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Lawrence Day
L Day 
Photo copyright © 2008 Julia Day.   

Number of games in database: 1,256
Years covered: 1962 to 2015
Last FIDE rating: 2214 (2200 rapid)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2435
Overall record: +667 -276 =300 (65.7%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 13 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (168) 
    B21 B23 B20 B25 B50
 King's Indian Attack (76) 
    A07 A08
 French Defense (53) 
    C00 C02 C12 C10 C11
 French (43) 
    C00 C12 C11 C10
 Uncommon Opening (43) 
    A00 B00
 Caro-Kann (29) 
    B10 B12 B11 B17 B13
With the Black pieces:
 Robatsch (87) 
    B06
 Sicilian (79) 
    B43 B27 B33 B45 B23
 Old Indian (62) 
    A53 A55
 Queen's Pawn Game (48) 
    A46 A40 A41 D02 A45
 Ruy Lopez (46) 
    C92 C60 C91 C67 C69
 Uncommon Opening (33) 
    A00 B00
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   L Prins vs L Day, 1968 0-1
   L Day vs T Koliada, 1994 1-0
   L Day vs J Berry, 1975 1-0
   L Day vs Benko, 1980 1-0
   L Day vs Timman, 1980 1/2-1/2
   L Day vs I Morovic Fernandez, 1978 1-0
   L Day vs G Johnstone, 1994 1-0
   L Day vs Suttles, 1969 1-0
   L Day vs J Stopa, 1988 1-0
   E Preissmann vs L Day, 1978 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Canadian Championship (1991)
   Canadian Championship (1972)
   Canadian Open (1980)
   Canadian Championship (1978)
   Toronto Closed (1982)
   Canadian Championship (1994)
   Canadian Championship (1975)
   Canadian Championship (1996)
   Canadian Championship (1981)
   Canadian Championship (1969)
   Dubai Olympiad (1986)
   Canadian Open (1995)
   Canadian Open (2007)
   Yerevan Olympiad (1996)
   Buenos Aires Olympiad (1978)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   0ZeR0's collected games volume 47 by 0ZeR0
   The Big Clamp by Ken by fredthebear
   The Big Clamp Compiled by Kenilworthian by trh6upsz
   The Big Clamp by kenilworthian
   1994 Canadian championship by gauer
   1996 Canadian championship by gauer
   1975 Canadian championship by gauer
   1972 Canadian championship by gauer
   1978 Canadian championship by gauer
   1981 Canadian championship by gauer

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Grand Pacific Open
   P Kalisvaart vs L Day (Apr-06-15) 1/2-1/2
   L Day vs J Kenney (Apr-05-15) 1/2-1/2
   J Cao vs L Day (Apr-04-15) 1-0
   L Day vs A He (Apr-04-15) 1-0
   L Day vs J Roback (Apr-04-15) 1/2-1/2

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FIDE player card for Lawrence Day

LAWRENCE DAY
(born Feb-01-1949, 76 years old) Canada

[what is this?]
Lawrence Alexander Day was born in Kitchener Ontario, Canada. An IM in 1972, he was Canadian champion in 1991. Day represented Canada at the 1967 World Junior Championship, and as high as 2nd board and captain at the Olympiads - a Canadian record attendance 13 times. User: IMlday accumulated 70.5 points in 131 team games during the Olympiads.

IM Lawrence Day registered a perfect 5/5 to top IM Jevgenyij Boguszlavszkij (visiting from Hungary) and the rest of the 16 player field Nov. 13 at the Bayview Games Club in Toronto to win the 2004 Canadian Senior Championship. He won the Ottawa RA club championships between 1966-8. He won the 1977, 1980 and 1983 Toronto Championships with 9/11, 8/11 and 10.5/11 respectively, and the year following, tied with Jozef Polacek and Robert Morrison for share of 1st-3rd.

