CHESS PLAYER

Isaac Kashdan

1905 - 1985

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Isaac Kashdan (November 19, 1905, in New York City – February 20, 1985, in Los Angeles) was an American chess grandmaster and chess writer. He was twice U.S. Open champion (1938, 1947). He played five times for the United States in chess Olympiads, winning a total of nine medals, and his Olympiad record is the all-time best among American players. Kashdan was often called 'der Kleine Capablanca' (German for "The little Capablanca") in Europe because of his ability to extract victories from seemingly even positions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Isaac Kashdan is the 204th most popular chess player (down from 198th in 2019), the 9,875th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,016th in 2019) and the 12th most popular American Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Isaac Kashdan ranks 204 out of 461. Before him are Leonid Shamkovich, Carl Mayet, Jonathan Penrose, Fenny Heemskerk, Gyula Sax, and Irina Levitina. After him are Juan Corzo, Arnold Denker, Alexei Shirov, Nana Ioseliani, Herman Steiner, and Levente Lengyel.

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Among people born in 1905, Isaac Kashdan ranks 353. Before him are Sterling Holloway, Raúl Fernández, Jules Pappaert, Kenneth Rexroth, Dragutin Tadijanović, and Robert Newton. After him are Chick Webb, Pedro Quartucci, Lev Arnshtam, T. Keith Glennan, Pierre Jaccoud, and Ruth Moufang. Among people deceased in 1985, Isaac Kashdan ranks 242. Before him are Fritz Keller, Tom Richards, André Bjerke, Scott Brady, Alfredo Duhalde, and Werner Meyer. After him are Lloyd Nolan, Leni Schmidt, Cemal Reşit Rey, Archie Stark, Jacques de Lacretelle, and Nicholas Colasanto.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Isaac Kashdan ranks 9,877 out of 20,380. Before him are Nancy Travis (1961), David Ray Griffin (1939), Hugo Black (1886), Helen Hunt Jackson (1830), Richard LeParmentier (1946), and Charles Vinci (1933). After him are Method Man (1971), Robert S. Woodworth (1869), Julie Garwood (1946), Ira Davenport (1887), Cedric the Entertainer (1964), and Ron Eldard (1965).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In United States

Among chess players born in United States, Isaac Kashdan ranks 12. Before him are Reuben Fine (1914), Jackson Showalter (1860), Robert Byrne (1928), Israel Albert Horowitz (1907), William Lombardy (1937), and Nick de Firmian (1957). After him are Arnold Denker (1914), Fabiano Caruana (1992), Levy Rozman (1995), Hans Niemann (2003), Joel Benjamin (1964), and Alexandra Botez (1995).

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