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Walter Dobrich

Number of games in database: 58
Years covered: 1966 to 1975
Last FIDE rating: 2230
Overall record: +24 -26 =8 (48.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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A07 King's Indian Attack (8 games)
C19 French, Winawer, Advance (4 games)
B25 Sicilian, Closed (3 games)
B10 Caro-Kann (2 games)
E30 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad (2 games)
C89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall (2 games)
C56 Two Knights (2 games)
B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange (2 games)
C77 Ruy Lopez (2 games)
C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed (2 games)

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WALTER DOBRICH
(born Jul-12-1945, 79 years old) Canada

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Walter (or Vlad) Dobrich was an editor of both Chess Canada magazine during 1970-5 (also a founder in the former case) & a Toronto Star chess column until Lawrence Day was recruited to also take over a chess studies section of Charles Crompton in the 1970s (the 2 columns seem to have since merged around that point, & although a bridge column still appears, it seems to become rarer to find the draughts column on their weekend games page). In addition to chess, he also studied backgammon strategy. He won the 1973 Toronto Championship.

References: Chess Canada Echecs, http://www.chess.ca/ (Canadian chess federation zone), http://www.thestar.com/ (Toronto Star).


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 page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 58  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. E Macskasy vs W Dobrich  1-031196667th US OpenE20 Nimzo-Indian
2. A Schoene vs W Dobrich  1-013196667th US OpenC84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
3. W Dobrich vs William Stewart  1-024196667th US OpenC02 French, Advance
4. W Dobrich vs E Zemgalis 0-147196667th US OpenC19 French, Winawer, Advance
5. W Dobrich vs P Neff  0-127196667th US OpenB25 Sicilian, Closed
6. W Dobrich vs L Day 0-1331967Labour Day OpenB56 Sicilian
7. W Dobrich vs Z Vranesic 1-0291968Canadian OpenB25 Sicilian, Closed
8. L Day vs W Dobrich  1-0501969WellandA07 King's Indian Attack
9. W Dobrich vs L Piasetski  0-1401969Canadian ChampionshipB10 Caro-Kann
10. M Schulman vs W Dobrich  0-1331969Canadian ChampionshipC77 Ruy Lopez
11. L Day vs W Dobrich  ½-½301969Canadian ChampionshipA06 Reti Opening
12. W Dobrich vs B Amos  1-0411969Canadian ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
13. L Witt vs W Dobrich  1-0401969Canadian ChampionshipA26 English
14. W Dobrich vs Z Vranesic  ½-½431969Canadian ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
15. W Dobrich vs R Kerr  0-1711969Canadian ChampionshipB01 Scandinavian
16. W Dobrich vs C Coudari  ½-½471969Canadian ChampionshipB00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
17. W Dobrich vs L Day  0-1461970Rose Festival OpenC07 French, Tarrasch
18. W Dobrich vs A Westwell  1-0301970Canadian OpenB13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
19. D Norman vs W Dobrich  0-1411970Canadian OpenC84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
20. W Dobrich vs Larsen  0-1281970Canadian OpenA07 King's Indian Attack
21. W Dobrich vs V Vujosevic  ½-½671970Canadian OpenC19 French, Winawer, Advance
22. W Dobrich vs L Day  ½-½451970Thanksgiving OpenC78 Ruy Lopez
23. W Dobrich vs J Berry  1-0351971Toronto ClosedB18 Caro-Kann, Classical
24. W Dobrich vs Z Vranesic  0-1601971Toronto ClosedB18 Caro-Kann, Classical
25. S Krstic vs W Dobrich  0-1211971Toronto ClosedC50 Giuoco Piano
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Dec-01-18  Boomie: I met Vlad on the train from the first Vancouver Open (subsequently called the Paul Keres Memorial) to the Canadian Open in Calgary. He and Nick Maffeo taught me the joys of backgammon, a rather expensive lesson which paid back many times over. Later that Summer, I made my way to Toronto for the opening of Vlad's gaming club.

Vlad was charming and great fun. I miss those few days spent with him.

Dec-02-18
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  hansj: Vlad was one of the prime reasons I got into chess. He organized the Canadian Junior Championship in my hometown in December 1972 and I came by and watched. All those bell bottomed, long haired teenagers studying chess boards with clocks running! Very cool! Hebert,Spraggett, MacPhail, Harper, Berry amongst others.

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