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Kim S Commons
Number of games in database: 85
Years covered: 1969 to 1982
Last FIDE rating: 2445
Overall record: +27 -33 =25 (46.5%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 King's Indian (11) 
    E97 E66 E95 E75 E63
 Sicilian (9) 
    B42 B29 B90 B84 B92
 Queen's Indian (4) 
    E14 E12
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (9) 
    B81 B67 B94 B47 B52
 Caro-Kann (6) 
    B14 B18 B10 B13
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   K Commons vs P Peev, 1976 1-0
   K Commons vs Reshevsky, 1974 1-0

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KIM S COMMONS
(born Jul-23-1951) United States of America
[what is this?]
Kim Steven Commons was born in Lancaster, California in 1951. In 1972, he won the California State Championship. He was awarded the IM title in 1976 and in that year won three international tournaments in Bulgaria: Plovdiv, Primorsko (1st=) and Odessos. He also played for the USA olympic team in 1976, winning both individual and team gold medals.

 page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 85  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. T Weinberger vs K Commons  1-041 1969 Pacific Southwest OpenA49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4
2. K Commons vs S Schwartz  0-127 1971 72nd US openB17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation
3. K Commons vs Reshevsky 0-132 1971 72nd U.S. OpenE60 King's Indian Defense
4. K Commons vs E Nash  1-034 1971 USA-72chB29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein
5. K Commons vs J Weber  ½-½46 1972 Lone PineE14 Queen's Indian
6. A Karklins vs K Commons 1-025 1972 Lone PineB81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack
7. K Commons vs T Hay  1-048 1972 Lone PineE63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation
8. K Commons vs Martinovsky  1-032 1972 Lone PineE69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line
9. Gligoric vs K Commons 1-054 1972 Lone PineD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
10. Bisguier vs K Commons  0-162 1972 Lone PineE12 Queen's Indian
11. Browne vs K Commons  0-162 1972 Lone PineC00 French Defense
12. K Commons vs E Paoli  1-036 1973 NorristownD18 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch
13. Suttles vs K Commons  0-132 1973 ChicagoA07 King's Indian Attack
14. A Mengarini vs K Commons  ½-½30 1973 Lone PineC00 French Defense
15. K Commons vs G S DeFotis  ½-½25 1973 ChicagoB93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
16. K Commons vs Pilnik  0-142 1973 NorristownA65 Benoni, 6.e4
17. Tarjan vs K Commons 1-031 1973 Chicago IntC73 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense
18. K Commons vs Zuckerman  1-045 1974 US ChampionshipE97 King's Indian
19. K Commons vs A Karklins  1-034 1974 US ChampionshipE10 Queen's Pawn Game
20. Benko vs K Commons  1-060 1974 US ChampionshipE08 Catalan, Closed
21. Huebner vs K Commons  1-058 1974 HoustonD41 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
22. K Rogoff vs K Commons  1-042 1974 US ChampionshipD47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
23. K Commons vs Bisguier ½-½19 1974 US ChampionshipC69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4
24. L C Gilden vs K Commons  1-045 1974 US ChampionshipB56 Sicilian
25. K Commons vs Mednis  0-175 1974 HoustonD47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
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Kibitzer's Corner
Feb-18-05  MidnightDuffer: Commons and Dieter Mohrlock ; both of these players had some good playing days, though it is not that well known, between them, wins against Anand, Schmid and Nunn,
May-07-05
Premium Chessgames Member		  perfidious: A side note : Kim Commons was briefly married to a woman named Kim. I almost busted a gut when I read that one!
May-13-05
Premium Chessgames Member		  kevin86: <perfidious> They could have been married in Korea,where Kim is the most common name.
May-13-05  Resignation Trap: IM Kim Commons was a member of the victorious USA team at the Haifa Olimpiad in 1976. In fact, he had the best score of the entire event! http://www.olimpbase.org/1976/1976u... . It is a pity that http://www.chessgames.com has none of his games from this event.
May-13-05
Premium Chessgames Member		  Calli: <Resignation Trap> Good point! I would say Kim's result was an un-Commons-ly good one :->
Jul-23-06  BIDMONFA: Kim S Commons

