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William Martz. Ties for first place in Toronto Open Chess Championship
William Martz. Ties for first place in Toronto Open Chess Championship

William Martz. Ties for first place in Toronto Open Chess Championship

Date4/11/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: William Martz. Ties for first place in Toronto Open Chess Championship.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0008021F
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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Professor wins Chess Championship
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Members of Toronto's first chess school get a lesson from Canada's top woman player, Nava Shterenberg, left
Members of Toronto's first chess school get a lesson from Canada's top woman player, Nava Shterenberg, left
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Metro chess mites try to check their mates, School chess champions lock pieces in the Metro Chess Challenge at Winchester Public School yesterday
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Perfect mates, Lawrence and Angela Day play chess at U of T Chess Club
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Concentrating intensely on their boards, a group of youngsters compete in the Toronto public school chess finals at Bloor Collegiate on Saturday. More(...)
Concentrating intensely on their boards, a group of youngsters compete in the Toronto public school chess finals at Bloor Collegiate on Saturday. More(...)
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A group of men watch two chess players, all are sitting on a picnic table
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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
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Making his move, Alex Kuznecov, 16, left, ponders a move against one of 23 opponents in a chess demonstration last night at the Scarborough Town Centr(...)
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