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2022 KEC (Kingston Easter Chess) Bryon Nickoloff Memorial Prizes
Couldnt think of two more worthy chess players. Both have already and will continue to leave big tracks in Canadiian and international chess. Hope these prizes continue in every Canadian championship in the future. A worthy legacy to Bryon Nickoloff.
Couldnt think of two more worthy chess players. Both have already and will continue to leave big tracks in Canadiian and international chess. Hope these prizes continue in every Canadian championship in the future. A worthy legacy to Bryon Nickoloff.
Very well said Hans. I was quite moved by this gesture, and Brian is so easy to plan things out with.
Some of the younger readers have never heard of Nick. Lawrence Day wrote a book which was published by the Chess'n Math Association, thanks to Brian Hartman and a donor.
Canada's eccentric International Master Bryon Nickoloff was a genius at opening preparation and endgame strategy. The main reason he never became a Grandmaster was habitual time trouble with the clock. He was simply addicted to the adrenaline of time scrambles. So this book will be very educational for students of openings and endgames, but a dramatic 'cautionary tale' regarding the time-consuming search for perfection in the middlegame."Nickoloff, with an IQ of 180, whizzed through school with no mark below 95. He was one of a select group of students picked for the city's short-lived experiment in advanced independent learning. At 15, he joined a chess club at a local YMCA. 'There were 500 people there and everyone was beating me, ' says Nickoloff. 'But six months later, 1 could beat them all. ' He became 'obsessed' with the game and would play six hours a day, study chess books and famous games for another 10 hours. ..."Dave Stonehouse, Toronto Star, November 13, 1988"...there is such a thing as chess talent. It manifests as a sort of premature intuition. The player just naturally sees the right moves in complex or bizarre positions, or feels when the turning point in the game is at hand. ...Two Canadians have impressed this columnist as being more talented than the rest. One is Kevin Spraggett of Montreal, who has gone on to become a Grandmaster ...The other is Bryon Nickoloff of Toronto ..."Jonathan Berry, Globe and Mail, June 3, 1989International Master Lawrence Day of Toronto is a former Canadian Champion and 13 time member of the national Olympic team. After graduating in 1971 with an honours degree in English literature from Carleton University in Ottawa, he relocated to Toronto where he thrived as a chess player, teacher and writer. For several years he was 'Resident Analyst' for Chess Canada (a commune that supported itself by producing the magazine). Later Day wrote for magazines Modern Chess Theory, En Passant, Inside Chess as well as authoring a syndicated column distributed by the Toronto Star. He is the author of two books published in England: The Grand Prix Attack (with Julian Hodgson) and The Big Clamp which later became a collector's item. Day's first tournament game with Bryon Nickoloff was in 1972; Day was the heavy favourite but it ended in a draw. Fifty tournament games later their score remained roughly balanced, the 'Nick' slightly better at 30-minute Active, Day slightly better at regulation time.
IM Brian Hartman is one of the true Renaissance people in Canadian chess; this is meant as a compliment!! The context is that Brian has made important contributions across the board, for a period of several decades.
I got to know him at the 1992 Kingston Zonal, where I was Head Organizer and Deputy Arbiter, to IA Alex Knox. With superb play and excellent sportsmanship, Brian earned his IM title at this championship, with a tie for second with GM Kevin Spraggett, as Alex LeSiege won the title, earning his IM title and the Interzonal spot. Alex, then just 16, was on his way to the GM title, and repeated success in the Zonal.
Brian had been a power on the Ontario tournament scene for about 15 years by that 1992 juncture; he had been a member of the Olympiad team; he had tied for first in a Canadian Open, and had won many weekend Swisses. Brian was also an excellent writer for the magazine.
Brian and IM Bryon Nickoloff were close friends, spending dozens of hours analyzing and playing together, each making the other player stronger.
Brian would go on to even greater achievements. He organized the excellent 1994 Zonal in Hamilton, forgoing the chance to play, in favour of creating a superb championship. Prior to this, he organized a four-game match at Hamilton 1993, with GM Spraggett, for second place, with Kevin winning 3-1. GM Spraggett also won the 1994 Zonal.
Brian also was the catalyst in organizing an annual series of Rapid-format Master events, with vital financial sponsorship from Hamilton player and patron Dr. Paul Wentworth.
Now, with his wonderful donation to the 2022 Kingston Zonal, in memory of Nick, Brian enhances his role of patron to Canadian chess.
Thanks, and Bravo, Brian!!!
Speaking of Brian Hartman, he will be competing in the Canadian Seniors Championship in Halifax. Here is a piece I did on him for the Globe, which was published today: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life...ng-a/#comments
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