Charles Kalme (November 15, 1939–2003) was an International Master of chess recognized by FIDE, the World Chess Federation. November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The title International Master is awarded to outstanding chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. Instituted in 1950, it is a lifetime title, in chess literature usually abbreviated as IM. FIDE also awards the lower title of FIDE master (FM) and the higher title of Grandmaster (GM). ... Many countries claim to have invented the chess game in some incipient form. ... The Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation is an international organization that connects the various national chess federations around the world. ...

Kalme was born in Riga, Latvia on November 15, 1939. At the conclusion of World War II, Kalme and what was left of his family fled Latvia, lived for years in a Displaced Persons Camp in Germany and finally arrived in Philadelphia in the United States in 1951. Riga (RÄ«ga in Latvian), the capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of River Daugava, at 56°58′ N 24°8′ E. Riga is the largest city in the Baltic states and serves as a major cultural, educational, political, financial, commercial and industrial... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was by far the bloodiest and most expensive war in history, estimated... Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ...

Kalme won the U.S. Junior Chess Championship in both 1954 and 1955. In 1960, he played on the U.S. Team in the World Student Team Championship in Leningrad, USSR. The U.S. team won the World Championship, the only time the U.S. has ever won that event. Kalme won two gold medals, one for the team and the other for his individual result on board two. Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea. ... A gold medal will generally represent the highest award for achievement in a non-military field, with no restriction on eligibility. ...

Kalme also became a master of contract bridge. He sometimes played as a partner of Michael Lawrence, who was a member of the world champion bridge team, the Dallas Aces. Contract bridge, usually known simply as bridge, is a trick-taking card game for four players who form two partnerships, or sides. The partners on each side sit opposite one another. ... Michael Lawrence is the co-author of Poppykettle Papers with Robert Ingpen, (among many other works of his own). ...

Kalme had a Ph.D. degree in mathematics and became a professor of mathematics at the University of California at Berkeley. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Mathematics Wikiquote has a collection of quotations by or about: Mathematics Look up Mathematics in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Wikimedia Commons has more media related to: Mathematics Bogomolny, Alexander: Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles. ... The University of California, Berkeley (also known as Cal, UC Berkeley, UCB, or simply Berkeley) is a prestigious, public, coeducational university situated in the foothills of Berkeley, California to the east of San Francisco Bay, overlooking the Golden Gate and its bridge. ...

When the Republic of Latvia got its freedom from the Soviet Union, Kalme returned to his native Latvia, where he died in 2003.

External links

• FIDE rating card for Charles Kalme