COMMONS, Kim
http://www.bidmonfa.com/commons_kim...
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Aug-15-06
Premium Chessgames Member		  Albertan: Resignation Trap: IM Kim Commons was a member of the victorious USA team at the Haifa Olimpiad in 1976. In fact, he had the best score of the entire event! http://www.olimpbase.org/1976/1976u... . It is a pity that http://www.chessgames.com has none of his games from this event.

I found them or at least some of them:)
Now someone on the chessgames.com staff can place them in the database for you :)

[Event "Haifa ol (Men)"]
[Site "Haifa"]
[Date "1976.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Commons, Kim S"]
[Black "Hammer, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1976.11.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]

1.c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 Nbd7 5. e4 c6 6. Be2 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Be3 Qc7 10. Rad1 Re8 11. d5 c5 12. Ne1 Nb6 13. h3 a6 14. Rb1 Nfd7 15. b4 cxb4 16. Rxb4 Nc5 17. Nd3 Nbd7 18. Rfb1 f5 19. f3 Bf6 20. Nxc5 dxc5 21. R4b3 f4 22. Bf2 Bd8 23. Bf1 Qd6 24. h4 Rb8 25. g3 Rf8 26. Ne2 g5 27. hxg5 Bxg5 28. Bh3 b6 29. Be6+ Kg7 30. Qb2 Rf6 31. gxf4 Bxf4 32. Nxf4 1-0

[Event "Haifa ol (Men)"]
[Site "Haifa"]
[Date "1976.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Commons, Kim S"]
[Black "Scholz Solis, Guillermo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A56"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1976.11.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. d5 d6 7. e4 e5 8. g3 Nbd7 9. Bg2 a6 10. a4 b6 11. O-O Ne8 12. Ne1 g6 13. Bh6 Ng7 14. f4 Rb8 15. Nd3 Bf6 16. Qd2 exf4 17. gxf4 Bd4+ 18. Kh1 f5 19. Bg5 Bf6 20. Rae1 Re8 21. exf5 gxf5 22. h4 h6 23. Rxe8+ Nxe8 24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25. Qf2 Ng7 26. Kh2 Bb7 27. Re1 Re8 28. Rxe8+ Nxe8 29. Kh3 Ng7 30. Bf3 Bc8 31. Qe3 Kf8 32. Ne2 a5 33. Nc3 Ba6 34. Nb5 Bxb5 35. axb5 Qd8 36. Nc1 Qf6 37. Qd2 Ke7 38. Ne2 Kd8 39. Qc3 Qxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Haifa ol (Men)"]
[Site "Haifa"]
[Date "1976.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Cooper, John Grantley"]
[Black "Commons, Kim S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E31"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1976.11.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bh4 c5 6. d5 d6 7. e3 g5 8. Bg3 Ne4 9. Qc2 Qf6 10. Rc1 exd5 11. cxd5 Bf5 12. Bd3 Qg6 13. Ke2 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Nd7 15.c4 b5 16. cxb5 a6 17. b6 Nxb6 18. Nf3 Nxg3+ 19. hxg3 Bxd3+ 20. Qxd3 Qxd3+ 21.Kxd3 Nxd5 22. Nxg5 Ke7 23. Ne4 Nb4+ 24. Ke2 Nxa2 25. Rc2 Nb4 26. Rd2 c4 27. Rxd6 f5 28. Rb6 Nd5 29. Rb7+ Ke6 30. Nc5+ Kd6 31. Na4 Kc6 32. Rf7 Rab8 33. Rxf5 Rb4 34. e4 Rxa4 35. Rxd5 Ra2+ 36. Ke3 Ra3+ 37. Kd4 Ra2 38. Ke3 Ra3+ 39. Kd4 Ra2 40. Rc5+ Kd6 41. Rf5 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Haifa ol (Men)"]
[Site "Haifa"]
[Date "1976.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nunn, John DM"]
[Black "Commons, Kim S"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B60"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1976.11.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nc6 7. Bxf6 gxf6 8. Be2 Qb6 9. Nb3 f5 10. Nd5 Qd8 11. exf5 Bxf5 12. O-O Bg7 13. Bd3 Bg6 14. f4 e6 15. Ne3 Qb6 16. Qf3 Bxd3 17. cxd3 Nd4 18. Nxd4 Bxd4 19. Rae1 Qxb2 20. f5 e5 21. Kh1 Bxe3 22. Qxe3 Rg8 23. Rf2 Qb4 24. Qc1 Rd8 25. f6 Rg6 26. Re4 Qb6 27. Rf3 Kd7 28. Rc4 Rdg8 29. Rc2 Rg4 30. d4 Rxd4 31. Rfc3 Rb4 32. Rc7+ Ke6 33. Qf1 Rf4 34. Qe2 Kxf6 35. h3 Kg7 36. g3 Kh8 37. Rc1 Rf2 38. Qd3 Qb2 39. R1c2 Rxc2 0-1

