1960s
In 1962 Alexander Knox of the Scarborough Chess Club got things rolling organizing a swiss Toronto Closed, Team matches and the Canadian Open (won by Benko). 50 players played in five TCs. ’63 saw a 16 player round-robin played in one month, after that the TC was split into two or more sections, with the winner of the lower section qualifying for the top section the next year. Tournament reports to Canadian Chess Chat from ’66 were by Walter Dobrich who was a member of the U of T’s ’65 Intercollegiate Chess Championship. 72 players were in the ’66 Secondary School CC, Oakwood winning the Globe & Mail trophy. In ’67 Scarborough C.C. had grown to sixty members. Distinguished visitors included Fischer in ’64, Keres in 67, and Larsen in ’68.
Zoltan L. Sarosy, Canadian Correspondence Champion ’67, won the ’63 TC, and the ’68 TCR, being one of two people to have won both sections (the other is Dobrich). His score in the four TCs and one TCR was +25=12-13, 62%. In ’63 the top three got chess clocks, the next three sets. Sarosy was the Canadian distributor of Koopman clocks. John Kegel, Canadian Correspondence Champion ’66, won in ’66, tied for first in ’61 and his score in six TCs was +27=18-15, 60%. IM Zvonko Vranesic, Olympic Team member,Canadian Champion ’63 and rep in the Interzonal, won in ’67. His score in two TCs was +12=5-4, 69%. Dr. George Berner won in ’68. In the ’50s he was active in organizing chess at the U of T and Casa Loma. His score was +7=3-1, 77%. Geza Fuster, won in ’62, finished second in ’63, ’66, ’67, last in ’68 and won in ’69 and went on to win an IM title at the Canadian Closed. He scored the most wins. His score in the seven TCs was +39=7-21, 63% with one of the lowest drawing percentages 10% (versus 24% average). Apparently, he was often in time trouble by the 15th move.
By the end of the sixties young players Allan, Dobrich, Bruce Amos, and Paul Selick, from Saint John, were a strong force. Denis Allan was second in ’68 and his score in four TCs was +18=12-9, 62%. Bruce Amos score in three TCs was +11=13-8, 55% and he went on to win an IM title in Europe in ’69. Walter Dobrich score in three TCs and one TCR was +17=13-9, 60%. Jack Patty’s score in five TCs was +23=9-19, 54% (and played in three in the ’70s). Milan Zager, Toronto C.C. TD, also played in four TCs scoring +15=7-24, 40%. Alvin Zuntaks played in four TCs scoring +12=7-17, 43%. Organizer Tom Carleton played in 2 TC and 2 TCR, veteran Peter Avery played in one TC and 4 TCR. Russel Shurig and Scarborough C.C. Champion Bill Albin played in three TCR, high school organizer Mohan Rajagopal in two TCR. Hart House Board 1 player Dave Grimshaw has the record for the most draws with eight to finish second in ’67.
