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There is a new table on my website which attempts to document the activities of visiting chess masters. There are many gaps, but it's a start. I have trouble keeping track of all this information, so I wrote it down - perhaps others will also find it interesting or useful.
Two days later, I went to North Van for the Spassky show, but there wasn't room for more players--it was sold out! The hall was jam-packed. In the words of Derek Collins "they were dangling from the rafters ...".
Spassky's monster score of +77 =3 -0 over three simuls is even more impressive if you consider that at least one of the draws was a "courtesy" by Spassky who played 12 moves or so against a distinguished elderly lady and then offered the draw. Those were the days of ladies--and gents!
Biyiasas and Zuk were among Spassky's opponents in Vancouver.
Here is more Montreal info I sent Stephen to add/update his table (and still more to come - mostly between 1923 and 1940, and after 1969):
Dec. 2, 1914: Frank Marshall – 27 boards – 2 losses, 4 draws (Westmount CC).
Dec. 10, 1914: Frank Marshall played 3 consultation games (against “teams” of 2 players – not sure if he played them all simultaneously) – 1 win, 1 loss, 1 draw.
Dec. 10, 1914. Frank Marshall lost to G. Marechal – both were blindfolded.
1915: Frank Marshall – 31 boards – 3 losses, 2 draws (St.Pierre CC).
Nov. 27, 1915: Frank Marshall – 25 boards – 1 loss, 5 draws. (Westmount CC).
Dec. 17, 1919: Frank Marshall – 33 boards – 3 losses, 6 draws (Nationale CC).
Dec. 18, 1919: Frank Marshall – 27 boards – 2 losses, 3 draws (YMHA).
Dec. 19, 1919: Frank Marshall – 36 boards – 2 losses, 2 draws (YMHA).
Dec. 20, 1919: Frank Marshall – 22 boards – 0 losses, 6 draws (Westmount CC).
Oct. 1920: Charles Jaffe (NY master) – 20 boards – 0 losses, 2 draws (Nationale CC).
Oct. 1920: Charles Jaffe – 21 boards – 1 loss, 6 draws.
March 10, 1921: Frank Marshall – 30 boards - lost 1, drew 5 (Nationale CC).
March 11, 1921: Frank Marshall – 29 boards – lost 1, drew 5 (North End CC).
March 11, 1921: Frank Marshall – 22 boards – 0 losses, 3 draws (Westmount CC).
Jan. 7, 1922: Frank Marshall – you have the info. (Nationale CC).
April 19, 1923: Samuel Reshevsky – 20 boards – 0 losses, 5 draws (Nationale CC)
1940: Ruben Fine – 16 boards, 0 losses, 0 draws.
1945: Gisela Gresser (US women’s champ) – 18 boards – lost 1.
Feb. 1947: Yanofsky/Wade tandem simul – 28 boards – 2 losses (Verdun CC).
Feb. 1947: Yanofsky/Wade tandem simul – 27 boards – 2 draws (Central YMCA CC).
Dec. 1951: Lodewijk Prins – 18 boards – lost 3.
Dec. 1951: Lodewijk Prins – 10 board clock simul – lost 4.
June 1952: Arturo Pomar – 27 boards – lost 2, drew 9.
June 1952: Artruo Pomar – 10 board clock simul – 3 losses, 1 draw.
May 1953: Samuel Reshevsky – 43 boards – 4 losses, 4 draws (YMHA)
May 1953: Samuel Reshevsky – 10 board clock simul – 1 loss.
July 1954: Bandarevsky/Kotov – you already have the info.
April 1957: George Koltanowski - 2 simuls totaling 58 boards – 1 loss, 2 draws (Sir George Williams College)
April 1957: George Koltanowski – 2 games blindfold at 10 seconds per move – 0 losses, 1 draw (SGWC)
Jan. 1963: Peter Trifunovic “allowed one draw to J. Ferencz”. No mention is made of the number of boards.
