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Mohan Rajagopal, an 18-year-old Grade 13 student at Don Mills Collegiate, is one of the top 10 junior chess players in Canada. Last weekend Mohan, who(...)
Mohan Rajagopal, an 18-year-old Grade 13 student at Don Mills Collegiate, is one of the top 10 junior chess players in Canada. Last weekend Mohan, who(...)

Mohan Rajagopal, an 18-year-old Grade 13 student at Don Mills Collegiate, is one of the top 10 junior chess players in Canada. Last weekend Mohan, who(...)

Date3/25/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: Mohan Rajagopal; an 18-year-old Grade 13 student at Don Mills Collegiate; is one of the top 10 junior chess players in Canada. Last weekend Mohan; who's ranked No. 5; captured the Metro Junior High Schools Championship. This weekend he'll seek provincial title.
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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(...)
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(...)
3/26/1978
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
6/26/1977
A Determined Challenger. Concentrating hard, George Klein, 18, was the last challenger to fall before chess master Walter Dobrich who's taking on all (...)
A Determined Challenger. Concentrating hard, George Klein, 18, was the last challenger to fall before chess master Walter Dobrich who's taking on all (...)
10/3/1974
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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High scorer for the night at the first meeting canada's first Scrabble Players' Club, was Shirley Drucker (above) who ticked off 431 points in one gam(...)
High scorer for the night at the first meeting canada's first Scrabble Players' Club, was Shirley Drucker (above) who ticked off 431 points in one gam(...)
2/19/1974
His present home will have to be replaced before Mohan, now 3 1/2, reaches five tons of maturity in 10 or 12 years
His present home will have to be replaced before Mohan, now 3 1/2, reaches five tons of maturity in 10 or 12 years
2/1/1964
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
6/26/1972
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(...)
3/14/1971
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(...)
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(...)
5/13/1982
An 8-Year-Old challenges a chess master
An 8-Year-Old challenges a chess master
8/27/1972
Professional at work: Isamu Haruyama, 36, a professional Go player from Japan, took on several players at a time in Metro last week
Professional at work: Isamu Haruyama, 36, a professional Go player from Japan, took on several players at a time in Metro last week
9/19/1982
Toronto's Sammy Kehela is one of the world's best bridge players, but he still finds it hard to forgive a poor play
Toronto's Sammy Kehela is one of the world's best bridge players, but he still finds it hard to forgive a poor play
1/18/1969