Canadian Chess Biographies

Researched, compiled, written and copyright 2000-10 by David Cohen. Last updated: 2010.07.08.
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Adam, Valerian
Adriano, Mario
Alipayo, Rodulfo
Allan, Denis
Amos, Bruce
Anderson, Frank
Anstey, Charles
Apostolov, Penka
Ascher, Jacob
Atkinson, William
Awatramani, Janak

Mario Adriano

Correspondence International Master 2001

Denis Allan

FIDE Master 1987
1984 Canadian Open Champion
Represented Canada at World Championship Interzonal 1987
Represented Canada at Olympiads (1968, 1980, 1986)
Represented Canada on Bronze medal winning team at World Students' Team Championship 1971; Silver medal for 1st Reserve
One of only 4 players to compete in Canadian Championships in each of 4 consecutive decades of 1960s-90s

Here is Denis Allan's choice for two of his best games:

Denis Allan - Van Der Weide
Challengers, Hastings, England, 1968-9

Denis Allan - Kevin Spraggett
Labour Day Open, Toronto, Ontario, 1983

Bruce Amos

Photo: Chess Canada 1970.04.

International Master 1969
Represented Canada at Olympiads (1970, 1972, 1976)
Represented Canada on Bronze medal winning team at World Students' Team Championship 1971; Silver medal for Board 2

Here is Bruce Amos' choice for two of his most memorable games:

Bruce Amos - Walter Browne
Canadian Open Championship, Toronto, Ontario, Round 8, 1976.08

Bruce Amos - Victor Korchnoi
Toronto International, Toronto, Ontario, Round 2, 1985.07.28

Frank Anderson

(1928-80)

Frank Anderson

Photo: 1951 Ontario Championship.

Computer expert
2001 Canadian Chess Hall of Fame
1958 Best percentage, Board 2, Olympiad (+9 =3 -1)
Chess columnist, Hamilton Spectator
1954-56 Top rated Canadian at Year-end
1954 Awarded International Master title
1954 Best score, Board 2, Olympiad (+13 =2 -2)
Represented Canada at Olympiads (1954, 1958, 1964)
Two times Canadian Champion (1953, 1955)
1948 First place, U.S. Junior Championship
Ontario Champion 1948, 1949 (with perfect score 8/8), 1951
Ontario Speed Champion 1947 (with perfect score in finals 3/3), 1948
Toronto Champion 1947 (with perfect score 6/6), 1948, 1950, 1951
1946 2nd place, Canadian Correspondence Championship

Frank Anderson - Raymond Doe
Canadian Championship, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Round 4, 1953

Sources: Family of Frank Anderson (photo); FIDE Report by John Prentice; Canadian Chess Chat, 1959.08-12, p.59; article by David J. Ross, Canadian Chess Chat, 1981.01-02.

Contributors: John Donaldson, Ross Siemms.

Research notes: 1) Anderson's achievement at the 1958 Olympiad for best percentage, Board 2, did not receive FIDE's award, which was given only for the best point total. 2) Anderson claimed that he would have qualified for the International Grandmaster title if illness (an attack of influenza) had not prevented him from playing in the last round of the 1958 Olympiad; the result of the game did not even matter. However, a recent examination based on the rules then in effect does not support this claim. Much later, FIDE changed its rules to prevent this situation.