Aug. 1963: Svetozar Gligoric – 22 boards – 2 losses, 5 draws.
Feb. 1964: Bobby Fischer – 56 boards – 5 losses, 3 draws (SGWU)
Feb. 1964: Bobby Fischer – 10 board clock simul – 0 losses, 0 draws (SGWU).
April 1964: a team of 5 Cubans beat 5 Montrealers 7-3 in a 2-game match.
May 1967: Paul Keres – 12 boards – 2 draws. (At Sir George Williams University (now Concordia))
May 1967: Paul Keres – 19 boards – 1 loss 1 draw (at the USSR Pavillion, Expo 67)
May 1967: Paul Keres – 32 boards – 6 losses, 6 draws (at the Lakeshore CC)
Oct. 1967: Nona Gaprindashvili – 25 boards – 1 loss, 1 draw (USSR Pavillion)
Oct. 1967: Nona Gaprindashvili – 23 boards – 4 losses, 1 draw (USSR Pavillion)
Nov. 1967: Paul Keres – 32 boards – 3 losses, 6 draws (McGill University)
Nov. 1967: Paul Keres – 36 boards – 0 losses, 7 draws (NDG Centre)
Nov. 1967: Paul Keres – 10 board clock simul – 1 loss, 3 draws (Metropolitan CC)
Nov. 1967: Boris Spassky – 25 boards- 0 losses, 1 draw (Lakeshore CC)
Sep. 1968: Bent Larsen – 47 boards – 4 losses, 7 draws (McGill)
Interesting historical thread! While reading the recent article in Canadian Chess News on "World Champions in Canada" I asked myself how many of the World Champions (and major contenders) have visited Canada (on chess-related business). Among the champs, I believe all of them except Morphy. Not sure about Capablanca; Petrosian- don't think so, Kramnik don't think so either...
Others I have personally witnessed:
Keres - simul at Hart House, U of T 1975
Botvinnik - simul at Hart House, U of T, attended world microcomputer championship 1977(?)
Karpov, Tal, Larsen and others - Montreal 1979 tournament
Korchnoi - played in Cdn Open in Toronto, mid 1980's
Seirawan - played in 1977 Cdn. Open
Cramling and Bellon (husband & wife) played in a tournament at Bayview Games Club a few years ago.
Sofia Polgar played at North Bay Open 1996 (I believe sisters Susan and Judith have played in Canada at some point also)
An addendum (slightly edited) to the mail I sent to Stephen:
More on visiting masters in Montreal (sorry I don't have exact dates for many of the events - they should be extractable from the newspaper columns of the time). Since 1978, I can't think of any foreign GM's (or other noted players) that came to Montreal only to give simuls (except the Polgars - the three girls gave a simul in the 1980's to promote "Just Say No" to drugs.). Almost every year since then, at least one GM invited to the Quebec Open has given a simul (e.g. Nigel Short, Victor Korchnoi).
May 20, 1923: Frank Marshall - 16 boards - drew 4 (Nationale).
Feb. 1925: Geza Maroczy - 2 simuls totalling 51 boards - lost 1, drew 10 (both might have been the same day - Feb. 21) - one at Nationale; one at Westmount CC.
Late 1926: Geza Maroczy - 15 boards - drew 1 (Montreal CC).
Late 1926: Geza Maroczy - 14 boards - drew 1 (Harmonia CC).
Late 1926: Geza Maroczy - 18 boards - lost 1, drew 7 (Nationale).
Jan. 1928: Frank Marshall - 22 boards - lost 1, drew 8 (Harmonia CC).
June 1933: Isaac Kashdan - 64 boards - lost 6, drew 9 (Sun Life).
Early 1934: Isaac Kashdan - 72 boards - lost 5, drew 9 (Nationale).
Early 1934: Isaac Kashdan - 73 boards - lost 7, drew 16 (Sun Life).
1938: George Koltanowski blindfold - you have the info. (Bell Telephone)
Summer 1939: Israel A. Horowitz - 61 boards - lost 1, drew 5.