He maintained the 2 (weekly) merged columns in the Toronto Star newspaper (previously, Toronto Chess Club president and Canadian Chess Federation President (1936) Charles Crompton edited a weekly studies column during 1940-75 and Walter Dobrich had been a previous columnist in the earlier 1970s for annotations of a game segment) from 1976 until 2013. Occasionally, his column writing also appeared in the Winnipeg Tribune and Ottawa Citizen.

He is a member of the Canadian Chess Hall of Fame and currently lives near Toronto.

References: Winnipeg Tribune, http://www.thestar.com/ (Toronto Star), http://www.ottawacitizen.com/ (Ottawa Citizen), http://www.olimpbase.org (team chess archives), http://torontochess.org/drupal/ (Greater Toronto Chess League (GTCL) site), http://www.chessontario.com/ (Ontario Chess Association (OCA) site), http://chess.ca/players?check_ratin... (Canadian Chess Federation zone).

Wikipedia article: Lawrence Day


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 page 1 of 51; games 1-25 of 1,256  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. I Theodorovich vs L Day 1-0301962Canadian OpenA05 Reti Opening
2. G Danilov vs L Day  1-0571962Canadian OpenE43 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation
3. L Day vs H O Payne 1-0141962Canadian OpenB29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein
4. L Day vs P Haley  ½-½181962Canadian OpenA06 Reti Opening
5. L Day vs R Rodgers  0-1271962Canadian OpenD51 Queen's Gambit Declined
6. L Day vs D Grimshaw  ½-½421963Ontario OpenE80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation
7. L Day vs Suttles 0-1391964Canadian OpenB06 Robatsch
8. Z Sarosy vs L Day  1-0481964Canadian OpenE71 King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3)
9. L Day vs V Pedersen 1-0241965RA CC-chD51 Queen's Gambit Declined
10. G Fuster vs L Day  ½-½551965Ontario OpenA44 Old Benoni Defense
11. I Theodorovich vs L Day  1-0311965ON-opA49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4
12. L Day vs I Zalys  ½-½521965Montreal-Ontario matchB28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation
13. R Rodgers vs L Day 0-1261965RA Club ChampionshipB06 Robatsch
14. L Day vs R Draxl  0-1461965Ontario ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
15. L Day vs D Grimshaw 1-0151965Ontario OpenB12 Caro-Kann Defense
16. L Day vs A Kalotay 0-1371965Ontario OpenE82 King's Indian, Samisch, double Fianchetto Variation
17. I Zalys vs L Day  ½-½581966Ottawa OpenA04 Reti Opening
18. L Day vs I Martin  ½-½601966Ontario Team Final Ottawa-Hart HouseB23 Sicilian, Closed
19. J Matynia vs L Day 0-1371966OttawaA01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack
20. L Day vs A Portigal 1-0321966Ottawa ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
21. L Day vs R Simpson  1-0361966League Ottawa-CornwallC29 Vienna Gambit
22. L Day vs T Ackermann 1-0451966Ottawa-Montreal mC00 French Defense
23. L Day vs B Leckie 1-0371966Canadian OpenB12 Caro-Kann Defense
24. Ivkov vs L Day 1-0341966Canadian OpenC60 Ruy Lopez
25. L Day vs C Coudari  1-0421966Canadian OpenB12 Caro-Kann Defense
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Kibitzer's Corner
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Mar-15-09  sharro: <Ed Trice: Alabama is so backwards as a legal entity, they have no computerized system>

I'm curious where you got that information from.

If they have "no computerized system", whats this: http://www.acjic.alabama.gov/

Mar-15-09  blacksburg: hey <IM Day>, i'm tired of all this bickering and nonsense, and i would like to bury the hatchet. though i may disagree with you about certain things, all this argument is pointless and silly. i apologize if i was rude to you at any time.

and honestly, i feel bad for you that your page has become a sounding board for all this mess. just look at this page over the last day or two...i don't think you deserve this.

let's be friends!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJTB...

