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December 26 was the 50th anniversary of my first rated game. It was in a Montreal Interscholastic event run by Dudley Ledain. I had White against S. Rapaport, and I won a Queen's Gambit in which he tried to hold onto the pawn. I then won three more games in a row , before losing three of my last four. S. Rapaport never played another tournament game.
At least three other players that played are still active (Leon Piasetski, Jerry Kobalenko, and Leo Williams). Joseph Katz was active within the last 15-20 years in Louisiana as was Robert Muskat in the UK. Unfortunately - several others are deceased. The tournament winner - Gabor Lantos - was of master strength by the age of 15 or 16. After getting an Engineering degree at McGill (and giving up chess after organizing the 1969 North America Intercollegiate - which McGill won), he switched to Medicine and as far as I know, is still a practicing MD in the Toronto area.
I run into others now and again on the street, and am still in contact with others via the Internet.
The players list can be found here - scroll over to the chess column on page 15 and zoom in.
Thanks Hugh for your many years contributing to the chess fiber of this country!
I started playing organized chess around 1969 and Hugh was already a staple of the chess scene in Montreal. With an IT background and working at McGill after graduating from that University, Hugh was in charge of the Quebec Chess Federation rating system for a number of years. He also compiled ratings for blitz tournaments for decades. He was recognized in 2008 as the Canadian Chess Volunteer of the year for his many contributions over the years. Today he maintains Canbase which is a compilation of games played by Canadians and has made a number of contributions to chess tournament prize funds. Thank you Hugh for being a big part of our chess community!
Thanks Hugh for your many years contributing to the chess fiber of this country!
I started playing organized chess around 1969 and Hugh was already a staple of the chess scene in Montreal. With an IT background and working at McGill after graduating from that University, Hugh was in charge of the Quebec Chess Federation rating system for a number of years. He also compiled ratings for blitz tournaments for decades. He was recognized in 2008 as the Canadian Chess Volunteer of the year for his many contributions over the years. Today he maintains Canbase which is a compilation of games played by Canadians and has made a number of contributions to chess tournament prize funds. Thank you Hugh for being a big part of our chess community!
A very fine gentleman!
Larry
People like Hugh Brodie are the unsung heroes of Chess in Canada. Thank You
Mr. Brodie, In your wild game Hugh Brodie vs Padjen Zdenko Saint John 1988, did your opponent resign after ...g5 or run out of time on the move? What was going to be your answer to his last move? In case you are wondering, I am always on the lookout for copy for our local production The Saint John Chess Player. I keep on pumping out end game studies but, this is the type of game that our readers love.
Thanks for the note. After 23.Bxh4 f6 it makes a good "White to play and mate" study. I see that you are a Montreal chess historian. Are you familiar with the Q sac game, DeSoyres vs. Pollock 1895 played in Montreal? Is there a site for the history of chess in Montreal?
My original source is C.F.Stubb,s Saint John Globe Chess Column where the full game with some analysis is given. Also online: The British Chess Magazine 1895 Vol. 15 p.301 “The Rev. J. de Soyres, of St. John, N.B., recently paid one of his flying visits to this city, and spent the evening of May 14th at the Montreal Chess Club. Mr. de Soyres ….proposed to the writer to contest a Scotch gambit on the old lines, specially for publication in Mr. C. F. Stubb’s chess column …. the result was fortunately a very interesting game.” There follows a diagram with the critical position and Pollock’s analysis.
The game had to wait almost a hundred years to the day before De Soyres’ intuitive sacrifice of the queen was proven sound by local master Jonathan MacDonald in Chess Monthly, Saint John, 1995 May issue.
I was hoping that you would be able to tell me where in Montreal the chess club was located in 1895.
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