Kevin Spraggett - Highlights

Highlights

• World Open Champion 1983;
• New York Open Champion 1984;
• Commonwealth Champion 1984 (Hong Kong) and 1985 (London);
• Seven Closed Canadian Chess Championship titles (1984, 1986, 1989, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2002);
• Eight Canadian Open Chess Championship titles (1983, 1987, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000);
• Tied first place Canadian Junior Championship 1973-4;
• Canadian Closed Blitz Champion 1996;
• Represented Canada at World Championship Interzonals (1985, Taxco, and 1990, Manila);
• Represented Canada at World Championship Candidates' tournament 1985, Montpellier;
• Represented Canada at World Championship Candidates' matches (1988, 1989); he beat Andrei Sokolov (+2 –1 =9) in 1988 at Saint John, but was then eliminated by Artur Yusupov (+1 –2 =6) in 1989 at Quebec City;
• Represented Canada at World Championship Knockout (1997, 1999);
• Represented Canada at Chess Olympiads (1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002);
• Silver medal, Board 2, Olympiad 2000, Istanbul;
• Top rated Canadian at year-end 23 times (1980, 1982–90, 1992–2000, 2002-5);
• Canadian Chess Hall of Fame 2000;
• Grandmaster Spraggett wrote a column during 2006 with Chess Canada magazine.