Billy Colias
Number of games in database: 32
Years covered: 1984 to 1992
Overall record: +6 -20 =6 (28.1%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

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D85		Grunfeld (2 games)
B93		Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 (2 games)
D43		Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (2 games)

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page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 32  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. T Moore vs B Colias   1-0 24 1984 Midwest Masters II C25 Vienna 2. E Allen vs B Colias   0-1 27 1985 Midwest Masters B82 Sicilian, Scheveningen 3. B Colias vs E Friedman 0-1 47 1985 Chicago B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 4. E Schiller vs B Colias 0-1 16 1985 FIDE Futurity #2 B20 Sicilian 5. E Schiller vs B Colias   ½-½ 27 1986 Hammond C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed 6. B Colias vs K Burger   ½-½ 20 1987 North Carolina B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack 7. B Colias vs G S De Fotis   ½-½ 28 1987 Illinois B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 8. B Colias vs Rohde   0-1 43 1987 Ch USA ( open ) B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 9. B Colias vs D Gurevich   0-1 26 1988 Illinois A57 Benko Gambit 10. B Colias vs D Gurevich   0-1 40 1988 Fort Wayne E41 Nimzo-Indian 11. B Colias vs K Shirazi   0-1 23 1988 Los B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 12. B Colias vs Browne   0-1 34 1989 It (open) E12 Queen's Indian 13. Igor Ivanov vs B Colias   1-0 49 1989 Cardinal A56 Benoni Defense 14. D Gurevich vs B Colias   1-0 45 1989 Midwest Masters Inv D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 15. D Gurevich vs B Colias   1-0 33 1989 Midwest D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 16. J Bonin vs B Colias   1-0 53 1990 It (open) D85 Grunfeld 17. D Gurevich vs B Colias   1-0 26 1990 Illinois D85 Grunfeld 18. Glek vs B Colias   1-0 56 1990 Philadelphia C47 Four Knights 19. B Colias vs E Schiller   1-0 52 1990 It (open) 'US Masters' B32 Sicilian 20. P Moulin vs B Colias   1-0 13 1991 New York op B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 21. B Colias vs Dzindzichashvili 1-0 32 1991 Westchester E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 22. B Colias vs Dzindzichashvili   ½-½ 53 1991 Marshall E16 Queen's Indian 23. B Colias vs D Gurevich   0-1 52 1991 Gurevich Birthday Ba B64 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack 24. J Sammour Hasbun vs B Colias   0-1 24 1991 Manhattan Open B94 Sicilian, Najdorf 25. K Bachler vs B Colias   1-0 25 1991 USA C56 Two Knights  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 32

May-22-05    WorldChampeen: A seemingly rarer Schiller book is on the games of Billy Colias; "FM Billy Colias was a child prodigy from Munster, Indiana and was one of the brightest Midwest scholastic stars (along with Munster teammate NM Peter Bereolos) in the 80s. FM Colias was afflicted with cancer and later died while in his mid-20s" - http://www.thechessdrum.net/chesscr... Oct-21-06    whiskeyrebel: I just got a copy of the Colias book. It's a nice tribute. 100 games plus a good deal of biographical information. It's nice to see a guy who clearly devoted his life to chess honored in this way. Jun-18-09    myschkin: . . . Billy Colias (1966-1993) * A Young Master Remembered http://raychess.blogspot.com/2007/0... * The Midwest loses a Great Competitor (pdf): http://www.il-chess.org/icb_pdf/ICB... R.I.P.

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