Obituary - Alex Strojevs

[Ramona Strojevs]

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Photos are posted.

[Gary Ruben]

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In 1966 most of the strong players used to go to the Toronto Chess Club. Scarborough had mainly A class and lower. The trophy may well have been the overall Club Championship.

[Ramona Strojevs]

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It was the Club Championship, Papa told me that.
Ramona

[Erik Malmsten]

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In 1966 most of the strong players used to go to the Toronto Chess Club. Scarborough had mainly A class and lower. The trophy may well have been the overall Club Championship.

It was the club championship:
http://www.canadianchess.info/canadi...onsON.html#SCC

The SCC was the largest in Toronto, 70 members in 1967 and the players in the top section would likely be almost all A-class players, closely matched. I think this is before Toronto CC became stronger again, and Hart House was likely the strongest club.

Here's a great game he won:

Goutor,Valentina 1605 - Strojevs,Alexander 1904
Morra Gambit [B21]
CAN-op Edmonton, CAN (6), 12.07.2000

1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3 Nc6 5.Nf3
e6 6.Bc4 Nf6 7.0-0 a6 8.Qe2 Qc7 9.Rd1 Be7
10.h3 0-0 11.Be3 b5 12.Bb3 d6 13.Rac1 Qb7
14.a3 Rd8 15.Nh2 Na5 16.Bc2 Nc4 17.Bb1 Nxe3
18.Qxe3 Bd7 19.Qg3 Bc6 20.f3 Rac8 21.Ng4
Nxg4 22.Qxg4 a5 23.Qf4 h6 24.Qe3 b4 25.Ne2
d5 26.exd5 Bxd5 27.Kh1 Rxc1 28.Qxc1 Bxf3
29.Rxd8+ Bxd8 30.gxf3 Qxf3+ 31.Kg1 Bb6+
32.Kh2 Qxe2+ 0-1

[Egidijus Zeromskis]

Re: Obituary - Alex Strojevs

Enjoy the photos!

Thnx. A nice trophy.

[Ramona Strojevs]

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I'm going through all of Papa's books and there are MANY chess books. Anyone interested?? I'd love to give them to a player or a club if someone can use them. let me know.

Ramona

[Kerry Liles]

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I'm going through all of Papa's books and there are MANY chess books. Anyone interested?? I'd love to give them to a player or a club if someone can use them. let me know.

Ramona

One possibility is your father's club - the Scarborough Chess Club! I don't know if they have the space to accept some or all of his books, but I think your father would be pleased to know his library of chess books was being put to good use by "his club" - one of the largest clubs in Canada - and a club with many junior players.

The club website is here:

http://www.scarboroughchessclub.ca/

and several members of the club (Bob Armstrong, Steve Karpik etc) post here regularly... or you could email info@ScarboroughChessClub.ca

[David Lawless]

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I recall playing against Mr. Strojevs several times over the years at SCC ... he was quite the gentleman. When playing a good position, the look on his face quite subtly reflected how much he truly enjoyed the royal game!

[Ramona Strojevs]

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Thanks David. I can TOTALLY see that look on Papa's face!!

Ramona.

[Sheng Lu]

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In the top part of the players may be almost all of the A-level players, in close coordination. I think this is a former Toronto CC becomes stronger again, and Hart House may be the strongest club.