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I miss Yves very much...and think of him daily...you are right...his heart was in the right place. There will never be another Yves. We have named the Tournament Room at our headquarters in Montreal after him...so that time will not allow us to forget such a great individual!
We are lucky at Chess'n Math to have a large number of people who are devoted to the mission of bringing the game of chess to Canadian youngsters. From the 100 or so chess teachers helping over 10,000 Canadian youngsters weekly, to the office folks who take care of the administrative end of things...to the great volunteers such as yourself who make all the difference!
I am very impressed with the event you have built from scratch and I share in your dream of a National event. I know Quebec holds a girls championship every year...maybe we can start with something between the two provinces...as we have done with the team tournament....perhaps even run both events concurrently in June...in Kingston....with the help of another important contributor...Frank Dixon.
Larry
Hi Larry,
Did you receive the email I responded to your post?
The early bird registration ends on May 10.
I'd love to give every participant an event T-shirt, however, I have to order that in a few days according to the number of registered players.
Please register on line at http://www.freewebs.com/ogcc
Here's some of the history of girls chess, mainly from Toronto newspapers:
Mar. 7, 1936, Star has photo of 10 year old Elaine Saunders, winner of the Girls’ Chess Championship of the World in London, England.
Feb. 5, 1938, Saturday Star top of the first page article on dimpled Elaine Saunders, 12, champion of girls under 21 years. Dr. Alexander Alekhine said, “she was a genius and caused him a lot of trouble” in their game. “Her ambitions are to become an air pilot and own a riding school.”
Chess Review: The Luteran High School has three times as many girls as members as boys, and that it was a girl, Miss Jiske, who captained the team which won the inter-school championship.
Mar. 18, 1939 Star photo of three girls (Rita Elliot, Ann Hadley, and Lillian Wilson) around a chess board at Memorial Public School in York. Players play from 3:30 to 5:00. Taught by J. T. Dean “to teach children concentration, observation and generally sharpen their minds.” There are separate boys and girls clubs. ‘Shirley Wheeler, the principal’s ten-year-old daughter, is one of the keenest exponents of the game. She plays her father often at home. She was asked if she ever defeated him. “No,” she said, “but I almost did once.”’
Nov. 9, 1944 Grade 8 students of Pat Montgomery at Oriole Park School make chess sets and learn how to play. Gwenith Yates in Globe and Mail photo.
Dec. 1, 1945 Star photo of a blindfolded girl, Irene Musgrove, at Eastern Commerce Collegiate. “There’s no reason why girls couldn’t plan moves and make kills the same as boys,” says Instructor Mr. J. S. Gemmill.
Feb. 24, 1947 Star photo of Jane Appplegath, 14, who played in simul by U.S. master Israel A. Horowitz.
Feb. 1953 At the Ontario Championship at the Canadian International Hobby and Homecraft Show Irene Bollard won the Schoolgirls section. Mrs. A. Sacks visited the show and and offered quarters for a Ladies’ Chess Club.
Feb. 1954 At the Ontario Championship at the Canadian International Hobby and Homecraft Show Shirley Cathcart, Weston, won the Schoolgirls section which had 8 players.
In Feb. 1955 139 students from 38 schools had played in the first Toronto Championship for Secondary and Public Schools. Wendy Lesmond, Rosedale, won the Girls 5-1, 23 players.
In March 1955 The Provincial School Children’s Championship Girls section was won by Penny Kormann.
In March 1956 the Toronto Public School Chess Association second annual Championship had 198 pupils, 26 in the girls but several younger girls competed with the boys. Penny Kormann of Rosedale won and her school won the Chartered Trust trophy.
Mar. 11, 1957 Globe & Mail photo of Kay Halkias, Perth Avenue School, receiving a trophy as public schools girl champion.
Mar. 19, 1962 Globe & Mail photo of kids in Toronto Public School Championship includes Lilian Hong of Winchester, Girls' Champion. 615 students from 52 schools competed.
June 1963 Chess Chat photo of Joanne Moffat and Dana Metcalf at the Barrie Y Junior Chess Club.
Mar. 13, 1967 Toronto Public Schools chess tournament at Jesse Ketchum School. “Sandra Humphrey, 10, of Duke of Connaught school carries her game by blowing bubbles.”
June 15, 1968 Star Joanne Savel, 10, playing chess at Dewson Street Public School. There’s no homework — unless a pupil spends too much time of his school day playing chess.