1969
| Toronto Closed 1969 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Total | ||
| 1 | Geza Fuster | 2210 | X | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Walter Dobrich | 2194 | ½ | X | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 3 | Zvonko Vranesic | 2250 | ½ | ½ | X | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 4 | Denis Allan | 2202 | 0 | 0 | ½ | X | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 5 | Paul Selick | 2127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 |
| 6 | Alex Panayotou | 2088 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | X | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 |
| 7 | John Kegel | 2111 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 |
| 8 | Bruce Amos | 2133 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | X | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.0 |
| 9 | Milan Zagar | 1985 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | ½ | 1 | 3.5 |
| 10 | Ian Hambleton | 1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | X | 1 | 2.5 |
| 11 | Tom Carleton (won ’68 R) | 1916 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 0.0 |
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1968
| Toronto Closed 1968 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total | ||
| 1 | Dr. George Berner | 2234 | X | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 2 | Denis Allan | 2136 | ½ | X | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Walter Dobrich | 2032 | ½ | ½ | X | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 7.0 |
| 4 | F. Furstner | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 5 | Bruce Amos | 2167 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | X | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 6.0 |
| 6 | John Kegel | 2057 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | X | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6.0 |
| 7 | Alar Puhm | 2079 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | X | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 4.5 |
| 8 | Milan Zagar | 1980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4.5 |
| 9 | Paul Hyttinen (won ’67 R) | 1909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 10 | Jack Patty | 2090 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 11 | Geza Fuster | 2163 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 0 | 3.5 |
| 12 | Alex Panayotou | 2129 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 3.5 |
| 2077c | |||||||||||||||
1967
| Toronto Closed 1967 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total | ||
| 1 | Zvonko Vranesic | 2336 | X | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 8.0 |
| 2 | David Grimshaw | 2184 | ½ | X | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| 3 | Geza Fuster | 2137 | 0 | ½ | X | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Bruce Amos | 2145 | 1 | ½ | 1 | X | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 5 | Denis Allan | 2097 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | X | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 |
| 6 | Andrew Kalotay | 2145 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | X | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.5 |
| 7 | John Kegel | 2102 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | X | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 |
| 8 | Alvis Zuntaks | 2068 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | X | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 |
| 9 | Jack Patty | 2055 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | X | 1 | 0 | ½ | 5.0 |
| 10 | Walter Dobrich (won ’66 R) | 2060 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | ½ | 4.0 |
| 11 | Zoltan Sarosy | 2012 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 1 | 3.5 |
| 12 | Milan Zagar | 19xx | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | X | 3.0 |
| 2111 | |||||||||||||||
1966
| Toronto Closed 1966 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Total | ||
| 1 | John Kegel | 2098 | X | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 |
| 2 | Geza Fuster | 2112 | 0 | X | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 3 | Zoltan Sarosy | 2087 | 0 | 1 | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.0 |
| 4 | Rudolph Draxl | 2186 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 5 | Denis Allan | 2142 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 |
| 6 | Jack Patty | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 1 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 7 | F. Furstner | 2012 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | 1.5 |
| 8 | Alvis Zuntaks | 1989 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 0.5 |
| 2111 | |||||||||||
1963
| Toronto Closed 1963 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Total | ||
| 1 | Zoltan Sarosy | 2022 | X | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10.5 |
| 2 | Jack Patty | 2094 | ½ | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10.0 |
| 3 | Geza Fuster | 2122 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 10.0 |
| 4 | John Kegel | 1958 | ½ | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | |
| 5 | M. Bodetic | unr. | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | X | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | |
| 6 | Jacob Katz | 2003 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | 1 | 0 | + | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 7 | Milan Zagar | 1983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | |
| 8 | J. Greenberg | 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7.5 |
| 9 | A. Hoffman | unr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 10 | R. O’Brien | unr. | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ½ | X | 0 | + | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | |
| 11 | Howard Ridout | 1903 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | + | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 5.5 |
| 12 | Alvis Zuntaks | 1967 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | – | – | X | 1 | 1 | – | 5.5 | |
| 13 | Andrew Pressburger | unr. | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | X | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | |
| 14 | A. Patrick | unr. | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 1 | 3.5 | |
| 15 | Peter Avery | 1928 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | X | 3.0 | |
| 16 | Zoltan Leskowsky | unr. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | X | 1.5 | ||||||||
| 2111 | (unr. could be below 1900, not published) | ||||||||||||||||||
1961
| Toronto Closed 1961 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Total | ||
| 1 | John Kegel | X | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | |
| 2 | Alvis Zuntaks | ½ | X | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | |
| 3 | Jack Patty | 2047 | 0 | 1 | X | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 |
| 4 | Geza Fuster | 2192 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 |
| 5 | H. Anto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | |
| 6 | Zoltan Sarosy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | X | ½ | 1 | 3.0 | |
| 7 | Earl Jewitt | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | X | 1 | 3.0 | |
| 8 | Zoltan Leskowsky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1.0 | |