Bruce Amos
Encyclopedia
Bruce Murray Amos is a Canadian International Master of chess
, a high-calibre go
player, and a mathematician
.
in Civil Engineering
from Queen's University
in 1968, and represented Queen's in team chess events. Amos completed his doctoral studies in mathematics
at Yale University
.
He was awarded the International Master title in 1969 for his high finish at the Canadian Chess Championship
Zonal at Pointe Claire; Duncan Suttles
and Zvonko Vranesic
tied for the top spots. He played twice more in Canadian Zonals. At Toronto
1972, he scored 9/17, for a shared 9-11th place, and at Calgary
1975, he scored 9/15 for a shared 5-7th place. Peter Biyiasas
won both the 1972 and 1975 Canadian titles.
Amos represented Canada three times at chess Olympiad
s. Amos won the silver medal on board two at the 1971 Student Olympiad at Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
, and Canada won the bronze team medals. In 49 international team games in those four events, he scored (+23 =20 –6), for 67.3 per cent.
At Reykjavik
1970, Amos narrowly missed a Grandmaster result when he placed 3rd with 11/15, ahead of several Grandmasters, with Guðmundur Sigurjónsson
winning. He played in the 1973 Canadian Open
and U.S. Open
. After the 1976 Olympiad, Amos largely gave up competitive chess in favour of go
, the Oriental board game, and became a top-ranking amateur go player. The site chessgames.com has 10 of his games, while the site mychess.com has 120 of his games. His peak chessmetrics
.com rating was 2594 in February 1971, good for #72 in the world.
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
, a high-calibre go
Go (board game)
Go , is an ancient board game for two players that originated in China more than 2,000 years ago...
player, and a mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
.
Biography
Bruce Amos earned a bachelor's degreeBachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in Civil Engineering
Civil engineering
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...
from Queen's University
Queen's University
Queen's University, , is a public research university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Founded on 16 October 1841, the university pre-dates the founding of Canada by 26 years. Queen's holds more more than of land throughout Ontario as well as Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, England...
in 1968, and represented Queen's in team chess events. Amos completed his doctoral studies in mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
at Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
.
He was awarded the International Master title in 1969 for his high finish at the Canadian Chess Championship
Canadian Chess Championship
This is the list of all the winners of the Canadian Chess Championship, often referred to as the Canadian Closed Championship to distinguish it from the annual Canadian Open tournament. The winner of the Canadian Closed advances to the next stage of the FIDE World Chess Championship cycle...
Zonal at Pointe Claire; Duncan Suttles
Duncan Suttles
Duncan Suttles is an International Grandmaster of chess who was the strongest Canadian player between the eras of Abe Yanofsky and Kevin Spraggett. He is one of the few over-the-board grandmasters who also holds the title of Grandmaster of Correspondence Chess. Suttles has been inactive in...
and Zvonko Vranesic
Zvonko Vranesic
Zvonko Vranesic is a Croatian–Canadian International Master of chess, and an International Master of Correspondence Chess. He is an electrical engineer, a university professor, and a developer of computer chess software....
tied for the top spots. He played twice more in Canadian Zonals. At Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
1972, he scored 9/17, for a shared 9-11th place, and at Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
1975, he scored 9/15 for a shared 5-7th place. Peter Biyiasas
Peter Biyiasas
Peter Biyiasas is a Canadian chess grandmaster. He was Canadian champion in 1972 and 1975, represented Canada with fine success on four Olympiad teams, played in two Interzonals. He moved to the United States in 1979, settling in California. He has been retired from competitive play since the...
won both the 1972 and 1975 Canadian titles.
Amos represented Canada three times at chess Olympiad
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...
s. Amos won the silver medal on board two at the 1971 Student Olympiad at Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
, and Canada won the bronze team medals. In 49 international team games in those four events, he scored (+23 =20 –6), for 67.3 per cent.
- SiegenSiegenSiegen is a city in Germany, in the south Westphalian part of North Rhine-Westphalia.It is located in the district of Siegen-Wittgenstein in the Arnsberg region...
1970 Olympiad, 1st reserve, 9/13 (+7 =4 –2); - Mayagüez 1971 Student Olympiad, board 2, 8/11 (+6 =4 –1), team bronze, board silver;
- SkopjeSkopjeSkopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
1972 Olympiad, 1st reserve, 10.5/15 (+6 =9 –0); - HaifaHaifaHaifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...
1976 Olympiad, board 4, 5.5/10 (+4 =3 –3), Canada placed 8th, its highest-ever finish.
At Reykjavik
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...
1970, Amos narrowly missed a Grandmaster result when he placed 3rd with 11/15, ahead of several Grandmasters, with Guðmundur Sigurjónsson
Guðmundur Sigurjónsson
Guðmundur Sigurjónsson is an Icelandic chess Grandmaster.He became International Master in 1970, grandmaster in 1975 and has won the Icelandic Chess Championship three times . Played for Iceland in the Chess Olympiads of 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984 and 1986...
winning. He played in the 1973 Canadian Open
Canadian Open Chess Championship
The Canadian Open Chess Championship is Canada's Open chess championship, first held in 1956, and held annually since 1973, usually in mid-summer. It is organized by the Chess Federation of Canada....
and U.S. Open
U.S. Open Chess Championship
The U.S. Open Championship is an open national chess championship that has been held in the United States annually since 1900.-History:Through 1938, the tournaments were organized by the Western Chess Association and its successor, the American Chess Federation .The United States Chess Federation ...
. After the 1976 Olympiad, Amos largely gave up competitive chess in favour of go
Go (board game)
Go , is an ancient board game for two players that originated in China more than 2,000 years ago...
, the Oriental board game, and became a top-ranking amateur go player. The site chessgames.com has 10 of his games, while the site mychess.com has 120 of his games. His peak chessmetrics
Chessmetrics
Chessmetrics is a system for rating chess players devised by Jeff Sonas. It is intended as an improvement over the Elo rating system.-Implementation:...
.com rating was 2594 in February 1971, good for #72 in the world.