Mar-15-09  Ed Trice: <rookhouse: I'm sure that he will also assault "New In Chess" or Gudmundur Thorarinsson himself when it's pointed out that Thorarinsson is quoted in the 2008 Fischer memorial edition of "New In Chess" as saying "though Ed Trice came to Iceland to discuss a gothic chess match, Fischer NEVER met him".>

That's great rookhouse, except I met with Fridrik Olafsson when I was over there, as you can see here:

http://gothicchess.blogspot.com/200...

I have no idea who Gudmundur Thorarinsson is, I never methim, and never discussed any aspect of the Fischer match with him. He would have no idea if I was in Iceland or anywhere else in the world. You might want to confer with Frank Camaratta, who was also there when we met Fridrik

http://www.gothicchess.com/images/i...

From left to right in the photo above is Fridrik Olafsson, Alexis Skye, Frank Camaratta, and me, photo by Titus Keingham.

And for those who insist I never went to iceland, pretty hard to explain this photos then

http://www.gothicchess.com/images/i...

A much cuter picture of Alexis is below

http://www.gothicchess.com/images/a...

And for those who say Karpov wasn't going to play Fischer in a Gothic Chess match, how do you explain his signature here?

http://www.gothicchess.com/images/K...

Mar-15-09  PinnedPiece: <ughaibu: Chancho: You're a premmy, can you do a check and see if there is anyone else who misspells your name like that?>

That research doesn't go very far. I have spelled it <Chanco>. Its not hard to do.

Of course, this could be more proof that I am [..... insert name of other entity here...].

I've never even tried to spell <ughaibu>, however.

Mar-15-09  Ed Trice: <rookhouse: -- He claimed to write the world champion checkers program, but shows no proof of this. >

I never made this claim, ever.

The name of the program is "World Championship Checkers". The -ship at the end is no claim on a title.

The website is here

http://www.worldchampionshipchecker...

Mar-15-09  blacksburg: great. my <hatchet-burying> post was buried in <Trice>. what a mess this page has become.

posting so that hopefully my earlier post is not overlooked by <Mr. Day>.

Mar-15-09  Jim Bartle: I find it really classy and dignified of Mr. Trice to refer to Mr. Labate as "Master," despite the legal conflict between them.
Mar-15-09  Ed Trice: <JimBartle: despite the legal conflict between them.>

There is no conflict anymore. The civil suit was thrown out. It is now the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania vs. Labate in a criminal proceeding.

Mar-15-09  Ed Trice: Or, I should say, the case, when it emerges, will be listed as such. Evidence is still be gathered, witnesses making statements, some of them being slated for depositions, that sort of thing. It takes much longer to build a criminal case than a civil case.
Mar-15-09  rookhouse: <Ed Trice: I have no idea who Gudmundur Thorarinsson is>

He's the Vice Chairman of the RFJ Committee, the former President of the ICF, and was the chief organizer of the Match of the Century between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky in 1972.

You were supposedly over there twice and supposedly met Fischer, but you have "no idea" who he is?!?

Beautiful.

And I never mentioned the lawsuit or court case, so I don't know why you are bothering to bring that up. I couldn't care less.

For somebody who is not worried about getting sued, you sure seem to talk about it an awful lot.

Mar-15-09  Jim Bartle: I'm sure Mr. Brady will be thrilled to know his e-mail address has been posted here.

I'm curious: The decision in the civil case in Alabama was thrown out by decision of an Alabama judge or panel of judges?

Mar-15-09  sharro: Its clear that Ed Trice will not answer my questions about the court papers nor about the Alabama legal system.

Instead, he accuses me of being Ed Labate as if that answers anything.

Now, he claims to have a criminal case in federal court.

It seems Mr. Labate was forthcoming enough to post the legal documents on his website including the judges phone number.

So Mr. Trice, if you expect any of us here to believe you, kindly post some supporting evidence.

Mar-15-09  Ed Trice: An Alabama resident cannot sue a PA resident in a civil proceeding heard in the state of Alabama. The defendant is only required to travel to the nearest local court.