Dec. 10, 1968 Star Wendi Pasqual, 13, playing chess with boys in photo at the Taylor branch of the Scarborough Library.
Mar. 15, 1971 Star City of Toronto Public School chess finals senior girls won by Joanne Bolter and Susan Prociuk, both of Kent School, and junior girls Ada Cheung and Betty Jong, both of Montrose.
Feb. 21, 1974 Globe The Chess Game by 14-year-old Melissa Franklin part of Toronto Film, LifeTimes Nine, nominated for an Oscar.
Apr. 6, 1974 Star photo of Andrea Thoeny, 10, lone girl on the St. Denis Catholic School team in Region 3 Separate School Chess Annual Tournament, 19 schools.
Apr. 26, 1979 Globe Woodfield Senior Public School were Toronto Public School Champions, team included Cindy Fong and Betty Cheung.
July 4, 1979 Nava Starr teaches children twice a week at the Fairview Mall Library.
Apr. 27, 1980 Star photo of Mary Brozic of St. Luke School playing in the weekend chess tournament for Metro Catholic students.
May 1, 1984 Star Brenda Pan won the Scarborough K-G6 championship over boys.
May 2, 1986 woman Prakash Singh coached Winchester Public School team to winning the Metro Elementary School Championship.
That’s very interesting. I will include a link to this post for the OGCC registered girls.
Here is one more:
In 2003, Seneca Hill sent an all girl team (Grade 3 to 6) to TSSCL.
Although they did not win, I am so proud of the girls playing in a high school tournament.
For siblings, friends, parents, teachers, coaches or anyone
Scholastic tournament – open to any students K-G.12
CMA rated.
Medals or ribbons for everyone
Snacks and drinks included.
Sections divided by ratings if any.
Fee: $12 - pay at check in.
Check in at 1:00.
Time: 1:15 to 3:30
Email name and grade by May 20 to pre-register
– annmail2008-ogcc@yahoo.ca
Pre-registration only. If you are not sure, register now and cancel it by email or at site. No fee will be charged.
Open tournament – open to parents, teachers, coaches or anyone.
Awards for winners
Games not rated
Sign up before 12:00 at site
Time: 12:30 to 3:30
Fee: $5 – pay before the games.
We now have 130 girls registered.
Please visit http://www.freewebs.com/ogcc to see the list. If there is an aterisk* next to your name, please contact Corinna ASAP as your registration is not completed.
Thanks to our volunteers, we will have many side activities for the girls to enjoy between rounds.
Looking forward to meeting the new girls, as well as seeing the returning girls.
The cover of the June 1999 En Passant, Canada’s Chess Magazine, had photos of three players in the first Canadian Girls Closed Championship. Inside was a four-page article by Denis Allan who annotated many of the games.
The high school section:
Name/city/rating/score/ (last known rating)
Olya Shishkina, Kamloops 1595 5.5 (1885 high 2026)
Stefanie Chu, Toronto 1839 5.5 (WFM 2040 high 2106)
Dinara Khaziyeva, Montreal 1596 5.0 (WIM 2085, Canadian Champion 2004)
Amanda Benggawan, Toronto 1617 3.0 (2064 high 2108)
Nataliya Rodina, Toronto 1432 3.5 (1888 high 2009)
Liat Dobrishman, London 1764 2.5 (1808)
Olga Mogilevsky, Montreal 1732 2.5 (1830)
Alexandra Lavrovsky, Montreal 1258 0.5 (1556)
The Elementary school section:
Diana Golts, Toronto 1272 7.0 (1785)
Anastasia Kazakevich, Edmonton 941 4.5 (2122)
Valentina Goutor, Surrey 906 4.5 (2109)
Elena Taimakouridze, Toronto 940 4.0 (1340)
Alexandra Benggawan, Toronto 944 3.5 (1791)
Katrina Hui, Toronto 843 2.5 (1212)
Isabella Vallieres-Riendeau, Montreal 674 2.0 (1215)
Inara Aliev, Richmond Hill 766 0.0 (1415, 2005 Ontario Girl’s U18 Champion)
Unfortunately, only a couple of them have played recently.
Olya Shishkina and Stefanie Chu both went undefeated to tie for first place. Stefanie won the playoff game to become national champion.
The four day tournament was sponsored and organized by the Chess'n Math Association.
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