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Georgetown Chess Whizz, About 400 contenders, some from as far away as Germany, are competing for honors and $15,000 in prize money at 13th annual Canadian open chess championship in Toronto
Georgetown Chess Whizz, About 400 contenders, some from as far away as Germany, are competing for honors and $15,000 in prize money at 13th annual Canadian open chess championship in Toronto

Georgetown Chess Whizz, About 400 contenders, some from as far away as Germany, are competing for honors and $15,000 in prize money at 13th annual Canadian open chess championship in Toronto

Date8/1/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: Georgetown Chess Whizz; About 400 contenders; some from as far away as Germany; are competing for honors and $15;000 in prize money at 13th annual Canadian open chess championship in Toronto.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0008022F
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      William Martz. Ties for first place in Toronto Open Chess Championship
      Griffin, Doug
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      Head-Clenching Novices Jimmy Holmes (left), 13, and Jack Heighton of Toronto plan moves at Toronto Chess Club's weekend Open Tourney. Star chess colum(...)
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      Peter Biyiasas, 21, a student at the University of British Columbia, studies a move before winning the Canadian Closed Chess Championship last night
      Peter Biyiasas, 21, a student at the University of British Columbia, studies a move before winning the Canadian Closed Chess Championship last night
      Lennon, Frank
      6/26/1972
      Hoping to run away with the honors at the International Culinary Exhibition to be held in Frankfurt, Germany, this summer is Master Chef Fred Staheli,(...)
      Hoping to run away with the honors at the International Culinary Exhibition to be held in Frankfurt, Germany, this summer is Master Chef Fred Staheli,(...)
      Philp, Barry
      7/22/1968
      Eyes on the prize: Among the contenders for Gemini Awards tonight are, from left, Wendy Mesley, Linden MacIntyre, Robert Bockstael, Meredith Henderson, Rod Black and Dave Broadfoot
      Eyes on the prize: Among the contenders for Gemini Awards tonight are, from left, Wendy Mesley, Linden MacIntyre, Robert Bockstael, Meredith Henderson, Rod Black and Dave Broadfoot
      Beaty, Keith
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      Professor wins Chess Championship
      Professor wins Chess Championship
      Geo, Mario
      5/19/1970
      Sight to see: More than 15,000 colored lights turn Simcoe's Wellington Park into a month-long Christmas Panorama tht draws some 100,000 visitors, some from as far away as Chicago
      Sight to see: More than 15,000 colored lights turn Simcoe's Wellington Park into a month-long Christmas Panorama tht draws some 100,000 visitors, some from as far away as Chicago
      Brennan, Pat
      12/21/1981
      Metro chess mites try to check their mates, School chess champions lock pieces in the Metro Chess Challenge at Winchester Public School yesterday
      Metro chess mites try to check their mates, School chess champions lock pieces in the Metro Chess Challenge at Winchester Public School yesterday
      Bull, Ron
      5/8/1987
      The conservative contenders, all nine in the running so far, gather for a family portrait after facing convention delegates for the first time last ni(...)
      The conservative contenders, all nine in the running so far, gather for a family portrait after facing convention delegates for the first time last ni(...)
      Griffin, Doug
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      Perfect mates, Lawrence and Angela Day play chess at U of T Chess Club
      Perfect mates, Lawrence and Angela Day play chess at U of T Chess Club
      Darrell, Dick
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      Chess Mate Tsivya Loewenberg, 7, watches a patient at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Parkdale play computer chess using a mouth stick yesterday in the oc(...)
      Chess Mate Tsivya Loewenberg, 7, watches a patient at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Parkdale play computer chess using a mouth stick yesterday in the oc(...)
      Power, Peter
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      Checkmate: For the player who likes to keep talk to a minimum, this conversational chess challenger makes its move and then tells you, succincntly, all about it
      Checkmate: For the player who likes to keep talk to a minimum, this conversational chess challenger makes its move and then tells you, succincntly, all about it
      Griffin, Doug
      n.d.