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Kalju Vark

Number of games in database: 35
Years covered: 1956 to 1971
Overall record: +6 -21 =8 (28.6%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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KALJU VARK
(born Dec-17-1928, died Jun-10-2013, 84 years old) Estonia

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 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 35  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. R Renter vs K Vark  0-1521956Estonian ChampionshipD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
2. K Vark vs I Nei  1-0421956Estonian ChampionshipA16 English
3. K Vark vs Gipslis  0-1571957URS-ch qfA41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6)
4. H Luik vs K Vark  ½-½441957URS-ch qfC77 Ruy Lopez
5. A Shagalovich vs K Vark  1-0301957URS-ch qfC64 Ruy Lopez, Classical
6. V Kirillov vs K Vark  1-0411957URS-ch qfA13 English
7. K Vark vs Y Zelinsky  1-0551957URS-ch qfD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
8. G Uusi vs K Vark  1-0291957URS-ch qfD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
9. K Vark vs A Roizman  0-1581957URS-ch qfA17 English
10. R Skuja vs K Vark  1-0311957URS-ch qfC45 Scotch Game
11. K Vark vs M Ostrauskas  ½-½501957URS-ch qfD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
12. K Vark vs K Zvorykina  1-0571957URS-ch qfA34 English, Symmetrical
13. I Zilber vs K Vark  1-0311957URS-ch qfA34 English, Symmetrical
14. J Klavins vs K Vark  1-0311957URS-ch qfC45 Scotch Game
15. K Vark vs A Sokolsky  ½-½361957URS-ch qfE12 Queen's Indian
16. V Rozhdestvensky vs K Vark  ½-½281957URS-ch qfC45 Scotch Game
17. K Vark vs A Petersons  0-1471957URS-ch qfA16 English
18. K Vark vs Boleslavsky  0-1411957URS-ch qfA17 English
19. K Vark vs I Vistaneckis  1-0391957URS-ch qfC91 Ruy Lopez, Closed
20. K Vark vs Suetin 0-1611957URS-ch qfA65 Benoni, 6.e4
21. U Mikkov vs K Vark  1-0331962Estonian ChampionshipD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
22. H Pohla vs K Vark  ½-½291970EST-chA06 Reti Opening
23. K Vark vs Tal 0-1441971ParnuA67 Benoni, Taimanov Variation
24. E Kivioja vs K Vark  1-0311971ParnuC00 French Defense
25. K Vark vs Keres 0-1311971ParnuA85 Dutch, with c4 & Nc3
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Kibitzer's Corner
Mar-03-04  sleepkid: ...distant cousin of Bok. Appears in Doctor Who episode #235... what? No? Oh... my mistake.
Mar-03-04
Premium Chessgames Member
  Benzol: He was an operative of the Celestial Intervention Agency.
Mar-03-04  Doctor Who: Care for a jelly-baby?
Mar-03-04
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  Benzol: "It's said the evil one eats babies". Can you name the story?
Mar-03-04  Doctor Who: Too easy. "The Face of Evil"
Mar-03-04
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  Benzol: Well done. Ok name the longest story.
Mar-03-04  Bitzovich: What the..? ok, whatever.
Mar-03-04
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  Benzol: <Bitzovich> I gather your not a Doctor Who fan.
Mar-04-04  shadowmaster: Hmmm, I remember that Colin Baker did Trial of a Time Lord that lasted quite a long time. Other than that, one of the Dalek stories might be the answer. I don't know. Ahhh, some fond memories of childhood. In the US, Doctor Who played on public television.

Anyway, here's a fun link with the Doctor playing chess with K-9: http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho... You need realplayer for it to work.

Mar-04-04
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  Benzol: <shadowmaster> You're right, the Trial of a Timelord was the longest at 14 episodes but it was actually three stories threaded together by a court trial. Other than this there was also the Dalek Master Plan which ran for 12 episodes of which only 2 still exist in their entirety. I'm looking forward to the Doctor's reappearance on the 'Beeb' next year. The question is, who will play his next incarnation?
Mar-04-04  tino72: i'm sure Kalju Vark would be touched at the interest you have all shown in him/her/it. I agree, does sound like an alien. Judging by his(?) record, he was somewhat less fearsome than the daleks.
Mar-05-04  sleepkid: ..actually, when I posted my original comment he didn't have the first name "Kalju" - he was just "Vark".

...however, with a first name like "Kalju" he's still eligible for an appearance in a Doctor Who episode.

Mar-21-04  sleepkid: http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/ilove/tv/...
Mar-21-04  Benjamin Lau: Lol sleepkid. I just read your profile, and I would like to say good luck studying in Japan, but since you got a full scholarship, I take it you won't need it. ;) Have fun!
Mar-21-04  ughaibu: I just read it too and hope to see you sometime, we could put on some gunte and go on a Fischer hunt.
Mar-21-04
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  Benzol: <sleepkid> All the best and good luck with your studies. If you and <ughaibu> do go hunting 'The Fischer' don't threaten his life with a 'railway share'. LOL. Take care mate.
Mar-21-04  GoodKnight: I hardly know you sleepkid, but have a great time in Japan - and give Fischer one on the nose from me as well!

Love the profile ;)

Good luck.

Mar-22-04  sleepkid: Yeah, thanks. I'm going to miss all the kibitzing here, especially with you guys, (and I would even include Marnoff in the love if he were only here. . . lol.) but the truth is I can waste a large quantity of time in front of the computer screen if I'm not careful, so that's one of the big reasons behind my self-imposed chess ban.
Dec-12-06
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  Benzol: The stuff currently going on in the kibitzer's cafe reminded me about this thread
Dec-12-06  Runemaster: Great name. Kalju Vark vs Rein Etruk; what a contest!

Vark faced some strong opposition, including Tal, Keres, Bronstein, Stein, Lutikov; it's tough out there in the Andromeda Galaxy.

Dec-12-06  Ziggurat: "Kalju" means "bald" in Finnish.
Nov-22-11
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  Benzol: What's happened to <Doctor Who>?
Nov-22-11  whiteshark: Let them walk the road. There is no sense in attempting to change the motivation or dogma of the human race, allow the situation to happen and just sit tight.
Apr-30-16
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  Stonehenge: Photo here:

http://www.maleliit.ee/et/ametlikud...

Sep-23-22  jerseybob: I knew a guy at Temple whose nickname was "Aardvark" or Vark for short.

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