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Leon Piasetski

Number of games in database: 506
Years covered: 1969 to 2025
Last FIDE rating: 2153 (2227 rapid, 2138 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2425
Overall record: +173 -182 =151 (49.1%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 English (48) 
    A13 A15 A10 A14 A16
 King's Indian (28) 
    E90 E71 E62 E91 E60
 English, 1 c4 e5 (28) 
    A20 A28 A21 A25 A27
 English, 1 c4 c5 (23) 
    A34 A30 A33 A36 A35
 Reti System (18) 
    A06 A04 A05
 Queen's Pawn Game (12) 
    A41 A45 A46 D02 A40
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (52) 
    B32 B43 B46 B42 B30
 Robatsch (25) 
    B06
 Queen's Pawn Game (24) 
    A41 A40 A46 E00 A45
 English (20) 
    A10 A16 A14 A15
 Reti System (16) 
    A04 A05
 Pirc (13) 
    B07 B08 B09
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   L Piasetski vs S Gieben, 2013 1-0
   L Piasetski vs L Day, 1975 1-0
   K Pytel vs L Piasetski, 1978 0-1
   Gheorghiu vs L Piasetski, 1977 0-1
   L Day vs L Piasetski, 1984 1/2-1/2

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Canadian Championship (1975)
   Canadian Championship (1989)
   Canadian Championship (1984)
   Stip (1977)
   Canadian Championship (1981)
   Canadian Championship (1978)
   Canadian Championship (1972)
   Canadian Championship (1994)
   Nice Olympiad Final-B (1974)
   Saint John Open I (1988)
   16th Unive Open (2012)
   Hogeschool Zeeland Tournament (2007)
   Haifa Olympiad (1976)
   Reykjavik Open (2011)
   Floripa Open (2023)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 American Continental
   M Campos Gomez vs L Piasetski (May-26-25) 1-0
   L Piasetski vs A Gonzalez (May-25-25) 1-0
   L Piasetski vs H Lopez Silva (May-24-25) 0-1
   F I Caceres Benitez vs L Piasetski (May-24-25) 1/2-1/2
   O Schmidt Spieker vs L Piasetski (May-23-25) 0-1

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LEON PIASETSKI
(born Dec-24-1951, 73 years old) Canada

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An IM (1975), he has represented Canada as high as board 4 and captain at 5 Olympiads (1974-8, 1988 and 1992), accumulating 27.5 points in 45 team games. In 1970, he won the Quebec Carnival(5) tournament's top section in February (scoring 4.5/5) and became Canadian Junior Champion, finishing with a score of 8/9 by January, 1971. He later qualified to play at Athens in June 1971, capturing 5th in the B group at the World Junior championship(5) finals. He, Jacques Labelle and Jules Therien all scored 5/5 in the February 1971 Quebec Carnival tournament in a field of 102 players.

He finished with 7.5/11 (tied for share of 4th-11th overall) while representing Canada in 2012 at the World Senior's chess championship and scored 7/11 for share of 17/36 at the same event in 2013. He won the Canadian 65+ seniors' championship at British Columbia in June, 2016 (4).

References / Sources:

(1) http://worldsenior2013.rijekachess...., (2) http://www.olimpbase.org/, (3) http://chess.ca/canadian-junior-195... , (4) http://wordpress.cvining.com/canadi..., (5) http://canbase.fqechecs.qc.ca/hist7...