Late Aug. 1971: Boris Spassky - 25 boards - 1 draw (Alekhine CC).
May 1975: Paul Keres - 33 boards - 3 draws. (Place Ville-Marie (outdoors, if I recall)). Bridge master (and decent chess player) Erik Viires helped arrange this. He worked for Alcan which (at the time) had their head office in PVM.)
May 1975: Paul Keres - 9 board clock simul - 3 losses, 2 draws (Sun Life).
Jan. 1976: Tonu Oim (Estonian postal GM) - 14 boards - lost 2, drew 1 (Cafe En Passant).
July 1976: Nana Alexandria (WGM) - 29 boards - lost 1, drew 4 (Cafe En Passant).
July 1977: Walter Browne - 33 boards - lost 2, drew 3.
1977: Mikhail Botvinnik - you have the info (Olympic Velodrome).
Aug. 1978: Gyula Sax - 28 boards - lost 2.
May 1979: Lajos Portich (during/after the Montreal 1979 GM event) game a small simul at Cafe En Passant. I think I was the only one to beat him.
Edward King and I attended that visit from Paul Keres. Edward even played in the simul. He had the signed score sheet for many years I said he should have framed it but it got lost in his last move to New Brunswick. A piece of History lost forever.
May 1967: Paul Keres – 12 boards – 2 draws. (At Sir George Williams University (now Concordia))
May 1967: Paul Keres – 19 boards – 1 loss 1 draw (at the USSR Pavillion, Expo 67)
May 1967: Paul Keres – 32 boards – 6 losses, 6 draws (at the Lakeshore CC)
Oct. 1967: Nona Gaprindashvili – 25 boards – 1 loss, 1 draw (USSR Pavillion)
Oct. 1967: Nona Gaprindashvili – 23 boards – 4 losses, 1 draw (USSR Pavillion)
Nov. 1967: Paul Keres – 32 boards – 3 losses, 6 draws (McGill University)
Nov. 1967: Paul Keres – 36 boards – 0 losses, 7 draws (NDG Centre)
Nov. 1967: Paul Keres – 10 board clock simul – 1 loss, 3 draws (Metropolitan CC)
Nov. 1967: Boris Spassky – 25 boards- 0 losses, 1 draw (Lakeshore CC)
Sep. 1968: Bent Larsen – 47 boards – 4 losses, 7 draws (McGill
Late Aug. 1971: Boris Spassky - 25 boards - 1 draw (Alekhine CC).
May 1975: Paul Keres - 33 boards - 3 draws. (Place Ville-Marie (outdoors, if I recall)). Bridge master (and decent chess player) Erik Viires helped arrange this. He worked for Alcan which (at the time) had their head office in PVM.)
May 1975: Paul Keres - 9 board clock simul - 3 losses, 2 draws (Sun Life).
Jan. 1976: Tonu Oim (Estonian postal GM) - 14 boards - lost 2, drew 1 (Cafe En Passant).
July 1976: Nana Alexandria (WGM) - 29 boards - lost 1, drew 4 (Cafe En Passant).
July 1977: Walter Browne - 33 boards - lost 2, drew 3.
1977: Mikhail Botvinnik - you have the info (Olympic Velodrome).
Aug. 1978: Gyula Sax - 28 boards - lost 2.
May 1979: Lajos Portich (during/after the Montreal 1979 GM event) game a small simul at Cafe En Passant. I think I was the only one to beat him.
Of these Montreal exhibitions:
I lost to Keres in one of the exhibitions (not sure which one). I was present at a couple of others.
I lost to Gaprindashvili.
I lost to Larsen.
I was present at the 1971 Spassky simul (hot day, and no air conditioning). It was more comfortable in the club room watching Gerry Rubin playing blitz.
I was present at the Keres clock simul.
I lost to Oim.
I was present at the Botvinnik exhibition.
(and I beat Portisch)
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