| Peter Biyiasas | |
|---|---|
 Biyiasas at the Wijk an Zee Tournament, 1980 | |
| Country | Canada (until 1979) United States (since 1979) |
| Born | November 19, 1950 (age 74) Athens, Greece |
| Title | Grandmaster (1978) |
| FIDE rating | 2450 (November 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2485 (January 1979) |
Peter Biyiasas (born November 19, 1950) is a Canadian chess grandmaster.[1][2][3][4] He was Canadian champion in 1972 and 1975, represented Canada with success on four Olympiad teams, and played in two Interzonals. He moved to the United States in 1979, settling in California. He retired from competitive play in the mid-1980s to work as a computer programmer. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, he was a frequent training partner of Bobby Fischer, who stayed at his home in San Francisco for extended periods.[5]
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