Larry Bevand
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Larry Bevand is a Canadian chess
player, arbiter, promoter, and writer.
Bevand served as the chess columnist for the Montreal Gazette newspaper from 1978–2001. He was awarded the title of International Arbiter
by FIDE, the World Chess Federation, in 1982. He helped organize the Tournament of Stars, Montreal 1979, which at the time was the highest-category chess tournament ever held. As a player, Bevand reached First Category status, but has been inactive for several years.
Bevand founded the Chess'n Math Association
(CMA) in 1985, and continues to serve as its Executive Director. This group is Canada's national youth chess association, though it is not formally associated with the Chess Federation of Canada
. CMA organizes hundreds of youth tournaments throughout Canada each year, and runs national grade championships for players from kindergarten to grade 12. Many of Canada's top players of the past twenty years have begun their careers in CMA events, including Grandmaster Pascal Charbonneau
, twice Canadian champion
.
Bevand was inducted into the Canadian Chess Hall of Fame in 2001.
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
player, arbiter, promoter, and writer.
Bevand served as the chess columnist for the Montreal Gazette newspaper from 1978–2001. He was awarded the title of International Arbiter
International Arbiter
In chess, International Arbiter is a title awarded by FIDE to individuals deemed capable of acting as arbiter in important chess matches . The title was established in 1951....
by FIDE, the World Chess Federation, in 1982. He helped organize the Tournament of Stars, Montreal 1979, which at the time was the highest-category chess tournament ever held. As a player, Bevand reached First Category status, but has been inactive for several years.
Bevand founded the Chess'n Math Association
Chess'n Math Association
The Chess'n Math Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing chess into Canadian schools...
(CMA) in 1985, and continues to serve as its Executive Director. This group is Canada's national youth chess association, though it is not formally associated with the Chess Federation of Canada
Chess Federation of Canada
The Chess Federation of Canada or CFC is Canada's national chess organization. Founded in 1872 as the Canadian Chess Association, it was replaced in 1932 by the Canadian Chess Federation , which for the first time included representation from all major cities in Canada...
. CMA organizes hundreds of youth tournaments throughout Canada each year, and runs national grade championships for players from kindergarten to grade 12. Many of Canada's top players of the past twenty years have begun their careers in CMA events, including Grandmaster Pascal Charbonneau
Pascal Charbonneau
Pascal Charbonneau is a Canadian Grandmaster of chess, a financial analyst, and an avid supporter of the NYC Club, Tenjune...
, twice Canadian champion
Canadian Chess Championship
This is the list of all the winners of the Canadian Chess Championship, often referred to as the Canadian Closed Championship to distinguish it from the annual Canadian Open tournament. The winner of the Canadian Closed advances to the next stage of the FIDE World Chess Championship cycle...
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Bevand was inducted into the Canadian Chess Hall of Fame in 2001.
External links
- Larry Bevand brief bio at David Cohen's Canadian Chess site
- http://www.chess-math.org Chess'n Math