Kim Commons (23 July 1951 — 23 June 2015) was an American chess International Master (IM) and Chess Olympiad winner.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 July 1951 Lancaster, California, U.S. |
| Died | 23 June 2015 (aged 63) Mesa, Arizona, U.S. |
| Chess career | |
| Country | United States |
| Title | International Master (1976) |
| Peak rating | 2485 (January 1978) |
Biography
editIn 1971, Kim Commons won California State Chess Championship, ahead of James Tarjan. In 1974, he tied with Peter Biyiasas for the American Open title.[1] In 1976, he won three International Chess Tournaments in Bulgaria: Varna, Plovdiv and Primorsko.
Commons played for the United States in the 22nd Chess Olympiad in Haifa, winning team and individual gold medals with six wins, three draws and no losses.[2]
He also played for United States in two World student team championships:[3]
- In 1972, on the second reserve board in the 19th World Student Team Chess Championship in Graz (+6, =3, -2),
- In 1977, on first board in the 22nd World Student Team Chess Championship in Mexico City (+3, =3, -2).
In 1976, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title.
Commons played first board for the Marina High School (Huntington Beach, CA) chess team and that team won the very strong Orange County High School Chess Championship in his junior and senior years, beating a strong Servite High School (Anaheim, CA) both years. Commons stopped playing chess in later years.
He received a bachelor's degree in physics from University of California. For the second half of his life he lived in Arizona, where he was the founder and owner of Club Red, a Mesa music club.[4]
References
edit- ↑ "California Chess History". www.chessdryad.com. Archived from the original on 2019-09-12. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
- ↑ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Kim Commons". www.olimpbase.org.
- ↑ "OlimpBase :: World Student Team Chess Championship :: Kim Commons". www.olimpbase.org.
- ↑ Leatherman, Benjamin (June 24, 2015). "Club Red Owner Kim Commons Passes Away". Phoenix New Times.
External links
edit- Kim Commons player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Kim Commons chess games at 365chess.com
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