Wikipedia article: Leon David Piasetski

Last updated: 2021-02-14 11:53:30

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 page 1 of 21; games 1-25 of 506  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. L Day vs L Piasetski 1-0391969Tournoi de L'estE61 King's Indian
2. L Piasetski vs K Pohl  ½-½561969Canadian ChampionshipC00 French Defense
3. L Piasetski vs M Schulman  1-0351969Canadian ChampionshipB32 Sicilian
4. W Dobrich vs L Piasetski  0-1401969Canadian ChampionshipB10 Caro-Kann
5. Z Vranesic vs L Piasetski  1-0581969Canadian ChampionshipE80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation
6. L Piasetski vs C Coudari  ½-½541969Canadian ChampionshipE91 King's Indian
7. L Piasetski vs Larsen 0-1291970Canadian OpenA04 Reti Opening
8. G Brodeur vs L Piasetski  0-1531970Canadian OpenE98 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1
9. L Day vs L Piasetski  1-0441971Ontario OpenA56 Benoni Defense
10. I Hambleton vs L Piasetski  1-0471971Canadian OpenA16 English
11. S Pakosta vs L Piasetski  0-1701971Canadian OpenA02 Bird's Opening
12. N Weinstein vs L Piasetski  1-0421972USA opB05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
13. L Piasetski vs J Berry  ½-½571972Canadian ChampionshipC72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O
14. G Fuster vs L Piasetski  0-1381972Canadian ChampionshipA32 English, Symmetrical Variation
15. L Piasetski vs P Selick  1-0221972Canadian ChampionshipB76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
16. R Smook vs L Piasetski  0-1281972Canadian ChampionshipA58 Benko Gambit
17. L Piasetski vs B Markov  1-0551972Canadian ChampionshipA01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack
18. G Kuprejanov vs L Piasetski  1-0351972Canadian ChampionshipB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
19. L Piasetski vs J Labelle  0-1391972Canadian ChampionshipC82 Ruy Lopez, Open
20. R Zuk vs L Piasetski  1-0571972Canadian ChampionshipB05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
21. L Piasetski vs Z Vranesic  ½-½401972Canadian ChampionshipB85 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical
22. L Piasetski vs E Macskasy  ½-½571972Canadian ChampionshipA06 Reti Opening
23. P Biyiasas vs L Piasetski  0-1521972Canadian ChampionshipA00 Uncommon Opening
24. L Piasetski vs C Coudari  0-1531972Canadian ChampionshipD90 Grunfeld
25. B Amos vs L Piasetski  0-1361972Canadian ChampionshipA75 Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4
 page 1 of 21; games 1-25 of 506  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jun-14-06  PhilFeeley: Here's a game that should be in this collection. Kevin Spraggett writes of it that Piasetski was offered a bribe by Ghiorghu the night before the game to throw it (http://www.kevinspraggett.com/anecd...). The bribe was only $5, but Leon wouldn't have taken it anyway, and went on to win this:

[Event "Orense (Spain)"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1977.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gheorghiu, Florin"]
[Black "Piasetski, Leon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1977.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. c3 Bg7 14. Nc2 O-O 15. Nce3 Be6 16. g4 Ne7 17. Bg2 Rc8 18. h4 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Qf6 20. Qd2 e4 21. Bxe4 b4 22. cxb4 Qxb2 23. Qxb2 Bxb2 24. Rd1 Bc3+ 25. Kf1 Bxb4 26. Bd5 Rc3 27. Kg2 Bc5 28. Rhe1 Rb8 29. Rd2 Rb4 30. Bf3 Ra3 31. Nf5 Rf4 32. Bd1 h5 33. Rg1 hxg4 34. Nxd6 Rxa2 35. Rxa2 Bxa2 36. Nc8 Be6 37. Kg3 Rf6 0-1

Jul-13-11  BIDMONFA: Leon David Piasetski

PIASETSKI, Leon D.
http://www.bidmonfa.com/piasetski_l...
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Dec-03-11  lentil: <The bribe was only $5> Hah! This lowball offer implies that Gheorgiu (probably rated 200+ points higher at the time) had no doubt that he would win, but just wanted to avoid the effort. I hope leon took the fiver and then ignored the agreement. What's Georghiu to do? Complain to the TD? (p.s. the link is broken)
May-28-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  OhioChessFan: http://dotq.org/chess/Leon_Piasetsk...
May-01-13  wordfunph: "A well-played chess game is like a pas-de-deux in ballet - two performers executing graceful, artistic maneuvers to a brilliant tempo."

- IM Leon Piasetski

May-01-13  DoctorD: A pas-de-deux in ballet is cooperative; a chess game is not. Sounds like he is describing a helpmate, not a game of chess.
Oct-03-13  PhilFeeley: <lentil: (p.s. the link is broken)> Yes, Kevin's blog is now on Wordpress. Just Google it and you'll get there.
Nov-26-15  PhilFeeley: Anyone know why Leon didn't play the World Seniors this year?
Oct-31-17  PhilFeeley: Playing with Kevin Spraggett at the 11th Figueira da Foz International Chess Festival in the Sweet Atlantic Hotel, Figueira da Foz, Portugal.

https://www.chessbomb.com/arena/201...

Nov-27-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  jessicafischerqueen:

A rather wonderful anecdote from Lawrence Day that mentions Leon David Piasetski :

Nicolas Engalicev (kibitz #4)

"He (Nicolas Engalicev) was elderly when I played him. Both his English and French had a thick Russian accent. But he was reserved, an ordinary gentleman, happy with Montreal's Trudeau-era multi-culturalism. The once a month Quebec City tournaments were down river and farther north. He stayed in the motel while I and other young players like Leon Piasetski stayed in sleeping bags on mats in the gymnasium of a close-by monastery for $1 per night.

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