Yesterday, I had the pleasure of spending some time with Phil Haley, a man I truly admire! My idol is now 90 years old and his mind is as sharp as ever. His wife, Betty-June is doing well and is still as witty as ever.
Phil still plays chess on Mondays when a friend comes over. And yes he shares his love of chess with that of bridge where he is still active.
This is what appears on the CFC website:
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2000 Canadian Chess Hall of Fame
1977 Received Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal for contributions in the field of chess (The Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal (French: Médaille du jubilé de la reine Élisabeth II) was a commemorative medal created in 1977 to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of Elizabeth II's accession in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The medal was physically identical in all realms where it was awarded, save for Canada, where it contained unique elements; as an internationally distributed award, the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal holds a different place in each country's order of precedence for honours.)
(Question from Larry: I was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (Created in 2012 to mark the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the Throne as Queen of Canada, the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal was a tangible way for Canada to honour Her Majesty for her service to this country. At the same time, this commemorative medal served to honour significant contributions and achievements by Canadians. During the year of celebrations, 60 000 deserving Canadians were recognized.
To ensure that a variety of fields of activity were recognized, partner organizations were invited by the Government of Canada to nominate candidates from their community or organization for this national honour. )
I wonder if we are the only two? Historians please help :)
2001 First place, Under 2000 Section, Dutton Chess Club May Day Active
1994-2001 Canada's FIDE Representative
Chair, Pairings Committee, Olympiads (1976, 1978, 1980, 1982)
1973 International Arbiter
Co-signed with Mayor Jean Drapeau Montreal's bid for the 1972 Fischer-Spassky World Championship match
1971-73 President, Chess Federation of Canada (CFC)
1959 Alberta Champion
1959-67 Chair, Chess Foundation of Canada
1956 Founding Trustee and first donor, Chess Foundation of Canada
1945 Played in Canadian Championship
Pioneered use of (controlled pairing) Swiss system of tournament pairings in Canada and at FIDE Olympiads: pioneered tournament direction, pairing philosophy and features which have become standard, e.g., methods to ensure the best players quickly rise to the top; a method of accelerated pairings; an arbiter recording whose flag fell first; and pairing rules which assign players colours automatically (avoiding coin tosses)
Active in CFC and FIDE for many years as player, tournament director, executive member
Engineer, manager at Imperial Oil for 37 years
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Message to the CFC: I think we should give this gentleman a lifetime contribution to Canadian Chess Award and organize a presentation to honour this incredible man!
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He kindly donated (we gave him a nominal amount) a number of boxes of chess stuff from his collection. A lot of it would only have value to chess collectors. People like J.K. McDonald and Hugh Brodie I would have no problem giving them anything that is missing from their collection.
I opened up a box of goodies this afternoon and the first thing I stumbled on was 19 of the bulletins from the World Chess Festival in Saint John New Brunswick (Jan 23 - Feb 20, 1988)
Phil still plays chess on Mondays when a friend comes over. And yes he shares his love of chess with that of bridge where he is still active.
This is what appears on the CFC website:
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2000 Canadian Chess Hall of Fame
1977 Received Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal for contributions in the field of chess (The Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal (French: Médaille du jubilé de la reine Élisabeth II) was a commemorative medal created in 1977 to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of Elizabeth II's accession in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The medal was physically identical in all realms where it was awarded, save for Canada, where it contained unique elements; as an internationally distributed award, the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal holds a different place in each country's order of precedence for honours.)
(Question from Larry: I was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (Created in 2012 to mark the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the Throne as Queen of Canada, the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal was a tangible way for Canada to honour Her Majesty for her service to this country. At the same time, this commemorative medal served to honour significant contributions and achievements by Canadians. During the year of celebrations, 60 000 deserving Canadians were recognized.
To ensure that a variety of fields of activity were recognized, partner organizations were invited by the Government of Canada to nominate candidates from their community or organization for this national honour. )
I wonder if we are the only two? Historians please help :)
2001 First place, Under 2000 Section, Dutton Chess Club May Day Active
1994-2001 Canada's FIDE Representative
Chair, Pairings Committee, Olympiads (1976, 1978, 1980, 1982)
1973 International Arbiter
Co-signed with Mayor Jean Drapeau Montreal's bid for the 1972 Fischer-Spassky World Championship match
1971-73 President, Chess Federation of Canada (CFC)
1959 Alberta Champion
1959-67 Chair, Chess Foundation of Canada
1956 Founding Trustee and first donor, Chess Foundation of Canada
1945 Played in Canadian Championship
Pioneered use of (controlled pairing) Swiss system of tournament pairings in Canada and at FIDE Olympiads: pioneered tournament direction, pairing philosophy and features which have become standard, e.g., methods to ensure the best players quickly rise to the top; a method of accelerated pairings; an arbiter recording whose flag fell first; and pairing rules which assign players colours automatically (avoiding coin tosses)
Active in CFC and FIDE for many years as player, tournament director, executive member
Engineer, manager at Imperial Oil for 37 years
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Message to the CFC: I think we should give this gentleman a lifetime contribution to Canadian Chess Award and organize a presentation to honour this incredible man!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
He kindly donated (we gave him a nominal amount) a number of boxes of chess stuff from his collection. A lot of it would only have value to chess collectors. People like J.K. McDonald and Hugh Brodie I would have no problem giving them anything that is missing from their collection.
I opened up a box of goodies this afternoon and the first thing I stumbled on was 19 of the bulletins from the World Chess Festival in Saint John New Brunswick (Jan 23 - Feb 20, 1988)
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