August 06, 1983 Ottawa Citizen Chess by Lawrence Day

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Chess by Lawrence Day Sat, Aug 6, 1983 – 51 · The Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) · Newspapers.com

A moving force in Canadian chess dead
We note with regret the recent passing of Bernard Freedman, one of the founders of organized chess in Canada. Born in 1894 in Belgium, Freedman emigrated to Canada in 1929 and lived in Toronto. After organizing clubs at the local level he went on to help form the Canadian Chess Federation in 1932.
He pressed for Canadian participation internationally and was the moving force in getting a Canadian team to the 1939 Olympiad in Buenos Aires. In 1947, the modern World Chess Federation was established for which he served as vice-president.
Junior chess was his special passion. He organized the first Toronto junior championships, served as mentor to Abe Yanofsky and Frank Anderson while they were developing their talent, and brought the World Junior Championship to Toronto in 1957. He is survived by his wife Annabelle who was herself a strong player. Under her maiden name of Lougheed she represented Canada in the 7th Women's World Championship in 1939.

This week's game was played in the Canadian Open. It is a good example of the incisive attacking play of co-champion Bozidar Ivanovic of Yugoslavia.

Bozidar Ivanovic (white) vs. Deen Hergott (black)
French Defense

Descriptive

Algebraic 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd7 6. Bb5 a5 7. O-O Na7 8. Bd3 c5 9. c3 Nc6 10. Re1 cd 11. cd Qb6 12. Ng5! Nxd4 13. N2f3 Bc5 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. Qh5 g6 16. Qf3 Rf8 17. Nxh7 Nxe5 18. Rxe5 Bxe5 19. Nxf8 Kxf8 20. Bxg6 Qc7 21. h4 Kg8 22. Bd3 f5 23. Bg5!? Bxb2 24. Re1 Bd7? 25. Bxf5! ef 26. Qxd5+ Kh8 27. Qf7 Bg7 28. Re7 Qc3 29. Bh6 Qa1+ 30. Kh2 Rg8 31. Bf4 Qf6 32. Qh5+ Bh6 33. Rxd7 Rg6 34. Bxh6 Rxh6 35. Qe8+ 1-0

12. Ng5! With this and the next move Ivanovic unscrambles his awkward Knight at d2 and takes a fierce initiative.
17. Nxh7 Nxe5 The position is quite unclear and both players were drifting into serious time trouble.
24. Re1 Bd7? Necessary was 24. ... Qf7 first when it is not easy to say whose position is preferable. Now Ivanovic decides the game elegantly.
35. Qe8+ and Black resigned.

The Ottawa Chess Club has moved to new quarters at 690 Lyon St. Meetings are Tuesdays at 7 p.m. For further information, contact R.F. Rodgers at 224-1713.

Chess by Lawrence Day Saturday, August 06, 1983 The Ottawa Citizen Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Chess Problem 446. White to...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Monday, October 26, 2020

Chess Problem 446. White to play and mate in two. Composed by F. Healey, 1887.
FEN KQ6/8/2R5/3p2p1/3k4/4n2r/1P3N2/4N3 w - - 0 1
Key: 1. Qh2 Rh8+ 2. Qxh8#; Rf3 2. Nxf3#; g4 2. Qf4#; N-any 2. Nc2#.