Maurice Fox (14 January 1898 in Ukraine, Russian Empire – 25 June 1988 in Montreal) was a Canadian chess master.
[1][2] At the end of 1898, Fox's family escaped from a series of pogroms in the small town in Ukraine where he had been born to London, England.
The following year, Fox took second, behind John Morrison, at the Canadian Chess Championship in Hamilton.
His last championship win was in 1949 at Arvida, Quebec, ahead of Daniel Yanofsky and Fedor Bohatirchuk.
[8] At age 58, Fox beat the 13-year-old prodigy, Bobby Fischer, at the 1956 Canadian Open Chess Championship in Montreal.
"[3] Blind in his left eye from childhood, Fox's deteriorating eyesight affected his ability to play competitive chess in later years.
[2] Fox never pursued a chess career, but worked as an electrical engineer with Bell and later with the standards branch of the federal government.