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John Kalish

Number of games in database: 30
Years covered: 1966 to 1979
Overall record: +9 -10 =11 (48.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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C35 King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham (2 games)
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C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O (2 games)
B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen (2 games)
E98 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1 (2 games)
C38 King's Gambit Accepted (2 games)


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JOHN KALISH
(born May-03-1937, died May-25-2001, 64 years old) United States of America

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John Peter Kalish was an International Master Correspondence (IMC) player. Kalish has won the championship of Okinawa 25 consecutive times (from 1959 to 1984). In 1976 he tied for first with Victor Palciauskas in the 2nd North American Invitational Correspondence Chess Championship (winning on tie-break). He took last place in the 10th World Chess Correspondence Championship (1978-1984). The event was won by Palciuskas. He learned chess at the age of 16.

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 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 30  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. J Kalish vs E Dunphy 1-0191966Casual gameC30 King's Gambit Declined
2. Z Sarosy vs J Kalish  0-1271976cr NAICCC IIE98 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1
3. N A Preo vs J Kalish  ½-½571976cr NAICCC IID00 Queen's Pawn Game
4. B L Neff vs J Kalish  0-1301976cr NAICCC IIC26 Vienna
5. R McLellan vs J Kalish  0-1451976cr NAICCC IIC72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O
6. J Kalish vs Z Vranesic  1-0451976cr NAICCC IIB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
7. J Kalish vs N Tener  0-1321976cr NAICCC IIC49 Four Knights
8. J Kalish vs A Prystenski  ½-½411976cr NAICCC IIC12 French, McCutcheon
9. J Kalish vs W Muir  1-0241976cr NAICCC IIC38 King's Gambit Accepted
10. J Kalish vs Z Leskowsky  1-0621976cr NAICCC IIC38 King's Gambit Accepted
11. S Greene vs J Kalish  0-1201976cr NAICCC IID31 Queen's Gambit Declined
12. J Kalish vs V Palciauskas  ½-½291976cr NAICCC IIC35 King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham
13. A A Keske vs J Kalish  ½-½231976USCF Absolute-ch corrE07 Catalan, Closed
14. J Kalish vs A A Keske  ½-½291976USCF Absolute-ch corrC19 French, Winawer, Advance
15. J Kalish vs H Sorensen  ½-½27197810th Correspondence World ChampionshipC69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation
16. K E Engel vs J Kalish  ½-½40197810th Correspondence World ChampionshipE63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation
17. J Kalish vs J Svenningsson  ½-½25197810th Correspondence World ChampionshipC63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense
18. J Kalish vs Y Estrin 1-041197810th Correspondence World ChampionshipB80 Sicilian, Scheveningen
19. J Kalish vs W Seeliger  ½-½60197810th Correspondence World ChampionshipC00 French Defense
20. J Kalish vs M Kletsel  0-130197810th Correspondence World ChampionshipB84 Sicilian, Scheveningen
21. M Govbinder vs J Kalish  1-053197810th Correspondence World ChampionshipE98 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1
22. J A Muhana vs J Kalish  1-045197810th Correspondence World ChampionshipC71 Ruy Lopez
23. J M Boey vs J Kalish 1-028197810th Correspondence World ChampionshipC73 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense
24. J Kalish vs K Maeder  ½-½70197810th Correspondence World ChampionshipB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
25. R Kauranen vs J Kalish  1-038197810th Correspondence World ChampionshipC75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jul-06-15  ljfyffe: Kalish scored 3 and one half out of a possible15
in the CC Championship Final X.
May-15-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: Kalish was born in San Diego, and moved to Okinawa to be the Japanese agent for the American Fidelity Life Insurance Company. He wrote a weekly chess column in the "Okinawa Star" newspaper.
May-15-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: Yet another player for the roster who passed on at the chessic age of 64.
May-15-21  macer75: lol... I didn't know this guy played chess before becoming governor of Ohio.
May-16-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: The things one learns on, of all places, a website devoted to chess.
May-16-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  beatgiant: <macer75> What's even more impressive is he died before becoming governor of Ohio... in whatever bizarro world we're discussing.

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