The Fifteen Strongest Canadian Players in History


Players Born-Died Title Highest Rating Home

Kevin Spraggett

1954-

GM

2652

Montreal; Toronto; Portugal

Igor Ivanov

1947-

IM

2642

USSR; Montreal; USA

Daniel Abraham Yanofsky

1925-2000

GM

2618

Winnipeg Manitoba

Alexandre Lesiege

1975-

GM

2602

Montreal

Duncan Suttles

1945-

GM, GMC

2600

Vancouver B.C.

Peter Biyiasas

1950-

GM

2599

Vancouver B.C.; USA

Zvonko Vranesic

1938-

IM

2593

Toronto

Leon Piasetski

1951-

IM

2564

Montreal; Japan

Bryon Nickoloff

1956-

IM

2557

Toronto

Jean Hebert

1957-

IM, GMC

2549

Montreal

William Henry Kraus Pollock

1859-96

-

2541

UK; Toronto

Mark Bluvshtein

1988-

GM

2539

USSR; Israel; Toronto

Dmitri Tyomkin

1977-

GM

2537

USSR; Israel; Toronto

Povilas (Paul) Vaitonis

1911-1983

IM

2518

Russia; Lithuania; USSR; Hamilton Ontario

Raymond Stone

1953-

IM

2517

Windsor Ontario



Source: http://www3.sympatico.ca/g.giffen/chessincanada.htm .