Peter Biyiasas

Peter Biyiasas ( born November 19, 1950 in Athens ) is a Canadian- American chess master.

Peter Biyiasas grew up in Vancouver. In 1972, he earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics at the University of British Columbia. In the same year he first won the Canadian championship, at the same time zone tournament. In interzonal Petropolis 1973, he was ranked 15th in 1975, he qualified again in the interzonal Manila 1976 he was 17, from 1972 to 1978, he represented Canada at four Chess Olympiads, 1978 in Buenos Aires, he received a silver medal for its result on board 2 FIDE awarded him the title of International Master in 1972 and 1978, the grandmaster title. In 1981, he played against for years inactive at this time Bobby Fischer, who was a guest at him, a series of 17 blitz games, the Biyiasas all lost. The mid-1980s he retired from tournament chess and since then has worked as a programmer.

Tournament successes

  • Toronto 1972 Canadian Championships: 1st place
  • Norristown 1973: 1st - 4th with Rogoff, Pilnik and Parma
  • Calgary 1975 Canadian Championships: 1st place
  • New York 1977: 3 / 4 Place 1 / 2 Soltis and Schamkowitsch
  • Philadelphia 1978 World Open: 1 -8. space
  • Wijk aan Zee 1980, Hoogovens: 4th - 6th Place 1 / 2 Browne and Seirawan, 3 Korchnoi
  • Zrenjanin 1980: 2nd place
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