Aug-15-06
Premium Chessgames Member		  Albertan: [Event "Haifa ol (Men)"]
[Site "Haifa"]
[Date "1976.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Rubanraut, Serge"]
[Black "Commons, Kim S"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1976.11.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. d3 Bg4 5. Nbd2 e6 6. h3 Bh5 7. e4 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. g4 Bg6 10. Ne5 Nbd7 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. f4 dxe4 13. dxe4 e5 14. f5 Nc5 15. Kh2 Qd4 16. Qe2 Rad8 17. Nb3 Qa4 18. Nxc5 Bxc5 19. Bg5 Rd7 20. b3 Qb5 21. c4 Qb6 22. Rad1 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Nh7 24. Bh4 Bd4 25. Rd3 a5 26. Be1 Qc5 27. Rd1 Rd8 28. Kh1 Rd6 29. Bf1 Qa3 30. h4 Nf6 31. fxg6 fxg6 32. Bh3 a4 33. Qc2 Rd8 34. Rd3 Nxe4 35. Rf3 Nd6 36. Qxg6 Qc1 37. Rf1 Qe3 38. Qe6+ Kh8 39. Bg2 Ne4 40. Qe7 Bb6 41. Kh2 Nf6 42. g5 Ng4+ 43. Kh1 axb3 44. axb3 Rd1 45. Rf8+ Kh7 46. g6+ Kh6 47. Rh8+ Kxg6 48. Qe8+ Kf5 49. Qh5+ Kf6 50. Rf8+ Ke7 51. Qf7+ Kd6 52. c5+ Qxc5 53. Qf1 Ne3 54. Qe2 Qc2 55. Bf1 0-1

[Event "Haifa ol (Men)"]
[Site "Haifa"]
[Date "1976.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sanguinetti, Raul"]
[Black "Commons, Kim S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A32"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1976.11.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. g3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qb6 7. e3 Nc6 8. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 9. Qd2 Qxd2+ 10. Nxd2 d6 11. Bg2 Bd7 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Nxd4 14. exd4 Rc8 15. Bd3 a5 16. Kd2 Ke7 17. Rhe1 Rb8 18. Rac1 g6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Haifa ol (Men)"]
[Site "Haifa"]
[Date "1976.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Silva, M."]
[Black "Commons, Kim S"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1976.11.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c5 3. Bxf6 gxf6 4. dxc5 Qa5+ 5. Nc3 Qxc5 6. e3 Nc6 7. Nge2 e6 8. Ng3 Be7 9. Be2 d5 10. Bh5 f5 11. Qe2 Bf6 12. Nb5 Bxb2 13. Rb1 Bc3+ 14. Kf1 Be5 15. f4 Bb8 16. Rb3 a6 17. Nc3 b5 18. Nd1 a5 19. Rc3 Qd6 20. Bxf7+ Kxf7 21.Qh5+ Ke7 22. Qg5+ Ke8 23. Nh5 Ra7 24. Ke2 b4 25. Nf6+ Kf7 26. Qh6 bxc3 27. Nh5 Qf8 0-1

