Isaac Kashdan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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chess player
Date of Birth: 19-Nov-1905
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States
Date of Death: 20-Feb-1985
Profession: chess player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Isaac Kashdan
- Isaac Kashdan (19 November 1905 in New York City – 20 February 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.
- Alexander Alekhine named him one of the most likely players to succeed him as World Champion.
- Kashdan could not, however, engage seriously in a chess career for financial reasons; his peak chess years coincided with the Great Depression.
- He resorted to earning a living as an insurance agent and administrator in order to support his family.
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