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That was his championship to shine in. I was there watching. Many interesting games. Too bad Kevin was such an unstoppable force in those years and then just later Alex Lesiege.
It would have been nice to see Deen win a Canadian Championship. In 1994 he finished second just behind Spraggett but ahead of Nickoloff and Lesiege.
In 1995 he came off the rails and the same in 1996.
Deen was sometimes vulnerable. Here's a battle of the Kitchener boys. https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1607892 Chuckle chuckle. Deen survived that one. I was in Windsor for the canadian open in 1991. What a summer that was . Good chess. Watching Walter Browne get man handled by Canadians. Riding my motorcycle to and fro from London. Staying with Milan Vukadinov. Learning from the Master. Great memories. Both then and Canadian Closed Windsor 1989.
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1097975 Deen takes off a respected grandmaster. Made him look like an amateur.
Deen stopped 15 FIDE points and one norm from getting the grandmaster title. Basically one good tournament. I cant fathom that. He would have been Ontario's first grandmaster.
Twenty years later Aman Hambleton finally did it. I'll always cheer Aman for that and for being Mike McArthur's student.
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1097975 Deen takes off a respected grandmaster. Made him look like an amateur.
Deen stopped 15 FIDE points and one norm from getting the grandmaster title. Basically one good tournament. I cant fathom that. He would have been Ontario's first grandmaster.
Twenty years later Aman Hambleton finally did it. I'll always cheer Aman for that and for being Mike McArthur's student.
That was his championship to shine in. I was there watching. Many interesting games. Too bad Kevin was such an unstoppable force in those years and then just later Alex Lesiege.
It would have been nice to see Deen win a Canadian Championship. In 1994 he finished second just behind Spraggett but ahead of Nickoloff and Lesiege.
I remember this entire event extremely well. :) Nick beating Alex in the last round was huge. Spraggett played very calmly.
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1508796 Here's another win from that championship where Nick steals a pawn in the opening, then plays like Lawrence with the king. Then the position is on the edge but Nick plays accurate and the king triumphs in the endgame! Very nice.
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=2052142 Brad, do you remember talk of this game? This is what made Nick feared. Baragar was a respected many time Canadian Championship competitor. Nick uncorked 21.Nxc6 and sacrificed two other pieces to push the C pawn through. What a brilliant game! I remember being astounded. Game of the tournament?
Yes, I watched the game live and remember it well. Nick was pleading with Brian Hartman to have this game declared one of the best of the event, hoping for a brilliancy prize. Lawrence was looking at the game while Nick pleaded his case, and agreed that it was a beauty. I remember Fletcher, a mild mannered person, sitting there in a state of stunned awe at what had just happened to him. I am not certain, but I think three games were awarded a share of the prize and this was one of them. The Closed of 1994 was a great time, I shared a room with Nick (and at times others) and was tasked with keeping him in good playing form. This meant keeping him up as late as possible so that he slept until game time the next day. For the most part I was successful, though of course Bryon was quite cooperative.
You have alot of great memories, I'm sure, Brad. Those were wonderful chess -rich times! There were 3 great tournaments that year (at least that I remember), the first North Bay, the Canadian Open in Winnipeg, and the closed championship. I gave Bryon a ride back from Winnipeg and that was interesting.
The 1994 Canadian Closed in Hamilton was Brian Hartman's dream child. What a tournament, what an event! I remember visiting three times. I feel its important to credit Brian Hartman for what he did. A lot of work went into holding it. What a legacy.
You have alot of great memories, I'm sure, Brad. Those were wonderful chess -rich times! There were 3 great tournaments that year (at least that I remember), the first North Bay, the Canadian Open in Winnipeg, and the closed championship. I gave Bryon a ride back from Winnipeg and that was interesting.
Yes, 1994 was a great year, my most memorable in chess. I was at all rounds of all three events. I am sure you enjoyed the ride with Nick! He played some excellent games in Winnipeg, and of course played his famous game against Shirov that year in North Bay. Soon the internet made its appearance and the world, including the chess world, has never been the same since.
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