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Swooping down on a Knight. David Plaxton, 12, of St. Andrew's Junior High School gleefully sees a chance to capture a knight from Danny Gottlieb, 11, (...)
Swooping down on a Knight. David Plaxton, 12, of St. Andrew's Junior High School gleefully sees a chance to capture a knight from Danny Gottlieb, 11, (...)

Swooping down on a Knight. David Plaxton, 12, of St. Andrew's Junior High School gleefully sees a chance to capture a knight from Danny Gottlieb, 11, (...)

Date11/11/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Swooping down on a Knight. David Plaxton; 12; of St. Andrew's Junior High School gleefully sees a chance to capture a knight from Danny Gottlieb; 11; of Don Valley Junior High yesterday in a warm-up session at the CKFM-Hudson's Bay Co. junior chess tournament at the Four Seasons Sheraton Hotel. More than 500 players competed; according to tournament director; chess master Walter Dobrich; who writes on chess for The Star.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0008023F
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