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Robert Morrison

Number of games in database: 75
Years covered: 1976 to 1986
Last FIDE rating: 2214
Highest rating achieved in database: 2310
Overall record: +27 -25 =23 (51.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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E92 King's Indian (4 games)
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B45 Sicilian, Taimanov (2 games)
C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed (2 games)
A10 English (2 games)
B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (2 games)
B07 Pirc (2 games)
B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (2 games)

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ROBERT MORRISON
(born Jan-15-1957, 68 years old) Canada

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This FM, along with Lawrence Day and Jozef Polacek tied 1st-3rd in the 1984 Toronto Championship and tied 1st-2nd with Martin Buchholz in the 1982 Toronto Championship. He won the 1981 Toronto Championship outright.

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 page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 75  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. R Morrison vs L Day  0-1381976Ontario OpenB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
2. R Morrison vs L Day  0-1301977Toronto Closed ChampionshipB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
3. A Soltis vs R Morrison  1-028197778th US OpenB51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
4. B Harper vs R Morrison  ½-½261980Canadian OpenC69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation
5. R Morrison vs J Berrocal  1-0501980World Youth U26 Team Championship qual-1C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
6. C de Francisco Sanabria vs R Morrison  0-1161980World Youth U26 Team Championship qual-1B33 Sicilian
7. R Morrison vs Speelman  ½-½411980World Youth U26 Team Championship qual-1B67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7
8. Z Li vs R Morrison  ½-½471980World Youth U26 Team Championship qual-1E66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno
9. D Stoll vs R Morrison  0-1401981Toronto ClosedE64 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System
10. R Stone vs R Morrison  ½-½311981Toronto ClosedB33 Sicilian
11. R Morrison vs J MacPhail  0-1491981Toronto ClosedE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
12. V Dzera vs R Morrison  0-1231981Toronto ClosedE61 King's Indian
13. R Morrison vs D Lavin  1-0221981Toronto ClosedE15 Queen's Indian
14. R Morrison vs J Hebert  0-1701981Canadian OpenE95 King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1
15. S Dupuis vs R Morrison  0-1341981Canadian OpenE88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6
16. Y Gruenfeld vs R Morrison  1-0401981World Youth U26 Team ChampionshipC92 Ruy Lopez, Closed
17. R Morrison vs M Karp  1-0271981World Youth U26 Team ChampionshipB16 Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation
18. Kasparov vs R Morrison 1-0271981World Youth U26 Team ChampionshipE92 King's Indian
19. R Morrison vs D H Campora  0-1741981World Youth U26 Team ChampionshipA28 English
20. J L Guerra Osio vs R Morrison 0-1251981World Youth U26 Team ChampionshipB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
21. C Arduman vs R Morrison  0-1401981World Youth U26 Team ChampionshipA30 English, Symmetrical
22. R Morrison vs T Binham  ½-½181981World Youth U26 Team ChampionshipC05 French, Tarrasch
23. S Kindermann vs R Morrison 0-1641981World Youth U26 Team ChampionshipB07 Pirc
24. A Kuligowski vs R Morrison  ½-½301981World Youth U26 Team ChampionshipA57 Benko Gambit
25. R Morrison vs I Kourkounakis  1-0261982Toronto ClosedE90 King's Indian
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