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I am looking at my later years of "Canadian Chess Chat" and am wondering if I'm missing any issues. For 1985 I have an issue dated "January/February 1985"; vol. 38; no. 1/2, and another dated "March/June 1985"; vol 38; no 3/6. Were any other issues printed in 1985 (I only have those two)?
For 1986, I have four issues (Jan/Feb, Mar/Apr, May/Jun, Jul/Aug). Were any other issues printed after Jul/Aug 1986, and what months/vols/nos were they? When did editor Frank Szarka pass away?
I am looking at my later years of "Canadian Chess Chat" and am wondering if I'm missing any issues. For 1985 I have an issue dated "January/February 1985"; vol. 38; no. 1/2, and another dated "March/June 1985"; vol 38; no 3/6. Were any other issues printed in 1985 (I only have those two)?
For 1986, I have four issues (Jan/Feb, Mar/Apr, May/Jun, Jul/Aug). Were any other issues printed after Jul/Aug 1986, and what months/vols/nos were they? When did editor Frank Szarka pass away?
There were also other CDN magazines, viz., Canadian Chess Scene which lasted three issues (1972) and La Petit Roque (1982-1984) which, I think, evolved from Quebechecs.
There were also other CDN magazines, viz., Canadian Chess Scene which lasted three issues (1972) and La Petit Roque (1982-1984) which, I think, evolved from Quebechecs.
Jonathan Berry had a site on-line with a list of Canadian chess magazines with the issues published.
I cannot seem to find it now but I do have a pdf copy.
If any ChessTalk reader can supply me with scans of these issues then I will have a complete file. That file would consist of the Maritime Chess Chat from 1947 to 1950 and then the Canadian Chess Chat from 1950 until 1992. Then I will have completed the project, which has been on for two years now!
My dream is to have a DVD with all the files of the major Canadian Chess magazines, copyright permitting, of the 20th century.
FQE magazines from 1970 to 2012 are available for download at http://www.fqechecs.qc.ca/article/revue-echec-archives I'm not sure about more recent ones.
(you need a userid or your FQE number and a password to access them).
There was also Chess Canada (monthly from April 1970 through June 1974 (July-August 1972 was a double issue); bi-monthly from July-August 1974 through July-August 1975 - when it was bought out by "Canadian Chess Chat"). I think those were all the issues.
Can someone provide me the background on Frank Szarka?
Here's the weird thing. I knew a Frank Szarka. I worked for him in 1985 and 1986, as a co-op student for a fiber optics company, called Canstar Communications . But I never recalled him to be a chess player, at all.
On the other hand there was a well know chess player working there at the same time. Her name? Nava Starr!
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