On all matters involving over $50,000, a Federal Court is required, not a local court.

Proof of service is required, none was furnished.

Punitive damages cannot be awarded without a trial.

The judge turned a blind eye on this, and is now dealing with the consequences. The attorney is supposed to be a "filter" and prevent such things from moving forward, and he is now dealing with the consequences of professional misconduct.

I contacted one of my state senators. The rest was a result of his intervention and direction.

Mar-15-09  blacksburg: here's a video of cute little <baby sloths>! much more interesting than this argument!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffNv...

visit Karpova chessforum for more <baby sloths>!

Mar-15-09  Jim Bartle: Once again, the non-denial denial. The judgment against you, Mr. Trice, has it been overturned?
Mar-15-09  rookhouse: <Ed Trice> Wow!! You sure do rub elbows with some powerful people. State senators, the FBI, Federal judges, and my personal favorite .... the U.S. Attorney General. You mentioned him when you dug up my phone number and left that harrassing, vulgar voicemail on my personal phone (which I still have recorded).

You sure are an important guy. I bet Ed Labate is shaking in his shoes.

I don't know a bunch of high-powered, "covert" people like you do, but I watch a lot of James Bond movies .... does that count for anything?

Mar-15-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  chancho: <In United States jurisprudence, long arm jurisdiction is a statutory grant of jurisdiction to local courts over foreign defendants. A state's ability to confer jurisdiction is limited by the Constitution. This jurisdiction permits a court to hear a case against a defendant and enter a binding judgment against a defendant residing outside the state's jurisdiction. That is, without a long arm statute, a state's court may not have personal jurisdiction over a particular defendant.>

<Generally, the authority of a court to exercise long arm jurisdiction must be based upon some action of the defendant which subjects him or her to the jurisdiction of the court. In the United States, some states long arm statutes refer to specific acts, for example torts or contract cases, which a court may entertain. Other states, like California, broadly grant jurisdiction "on any basis not inconsistent with the Constitution of this state or the United States.">

<The use of a long arm statute is usually constitutional where the defendant has certain minimum contacts with the forum state and there has been reasonable notice of the action against him or her.>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-a...

Mar-15-09  Jim Bartle: Oye, piggy, un día bien entretenido en las paginas "61" hoy. El señor gótico nos ha entregado una serie de tonterias de la mejor clase.

Casualmente, como fue tu comida de m....?

Mar-15-09  blacksburg: <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>

i am rather concerned that my <hatchet-burying> post will be overlooked by <Mr. Day>, so i will extend one more olive branch, accompanied by video of adorable <baby ducks>! if you see this <Mr. Day>, please scroll up the page a bit!

<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>

as promised, <baby ducks>!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCic...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY3r...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRWy...

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Mar-15-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  chancho: <Jim> Yo comi arroz con calamares y habichuelas que mi esposa me preparo. La comida de m....? Eso se lo dejo al inventor.
Mar-15-09  Jim Bartle: Calamares?? Me muero de envidia.
Mar-15-09  capatal: Fool me once, shame on you.
Fool me trice - shame on me!
Mar-15-09  you vs yourself: <chessgames.com> should delete Mr.Brady's email address from this page.
Mar-15-09  AnalyzeThis: More Ed Trice fairy tales from Wonderland. Labate posts copies of a court decision on his website. Trice says that the court decision was thrown out, but there are no papers shown to back up this statement.
Mar-15-09  Cacoethes: <IMlday>

Thank you for your reply to my post on the Fischer page. Amid the poopstorm that this book has created, it was refreshing to get a reply that wasn't an attempted character assassination.

Like <blacksburg>, I would like to offer you my apologies. I am still unconvinced of the book's authenticity, but we are each entitled to our opinions. I am also withdrawing from the debate. I hope that those people who are trying to sell the book to CG users will refrain from using your page as a classified ad service.

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