[Event "Haifa ol (Men)"]
[Site "Haifa"]
[Date "1976.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Swanson, Stephen"]
[Black "Commons, Kim S"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B53"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "1976.11.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Qd7 6. c4 Nxd4 7. Nxd4 a6 8. Bxd7+ Bxd7 9. b3 b5 10. cxb5 axb5 11. Nc3 Rb8 12. a4 b4 13. Nd5 e6 14. Ne3 Nf6 15. f3 e5 16. Ndc2 Be6 17. Rb1 d5 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Ne3 Be6 21.Bd2 Be7 22. Ke2 O-O 23. Rhc1 Rfc8 24. Rxc8+ Rxc8 25. Rb2 Kf8 26. a5 Ra8 27. Nc2 Rxa5 28. Bxb4 Bxb4 29. Nxb4 Rb5 30. Nd3 Bxb3 31. Kd2 f6 32. Kc3 Ba4 33. Ra2 Bd1 34. Rd2 Rb1 35. Nc5 Rc1+ 36. Kb4 Bc2 37. Rd8+ Kf7 38. Rd7+ Kg6 39. Ne6 Bf5 40. Rxg7+ Kh6 41. Re7 Bxe6 42. Rxe6 Kg6 43. h4 h5 44. Re8 Kf7 45. Rh8 Rg1 46. Rxh5 Rxg2 47. Rh7+ Kg6 48. Ra7 Rg3 49. Ra3 Kf5 50. Kc4 Kf4 51. Kd5 Rh3 52. Ke6 f5 53. Ra5 Rxh4 54. Rxe5 Rh6+ 55. Kd5 Rh8 56. Re7 Kxf3 57. Ke5 f4 58. Rf7 Ke3 59.Kf5 f3 60. Re7+ Kf2 61. Ra7 Rh4 62. Rg7 Kf1 63. Kg5 Rb4 64. Kh5 f2 65. Re7 Kg2 0-1

Aug-15-06  Resignation Trap: Commons had a close shave in the Rubinraut game at Haifa.

After 44 moves, here was the position with White to move:


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Rubinraut played 45.Rf8+ and eventually lost. Can you find something better?

Aug-15-06  dehanne: 45.Qe8+ seems like a wrap.
Aug-15-06  hangingenprise: trap: i like g-6.
Aug-15-06  rover: g6 Nf6 is not very clear becouse Rxf6?? Qg1 mate. However 45.Qe8+ Kh7 46.g6+ Kh6 47.Qh8+ Kxg6 48.h5+ Kg5 49.Qxg7+ Kxh5 50. Rf5 and mate next move.
Aug-16-06  Resignation Trap: Right, White missed a forced mate in 7.
Apr-20-09  Dredge Rivers: Kim Commons. What a tragedy! :)
Mar-15-10
Premium Chessgames Member		  dzechiel: Kim Commons. I played (and lost) my first game of 5-minute chess against Kim Commons back in 1969.
Jul-23-10
Premium Chessgames Member		  wordfunph: with his collection of GM scalps, Kim Commons is undoubtedly a GM-caliber player.
Jul-23-11  TheBish: I had a friend who knew Kim Commons, and he told me he was a GM, so I just took it on face value all these years that he was! Maybe he meant he was GM-caliber, don't know. My friend told me Kim quit chess to make money in real estate (back when it was quite lucrative).
Oct-03-11
Premium Chessgames Member		  waustad: Tragedy? Lots of people leave chess as a profession. It isn't that easy making a living playing a board game.
Jan-15-13
Premium Chessgames Member		  Abdel Irada: <kevin86: <perfidious> They could have been married in Korea,where Kim is the most common name.>

Ladies and gentlemen ... give it up for the stylings of Kim and Kim Kim!
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