Montreal Chess Throughout the Years

Newspaper report of the Lasker-Steinitz match (1894)
Frank Marshall's then-record 156-board simultaneous exhibtion (scroll down to 1922)
Alexander Alekhine's 6 simultaneous exhibtions in Quebec (scroll down to 1923)
Robin Girard's father wins the Quebec Junior championship! (scroll down to 1954)
The First Canadian Open was held at McGill University (scroll down to 1956)
Henry Morgentaler scores 6.5-6.5 in the 1958 City (closed) Championship! (scroll down to 1958)
The largest pre-Fischer boom tournament in Montreal (104 players) began - 90 players finished the game-a-week event 14 weeks later! (scroll down to 1958 and 1959)
Gerry Rubin wins his first tournament (scroll down to 1961)
Bobby Fischer wins 48; draws 3; loses 5 in a simul (scroll down to 1964)
8-year old Jean Hebert scores 2-3 in the Quebec Carnival tournament (scroll down to 1966)
727 players in Quebec Open (scroll down to 1972)

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Last updated Nov. 3, 2003.

Copyright 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 by Hugh Brodie.

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