The chess games of Kevin Spraggett

KEVIN SPRAGGETT
(born Nov-10-1954, 70 years old) Canada

Kevin Berry Spraggett was born in Montreal. Awarded the IM title in 1975 and the GM title in 1985, he was joint Commonwealth Champion in 1984 and 1985.Spraggett won his first of seven Canadian titles in 1984, which qualified him into the Taxco Interzonal the next year. His fourth-place result at Taxco 1985, where he topped many more famous players, gave him his third norm that earned him the International Grandmaster title, and seeded him to the Candidates event, the first Canadian to achieve this. In other tournaments, he was 1st at Montreal 1986 and 2nd= at Hastings 1989-90. He won the Canadian Open and Canadian Closed in 1996, but also seems to be enjoying his later years of life in European countries such as Portugal.

In July 1989, he was tied for players placed 25th or higher on the International Chess Federation rankings list. Spraggett is widely considered to be the strongest chess player in Canadian history. He has represented Canada 8 times during many of the 1986-2002 Olympiads on 2nd board or higher, with mostly superb performances, accumulating 51.5 points in 91 team games. He has qualified for the Candidates twice, in 1985 and 1988. In 1985 he did not make the play-offs but in 1988 he beat Andrei Sokolov (+2, =9, -1), later losing to Artur Yusupov (+1, =6, -2) in 1989. His FIDE rating peaked at 2633, in January 2007, at age 52. Spraggett is still active as of, 2021. He is a regular participant at the yearly, International Chess Festival Open in the city of Figueira da Fo, Portugal. His popular blog is listed below.

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References: Wikipedia article: Kevin Spraggett, http://kevinspraggettonchess.wordpr..., Bled Olympiad (2002) (most recent representation of a Canadian team event), http://www.olimpbase.org/ (Olympiad & team chess chronological archives).

Last updated: 2024-02-11 09:05:58

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Game	Result	Moves	Year	Event/Locale	Opening
1. C Coudari vs K Spraggett	1-0	40	1971	3rd Alekhine open, Alekhine Chess Club	E72 King's Indian
2. K Spraggett vs J Hebert	½-½	26	1972	Canadian Junior Championship	B50 Sicilian
3. J MacPhail vs K Spraggett	1-0	41	1972	Canadian Junior Championship	B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
4. K Spraggett vs R Bedard	1-0	21	1972	Ch. Montreal	C13 French
5. K Spraggett vs J Hebert	1-0	31	1972	Montreal op	B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
6. K Spraggett vs J Hebert	0-1	35	1972	Ch. jun., Chicoutimi	C78 Ruy Lopez
7. H Brodie vs K Spraggett	0-1	39	1972	T. de l'Est, Quebec	B25 Sicilian, Closed
8. B Harper vs K Spraggett	0-1	41	1972	Canadian Junior Championship	E93 King's Indian, Petrosian System
9. J Berry vs K Spraggett	0-1	41	1972	Canadian Junior Championship	A07 King's Indian Attack
10. J Hebert vs K Spraggett	0-1	48	1973	Montreal op	A07 King's Indian Attack
11. K Spraggett vs D Boileau	1-0	6	1973	Quebec Championship	C41 Philidor Defense
12. L Williams vs K Spraggett	1-0	35	1973	Ch. Invitation	B40 Sicilian
13. J Hebert vs K Spraggett	0-1	42	1973	Int. La Presse, Mtl	B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
14. I Zalys vs K Spraggett	0-1	34	1973	Cacuri	B22 Sicilian, Alapin
15. K Spraggett vs P Nurmi	½-½	24	1973	Match Mtl-Toronto	B68 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 9...Be7
16. G Pregent vs K Spraggett	0-1	19	1973	Quebechecs I	A04 Reti Opening
17. R Pageau vs K Spraggett	0-1	48	1973	Quebechecs I	E73 King's Indian
18. K Spraggett vs E Schlosser	½-½	82	1973	Quebechecs I	C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
19. Suttles vs K Spraggett	1-0	47	1973	Canadian Open	A07 King's Indian Attack
20. L Day vs K Spraggett	½-½	46	1973	Canadian Open	B44 Sicilian
21. K Spraggett vs S Matera	0-1	31	1973	Canadian Open	B89 Sicilian
22. K Spraggett vs B Amos	1-0	34	1973	Canadian Open	C05 French, Tarrasch
23. G Jobin vs K Spraggett	0-1	53	1973	Quebec Open	B44 Sicilian
24. P Biyiasas vs K Spraggett	0-1	45	1973	Quebec Open	B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
25. K Spraggett vs W Dobrich	½-½	14	1973	Quebec Open	C77 Ruy Lopez


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