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Bruce Amos

Number of games in database: 98
Years covered: 1966 to 1985
Last FIDE rating: 2355
Overall record: +40 -28 =30 (56.1%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (15) 
    B32 B70 B28 B83 B89
 Ruy Lopez (9) 
    C72 C91 C66 C97 C84
 Nimzo Indian (5) 
    E20 E43 E42 E45 E41
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (5) 
    C91 C93 C97 C84
 French Defense (4) 
    C10 C18 C09 C16
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (16) 
    B81 B32 B50 B33 B88
 English (7) 
    A19 A13 A17 A15
 Nimzo Indian (6) 
    E54 E46 E29 E37
 King's Indian Attack (4) 
    A07
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   C Coudari vs B Amos, 1972 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Reykjavik (1970)
   Canadian Championship (1969)
   Canadian Championship (1975)
   Canadian Open (1970)
   Canadian Championship (1972)
   Skopje Olympiad Final-B (1972)
   Siegen Olympiad Final-A (1970)
   Haifa Olympiad (1976)

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BRUCE AMOS
(born Dec-30-1946, 78 years old) Canada

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Bruce Murray Amos was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was awarded the IM title in 1969, has a Ph. D. in math from Yale and plays Go. He played as high as 4th board for Canada in 3 Olympiads (1970-2 and 1976) and earned 25 points in 38 team games.

Sources: http://www.chess.ca/, http://www.olimpbase.org/

Wikipedia article: Bruce Amos


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 page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 98  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. L Day vs B Amos 0-1501966Canadian OpenC28 Vienna Game
2. B Amos vs Larsen 0-1311968Canadian OpenD92 Grunfeld, 5.Bf4
3. L Day vs B Amos  1-0291969USAB81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack
4. E Macskasy vs B Amos  0-1291969Canadian ChampionshipA57 Benko Gambit
5. B Amos vs M Schulman  0-1391969Canadian ChampionshipE20 Nimzo-Indian
6. B Amos vs L Day  ½-½321969Canadian ChampionshipB15 Caro-Kann
7. P Biyiasas vs B Amos  1-0311969Canadian ChampionshipB42 Sicilian, Kan
8. W Dobrich vs B Amos  1-0411969Canadian ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
9. B Amos vs C Coudari  1-0261969Canadian ChampionshipB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
10. F Thorbergsson vs B Amos  0-1411970ReykjavikD59 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower
11. B Amos vs L Vizantiadis  1-0421970ReykjavikB11 Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4
12. B Thorsteinsson vs B Amos  0-1351970ReykjavikB82 Sicilian, Scheveningen
13. B Amos vs G Sigurjonsson  ½-½411970ReykjavikC18 French, Winawer
14. J Kristinsson vs B Amos  ½-½251970ReykjavikA15 English
15. T Ghitescu vs B Amos  ½-½271970ReykjavikD32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
16. B Amos vs F Olafsson  0-1391970ReykjavikB80 Sicilian, Scheveningen
17. B Sigurjonsson vs B Amos  0-1401970ReykjavikB52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
18. B Amos vs Matulovic 1-0681970ReykjavikB08 Pirc, Classical
19. J Torfason vs B Amos  ½-½271970ReykjavikB50 Sicilian
20. B Amos vs H Hecht  ½-½401970ReykjavikE43 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation
21. B Kristjansson vs B Amos  0-1351970ReykjavikB87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5
22. B Amos vs N Padevsky  ½-½101970ReykjavikD57 Queen's Gambit Declined, Lasker Defense
23. O Kristjansson vs B Amos  0-1461970ReykjavikA56 Benoni Defense
24. B Amos vs B Benediktsson  1-0381970ReykjavikD94 Grunfeld
25. B Amos vs V Vujosevic  1-0221970Canadian OpenC16 French, Winawer
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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-09-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  Benzol: <IMlday> Can you tell us a little bit about Amos please. Is he still alive?
Apr-01-07  gauer: http://web.ncf.ca/bw998/canchess.ht... gives a brief discussion of the aforementioned.
Apr-01-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  IMlday: IM in 1969 in Canadian Zonal, Siegan Olympics, missed GM norm slightly at Reyjavik, circa '69. Played Olympics again '72 and '76. Gave up competitive chess for Go, became a top world player. Lives in Toronto.
Jul-28-11  BIDMONFA: Bruce M Amos

AMOS, Bruce M.
http://www.bidmonfa.com/amos_bruce_...
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