a school rating system. Roman Pelts opened a club at the Grand Cafe, 1720 St. Denis. At the Interzonal in Rio de Janeiro, Jean Hebert scored 4.5-10.5. The 114-player Fall Open was held at the Lafontaine Pavillion, UQAM. The "A" section was won by Lawrence Day, Jonathan Berry, and Renaud Nadeau (3.5-0.5); the "B" section by Michel Gingras (4-0); the "C" section by D. Seguin (4-0). The Tournoi de N was held at the Lasalle Hotel. The 22-player "A" section was won by Francois Leveille (4-0), Jean Desforges (3.5-0.5); the 22-player "B" section by Mintcho Zahariev (4-0); Lakshmi Nilakantan, Pierre Chartrand, Robert Mathieu, Louis Duguay, Juan Aguirre (3-1). Denis Cote directed.

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