Canadian Chess Biographies

Researched, compiled, written and copyright 2000-11 by David Cohen. Last updated: 2011.12.12.
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Kagramanov, Dalia
Kagramanov, Dina
Kalotay, Andrew
Kaltenecker, Joseph
Kaminker, Harry
Kerr, Ray
Khassanov, Marat
Khaziyeva, Dinara
Khoudgarian, Natalia
Kirton, Neil
Kitces, Samuel
Kittson, Henry
Kiviaho, Robert
Kleinman, Michael
Kleinman, Robert
Knox, Alex
Knox, Christopher
Koliada, Timour
Kopec, Danny
Kovalyov, Anton
Kraiouchkine, Nikita
Krnan, Tomas
Krstic, Slobodan (Bob)
Krupnov, Maxim
Kuprejanov, George
Kurtz, Murray
Kuznecov, Alex

Dalia Kagramanov

2010 Represented Canada at Women's Olympiad
2009 Canadian Girls Under-16 Champion
2008 Canadian Girls Under-16 Champion
2006 Ontario Girls Under-14 Champion
2005 1st place, Ontario Girls Grade 6 Championship
2005 1st place, Ontario Girls Under-12 Championship
2003 Ontario Girls Grade 4 Champion

Contributor (photo): Dalia Kagramanov.

Dina Kagramanov

2010 Represented Canada at Women's World Championship
2010 Represented Canada at Women's Olympiad
2009 Awarded Woman International Master title
2009 Canadian Women's Champion
2008 Represented Canada at Women's Olympiad
2006 Tied first place Canadian and Ontario Women's Championship
2005 Toronto Women's Champion
2004 Awarded Woman FIDE Master title
2004 Ontario Girls Under-18 Champion
2003 Canadian Girls Under-18 Champion
2002 Represented Canada at Women's Olympiad; Woman International Master Norm
2002 Ontario Women's Champion
2000 Represented Canada World Girls Under-14 Championship
1999 Represented Canada World Girls Under-18 Championship
1998 Represented Canada World Youth Rapid Girls Under-12 Championship

Contributor (photo): Dina Kagramanov.

Andrew Kalotay

Represented Canada at Olympiad 1966

Joseph Kaltenecker

Played Canadian Championship 1965

Harry Kaminker

FIDE Master 1986
Represented Canada on Group 'B' 1st place team at World Youth Team Championship 1980
Represented Canada at World Youth Team Championship 1978

Ray Kerr

(Ray Krznaric)

Belgrade Champion 1951
Mladost Chess Club Champion 1951
2nd place Ontario Open Championship 1956
1st place Ontario Easter Open 1964
2nd place British Columbia Championship 1965
Played Canadian Championship (1965, 1969)

Marat Khassanov

FIDE Master 1999

Dinara Khaziyeva

Woman International Master 2004
Canadian Women's Champion 2004
Quebec Women's Champion 1998
Represented Canada at Women's Olympiads (2002, 2004, 2006)
Represented Canada World Girls Junior Championship 2000
Represented Canada World Girls Under-12 Championship 1998

Natalia Khoudgarian

2011 Canadian Women's Champion
2008 Represented Canada at Women's Olympiad on Board 1; Co-captain, Women's Team
1996-2007 Top rated female Canadian at Year-end 12 times in a row
2007 Canadian Women's Champion
2006 Represented Canada at Women's Olympiad
2006 Represented Canada at Women's World Championship
2006 Canadian Women's Champion
2006 Ontario Women's Champion
1996 Woman International Master
1996 Represented Canada at Women's Olympiad

Contributor (photo): Natalia Khoudgarian.

Neil Kirton

Played Canadian Championship 1978

Samuel Kitces

(1913-99)

Lived Montreal 1920-45; attended McGill University, where he started playing chess; lived Ottawa 1945-1956; then moved to USA
Played Correspondence chess 1940s-1999; played tournaments until 1970s
Canadian Correspondence Champion 1948, 1950
Ottawa Champion 1955

Sources: Kitces family; O'Keefe Trophy for the Ottawa Championship (first winner).

Henry Kittson

(1849-1926)

Played Canadian Championship 1924
First place Cincinnati Commercial Gazette Correspondence Tournament 1882

Robert Kiviaho

Piano player, teacher, arranger
Correspondence International Grandmaster 1984
Canadian Correspondence Champion 1979

Michael Kleinman

2011 Awarded FIDE Master title
2011 Canadian Grade 11 Champion
2011 7th place, Canadian Championship; qualified FIDE Master title
2011 1st place, Ontario Grade 11 Championship
2011 Ontario Junior Champion
2010 Ontario Champion
2009 1st place, Toronto Closed Championship, Reserves Section
2006 1st place, Canadian Under-12 Championship
2004 Ontario Grade 4 Champion
2003 Canadian Grade 3 Champion
2003 Ontario Grade 3 Champion
2001 Canadian Grade 1 Champion

Robert Kleinman

Top student in Toronto Public School Board graduating class, 99.8% average, 2007-8
Spare time: chess team, North Toronto Collegiate

Source: Toronto Star 2008.08.25, p.A6

Alex Knox

International Arbiter 1994
3rd place Canadian Correspondence Championship 1961
5th place Canadian Correspondence Championship 1958

Christopher Knox

2004-9, 2011 Canadian Scholastic Champion each of Grades 1-6 and 8
2009 Tied record for most consecutive national scholastic championships, 6
2007 Canadian Under-10 Champion
2003 Ontario Kindergarden Champion

Timour Koliada

FIDE Master
Canadian Junior Champion 1994
Canadian Junior Blitz Champion 1994

Danny Kopec

International Master 1985
University professor
Co-developer with Ivan Bratko of Bratko-Kopec Test at Machine Intelligence Research Unit at University of Edinburgh 1980, which measures the progress of computer chess programs, as well as the playing strength of humans
PhD. U. Edinburgh 1983 in Machine Intelligence
Tought at McGill 83-84, Carleton 92-93
Played Canadian Championship 1984
1st place Scottish Championship 1980,1981
Invented and developed the Kopec System in the Sicilian Defence