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Genealogy of the McClelland and Related Families - Taylor Family
1951 Canadian Chess Championships
The 1951 Canadian Chess Championships were held at the Hotel Vancouver in Vancouver, B.C. from August 24th to September 1st.
A total of 13 players matched wits and competed for the championship trophy and bragging rights for the following year. In the end, Paul Vaitonis of Hamilton, Ontario was crowned the victor.
Newspaper Articles:
- Gentlemanly Warfare - Sh-h-h! Canadian Chess Battle Is On, published in the Vancouver Sun, August 9, 1951
- Thinking Aloud by Tom Taylor, published in The Daily Colonist, September 9, 1951
- Toronto Man Moves Nearer Chess Title, newspaper attribution unknown
- Vaitonis Wins Championship, published in the Vancouver Daily Province, September 8, 1951
- Vaitonis Honored, newspaper attribution unknown
- Anderson is Awarded Brilliancy Prize, published in the Vancouver Daily Province, October 13, 1951
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Newspaper Photos:
- Your Move, Mr. Mayor, newspaper attribution unknown
- Abe Yanofsky, published in the Vancouver Sun, August 9, 1951
- Nathan Divinsky, published in the Vancouver Sun, August 9, 1951
- Frank Yerhoff, published in the Vancouver Sun, August 9, 1951
- Miervaldes Jursevskis, published in the Vancouver Sun, August 9, 1951
- Outdoor Chess Game, expected from the Vancouver Daily Province
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Final Standings and the Competitors
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