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Kim Commons

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Kim Commons
CountryUnited States
Born(1951-07-23)23 July 1951
Lancaster, California, United States
Died23 June 2015(2015-06-23) (aged 63)
Mesa, Arizona, United States
TitleInternational Master (1976)
Peak rating2485 (January 1978)

Kim Commons (23 July 1951 — 23 June 2015) was an American chess International Master (IM) and Chess Olympiad winner.

Biography

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In 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 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

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  1. ^ "California Chess History". www.chessdryad.com.
  2. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Kim Commons". www.olimpbase.org.
  3. ^ "OlimpBase :: World Student Team Chess Championship :: Kim Commons". www.olimpbase.org.
  4. ^ Leatherman, Benjamin (June 24, 2015). "Club Red Owner Kim Commons Passes Away". Phoenix New Times.
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