1. Peter Biyiasas was Canadian champion in 1972 and 1975, represented Canada with success on four Olympiad teams, and played in two Interzonals.
20 Facts About Peter Biyiasas
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Peter Biyiasas moved to the United States in 1979, settling in California.
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Peter Biyiasas retired from competitive play in the mid-1980s to work as a computer programmer.
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Peter Biyiasas won the first of his four British Columbia chess championships in 1968; he would repeat in 1969,1971, and 1972.
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Peter Biyiasas played in the 1969 Closed Canadian Chess Championship at Pointe Claire, and finished in the middle of the field; Duncan Suttles won.
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Peter Biyiasas graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1972 with a bachelor's degree in mathematics.
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Peter Biyiasas won the first of his three British Columbia Open titles in 1972, and repeated in 1976 and 1978.
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Peter Biyiasas won the British Columbia Diamond Jubilee Open in 1973, and repeated in 1974 and 1976.
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Peter Biyiasas tied with Kim Commons for the American Open title in 1974.
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Peter Biyiasas made four appearances for Canada in chess Olympiad competition.
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Peter Biyiasas won board medals on three occasions, including a silver and two bronzes, scored overall, for 70 per cent, and helped Canada to some of its best-ever team finishes in 1976 and 1978.
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Peter Biyiasas earned the Grandmaster title in 1978 for his strong performances at the GHI International Open, Lone Pine, and the Haifa Olympiad.
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Peter Biyiasas won the 1979 Paul Keres Memorial tournament in Vancouver.
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Peter Biyiasas emigrated to the US in 1979, working in San Jose, California as an IBM computer programmer.
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Peter Biyiasas scored an excellent equal 2nd place at Zrenjanin 1980.
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Peter Biyiasas played in the United States Chess Championship at Greenville 1980, finishing just below 50 per cent.
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Peter Biyiasas won a number of tournaments in the San Francisco area while visiting and after moving there.
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Peter Biyiasas said that he didn't think Fischer had lost anything in form, despite the layoff.
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Peter Biyiasas generally favoured unusual openings, staying away from mainline Sicilians after opening with 1.
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Peter Biyiasas was married to Ruth Haring, a Woman International Master with whom he had three children.