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Nigel J Kalton
N J Kalton 
Photograph courtesy of Nigel Kalton.  

Number of games in database: 53
Years covered: 1962 to 1996
Overall record: +24 -13 =16 (60.4%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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NIGEL J KALTON
(born Jun-20-1946, died Aug-31-2010, 64 years old) United Kingdom

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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.

Wikipedia article: Nigel Kalton


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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Keene vs N J Kalton  1-0491962TournamentD68 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical
2. N J Kalton vs W Hartston  1-0271962Correspondence gameB06 Robatsch
3. W Hartston vs N J Kalton  0-1231962Correspondence gameC38 King's Gambit Accepted
4. Keene vs N J Kalton  1-0211962Match game 4A12 English with b3
5. N J Kalton vs Keene  1-0221962Dulwich CollegeC18 French, Winawer
6. Keene vs N J Kalton 1-0131963Match game 2, BromleyD25 Queen's Gambit Accepted
7. N J Kalton vs Keene 1-0251963Match game 3, BromleyB16 Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation
8. N J Kalton vs Keene  0-1181963Match game 5, BromleyB01 Scandinavian
9. Keene vs N J Kalton 0-1371963Match, BromleyD30 Queen's Gambit Declined
10. N J Kalton vs Keene  0-12819636 game match, game 1E64 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System
11. N J Kalton vs Keene ½-½771963Lady Northcote CupC45 Scotch Game
12. Keene vs N J Kalton  1-0281963Training match, DlwichD46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
13. N J Kalton vs Keene  0-1281963Bognor Regis 10 second tourneyB00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
14. N J Kalton vs J N Sugden 1-0241964School matchE93 King's Indian, Petrosian System
15. R Lemon vs N J Kalton  0-1321964London Junior ChampionshipB94 Sicilian, Najdorf
16. Keene vs N J Kalton  0-1431964Training tournament, LondonD14 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation
17. N J Kalton vs Keene 0-1221964London Junior ChampionshipE94 King's Indian, Orthodox
18. Tal vs N J Kalton 1-0231964Simul, 20bB94 Sicilian, Najdorf
19. N J Kalton vs D P Thompson  1-0271966Cambridge U. ChampionshipE12 Queen's Indian
20. A R Bracher vs N J Kalton  0-1311966Training matchD50 Queen's Gambit Declined
21. J W Ologhlen vs N J Kalton  0-1241966Trinity vs. EmmanuelA97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky
22. P N Kington vs N J Kalton  0-1451967British Universities Chess AssociationA84 Dutch
23. D Lees vs N J Kalton  0-1361967Whitby OpenA97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky
24. N J Kalton vs R W Morgan  1-0361968Cambridge U. ChampionshipB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
25. K M Southern vs N J Kalton  0-1241968Trinity vs. JesusB03 Alekhine's Defense
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Kibitzer's Corner
Mar-12-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  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
Premium Chessgames Member
  ketchuplover: May he RIP
Sep-20-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  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
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: Obituary: http://www.columbiatribune.com/news...
Oct-08-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  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.
Aug-08-23
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  perfidious: Another quite competent player who called it a day at that often lethal chessic age of 64.

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