If this is your first visit, be sure to
check out the FAQ by clicking the
link above. You may have to register
before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages,
select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.
Policy / Politique
The fee for tournament organizers advertising on ChessTalk is $20/event or $100/yearly unlimited for the year.
Les frais d'inscription des organisateurs de tournoi sur ChessTalk sont de 20 $/événement ou de 100 $/année illimitée.
You can etransfer to Henry Lam at chesstalkforum at gmail dot com
Transfér à Henry Lam à chesstalkforum@gmail.com
Dark Knight / Le Chevalier Noir
General Guidelines
---- Nous avons besoin d'un traduction français!
Some Basics
1. Under Board "Frequently Asked Questions" (FAQs) there are 3 sections dealing with General Forum Usage, User Profile Features, and Reading and Posting Messages. These deal with everything from Avatars to Your Notifications. Most general technical questions are covered there. Here is a link to the FAQs. https://forum.chesstalk.com/help
2. Consider using the SEARCH button if you are looking for information. You may find your question has already been answered in a previous thread.
3. If you've looked for an answer to a question, and not found one, then you should consider asking your question in a new thread. For example, there have already been questions and discussion regarding: how to do chess diagrams (FENs); crosstables that line up properly; and the numerous little “glitches” that every new site will have.
4. Read pinned or sticky threads, like this one, if they look important. This applies especially to newcomers.
5. Read the thread you're posting in before you post. There are a variety of ways to look at a thread. These are covered under “Display Modes”.
6. Thread titles: please provide some details in your thread title. This is useful for a number of reasons. It helps ChessTalk members to quickly skim the threads. It prevents duplication of threads. And so on.
7. Unnecessary thread proliferation (e.g., deliberately creating a new thread that duplicates existing discussion) is discouraged. Look to see if a thread on your topic may have already been started and, if so, consider adding your contribution to the pre-existing thread. However, starting new threads to explore side-issues that are not relevant to the original subject is strongly encouraged. A single thread on the Canadian Open, with hundreds of posts on multiple sub-topics, is no better than a dozen threads on the Open covering only a few topics. Use your good judgment when starting a new thread.
8. If and/or when sub-forums are created, please make sure to create threads in the proper place.
Debate
9. Give an opinion and back it up with a reason. Throwaway comments such as "Game X pwnz because my friend and I think so!" could be considered pointless at best, and inflammatory at worst.
10. Try to give your own opinions, not simply those copied and pasted from reviews or opinions of your friends.
Unacceptable behavior and warnings
11. In registering here at ChessTalk please note that the same or similar rules apply here as applied at the previous Boardhost message board. In particular, the following content is not permitted to appear in any messages:
* Racism
* Hatred
* Harassment
* Adult content
* Obscene material
* Nudity or pornography
* Material that infringes intellectual property or other proprietary rights of any party
* Material the posting of which is tortious or violates a contractual or fiduciary obligation you or we owe to another party
* Piracy, hacking, viruses, worms, or warez
* Spam
* Any illegal content
* unapproved Commercial banner advertisements or revenue-generating links
* Any link to or any images from a site containing any material outlined in these restrictions
* Any material deemed offensive or inappropriate by the Board staff
12. Users are welcome to challenge other points of view and opinions, but should do so respectfully. Personal attacks on others will not be tolerated. Posts and threads with unacceptable content can be closed or deleted altogether. Furthermore, a range of sanctions are possible - from a simple warning to a temporary or even a permanent banning from ChessTalk.
Helping to Moderate
13. 'Report' links (an exclamation mark inside a triangle) can be found in many places throughout the board. These links allow users to alert the board staff to anything which is offensive, objectionable or illegal. Please consider using this feature if the need arises.
Advice for free
14. You should exercise the same caution with Private Messages as you would with any public posting.
Now that all three Polgar sisters have retired from tournament play, it is time to look at their collective record against Canadian players. Here are my findings:
A. Lesiege – J. Polgar 1:0 New York Open 1988
J. Polgar – I. Ivanov 0:1 New York Open 1989
Z. Polgar – I. Findlay 1/2 North Bay Open 1995
J. Ochkoos – Z. Polgar 1:0 North Bay Open 1995
Z. Polgar – M. Dougherty 1/2 North Bay Open 1995
Z. Polgar – A. Littke 1:0 North Bay Open 1995
Z. Polgar – K. Spraggett 1/2 Oviedo Rapid 1992
A. Lesiege – S. Polgar 1:0 Bermuda Open 1995
R. Livshits – S. Polgar 1:0 North Bay Open 1995
E. Teodoro – S. Polgar 0:1 North Bay Open 1996
Barring other undetected games the collective score is a very respectable +5 -2 =3 for Canada.
