23 Feb 2020

002. Agnar Rae Magnusson

by Tony Boron | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

MCA is naming the 2020 February TNT in honour of Agnar Rae Magnusson, a former Manitoba Champion. He also had a remarkable record in simultaneous exhbitions against visiting masters. He was a life-long educator.

More on Mr. Magnusson here. https://mbchesshof.org/agnar-rae-magnusson/

15 Jan 2020

001. Percy M Chiswell

by Tony Boron | posted in: Uncategorized | 1

MCA is naming the 2020 January TNT in honour of Percy Chiswell. Perhaps not a readily recognizable name to current players, but he was a important figure in Manitoba chess in the period from 1920 to 1945.

1920s