Photograph courtesy of Nigel Kalton.

Nigel J Kalton
Number of games in database: 42
Years covered: 1962 to 1996
Overall record: +23 -11 =8 (64.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

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A97		Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky (3 games)
A07		King's Indian Attack (3 games)
B94		Sicilian, Najdorf (3 games)
B06		Robatsch (2 games)
D14		Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation (2 games)

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NIGEL J KALTON (born Jun-20-1946, died Aug-31-2010) United Kingdom [what is this?] Nigel Kalton was born on June 20th, 1946. In 1964, he was a member of the Dulwich College Chess Club which came second in the Sunday Times competition. In 1966 he tied for 6th place in the Eastbourne Open. In 1967 and 1968 he represented Cambridge vs. Oxford, scoring 1.5/2. In Warwick, 1970, he placed 1st in the Major Open with 8.5/11. Nigel retired from over-the board play 1976, but found time to play in the IECG 1993-96. He was a distinguished mathematician and taught at the University of Missouri. He passed away peacefully in his sleep in 2010, due to stroke.

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 42  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Hartston vs N J Kalton   0-1 23 1962 Correspondence game C38 King's Gambit Accepted 2. N J Kalton vs Keene   1-0 22 1962 Dulwich College C18 French, Winawer 3. N J Kalton vs Hartston   1-0 27 1962 Correspondence game B06 Robatsch 4. Keene vs N J Kalton   1-0 49 1962 Tournament D68 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical 5. Keene vs N J Kalton   1-0 21 1962 Match game 4 A12 English with b3 6. N J Kalton vs Keene 1-0 25 1963 Match game 3, Bromley B16 Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation 7. Keene vs N J Kalton   1-0 28 1963 Training match, Dlwich D46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 8. N J Kalton vs Keene ½-½ 77 1963 Lady Northcote Cup C45 Scotch Game 9. Keene vs N J Kalton   1-0 13 1963 Match game 2, Bromley D25 Queen's Gambit Accepted 10. Keene vs N J Kalton 0-1 37 1963 Match, Bromley D30 Queen's Gambit Declined 11. N J Kalton vs Keene   0-1 28 1963 Bognor Regis 10 second tourney B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening 12. N J Kalton vs Keene   0-1 18 1963 Match game 5, Bromley B01 Scandinavian 13. N J Kalton vs Keene   0-1 28 1963 6 game match, game 1 E64 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System 14. R C Lemon vs N J Kalton   0-1 32 1964 London Junior Championship B94 Sicilian, Najdorf 15. N J Kalton vs Keene 0-1 22 1964 London Junior Championship E94 King's Indian, Orthodox 16. Keene vs N J Kalton   0-1 43 1964 Training tournament, London D14 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation 17. Tal vs N J Kalton   1-0 23 1964 London B94 Sicilian, Najdorf 18. N J Kalton vs J N Sugden 1-0 24 1964 School match E93 King's Indian, Petrosian System 19. J W Ologhlen vs N J Kalton   0-1 24 1966 Trinity vs. Emmanuel A97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky 20. A R Bracher vs N J Kalton   0-1 31 1966 Training match D50 Queen's Gambit Declined 21. N J Kalton vs D P Thompson   1-0 27 1966 Cambridge U. Championship E12 Queen's Indian 22. P N Kington vs N J Kalton   0-1 45 1967 British Universities Chess Association A84 Dutch 23. D Lees vs N J Kalton   0-1 36 1967 Whitby Open A97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky 24. K M Southern vs N J Kalton   0-1 24 1968 Trinity vs. Jesus B03 Alekhine's Defense 25. N J Kalton vs R W Morgan   1-0 36 1968 Cambridge U. Championship B45 Sicilian, Taimanov  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 42    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Kalton wins | Kalton loses

Mar-12-09    ray keene: NIGEL KALTON- WHO WAS AT DULWICH COLLEGE AND TRINITY COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE WITH ME -IS A HIGHLY DISTINGUISHED MATHEMATICIAN. SEE FOR EXAMPLE: G. Bennett and N.J. Kalton: "Consistency theorems for almost convergence." Trans. Amer. Math. Soc., 198:23--43, 1974. Sep-20-10    ketchuplover: May he RIP Sep-20-10    fm avari viraf: May God Bless His Soul Peace in Heaven,Eternally. Sep-20-10    Marmot PFL: UK spelling, in the US it usually begins with C - Bill Calton Sep-28-10    GrahamClayton: Obituary: http://www.columbiatribune.com/news... Oct-08-10    ray keene: a very good obituary appeared in the times on friday october 8, 2010.on october 23 i plan to write a chess obituary of him in my times chess column.

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