Barring other undetected games the collective score is a very respectable +5 -2 =3 for Canada.
There are more.
I remember seeing Sofia playing at a tournament in Ontario in the mid-80s, I think it was at one of Hal's events, but it might have been a big tournament in Toronto.
There is also at least two games vs Canadians (wins over Maher Saleh and Eduardo Teodoro) at NBIO -- but there are also a lot of opponent's names I don't recognize who might be Canadian.
CanBase shows in addition to the games listed (some may be repeated - although the "Z" and "S" Polgars could be interchanged - in Hungarian, they were both "Z"; in English, they were both "S"):
Please let me know of any corrections I should make - I will also check the North Bay crosstables.
A. Moussa - Sofia Polgar 1/2 North Bay 1995. I'm not sure if Moussa was actually Canadian, but he lived in Montreal for several years. He played in several Olympiads, representing Palestine.
D. Hergott - Sofia Polgar 1/2 North Bay 1995
Sofia Polgar - I. Findlay 1-0 North Bay 1995
Sofia Polgar - E. Teodoro 1-0 North Bay 1995
Sofia Polgar - J. Guo 1-0 North Bay 1996 (was Joshua Guo Canadian?)
M. Saleh - Sofia Polgar 0-1 North Bay 1996
E. Teodoro - Sofia Polgar 0-1 North Bay 1996
Susan (Zsuzsa) drawing with: P. Backwith, I. Findlay, M. Dougherty, B. Hartman North Bay 1995
Susan Polgar - A. Littke 1-0 North Bay 1995
Susan Polgar - H. Jung 1-0 North Bay 1995
J. Ochkoos - Susan Polgar 1-0 North Bay 1995
Guelph Spring Open, 18-20 April 1986: "The event was highlighted by the participation of 11-year old Hungarian sensation Sophia Polgar. Sophia is presently on tour across Canada as part of a campaign against drug abuse." [Hal Bond in En Passant #79, June 1986] The crosstable was published in the next issue; Sophia beat Peter Hollo and Marc Rasquin and lost to Deen Hergott, Brian Hartman, and David Southam for a provisional rating of 2026/5.
CanBase shows in addition to the games listed (some may be repeated - although the "Z" and "S" Polgars could be interchanged - in Hungarian, they were both "Z"; in English, they were both "S"):
Please let me know of any corrections I should make - I will also check the North Bay crosstables.
A. Moussa - Sofia Polgar 1/2 North Bay 1995. I'm not sure if Moussa was actually Canadian, but he lived in Montreal for several years. He played in several Olympiads, representing Palestine.
D. Hergott - Sofia Polgar 1/2 North Bay 1995
Sofia Polgar - I. Findlay 1-0 North Bay 1995
Sofia Polgar - E. Teodoro 1-0 North Bay 1995
Sofia Polgar - J. Guo 1-0 North Bay 1996 (was Joshua Guo Canadian?)
M. Saleh - Sofia Polgar 0-1 North Bay 1996
E. Teodoro - Sofia Polgar 0-1 North Bay 1996
Susan (Zsuzsa) drawing with: P. Backwith, I. Findlay, M. Dougherty, B. Hartman North Bay 1995
Susan Polgar - A. Littke 1-0 North Bay 1995
Susan Polgar - H. Jung 1-0 North Bay 1995
J. Ochkoos - Susan Polgar 1-0 North Bay 1995
The games I quoted are from MegaBase and are based on full names. Z = Zsusza and S = Sofia.
Please post (or send me) any of the missing games. I will ask Alexandre Lesiege if he has the game (or can remember it). He would have been 13 years old at the time.
Last edited by Hugh Brodie; Monday, 18th August, 2014, 08:41 AM.
Reason: Corrected Alex's age.
Tweet
Comment