Giles Alexander Koelsche, 1930

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June 30 1930

Redlands Daily Facts, Redlands, California, Monday, June 30, 1930

GILES KOELSCHE CLAIMS JUNE BRIDE
The Wee Kirk ’o The 'Heather at Glendale was the scene Thursday evening of the nuptials of (Miss Mary E. Allen and Giles Alexander Koelsche of Loma Linda and who are known in this city. The ceremony was read at 6 o'clock before a company of 125 guests.
A musical program preceded the ceremony which was read by Elder William G. Wirth of Los Angeles, Frank E. Geiger accompanied by Mrs. Geiger sang “Oh, Promise Me” and “I Love You Truly.” The “Bridal Chorus” from Lohengrin and “Recessional” of Mendelssohn were played by organist Charles T. Halburg.
The bride's gown was a princess model with tiny puffed sleeves and fashioned of cream satin. Her arm bouquet was of butterfly roses, white sweet peas and lilies-of-the-valley. The bride was attended by Miss Beatrice Richert, maid of honor, Miss Irma Abbott and Miss Wilma E. Robinson who wore georgette frocks of orchid and apricot and carried harmonizing bouquets of sweet peas. Betty Carolyn Richert, in a dainty frock of orchid taffeta, and who carried a basket of white rose petals was flower girl.
Mr. Koelsche was attended by Rae B. Gibson as best man and Louis Shepherd served as usher.
Mrs. Koelsche is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Allen of Loma Linda and has been a member of the nursing staff at the sanitarium. The bridegroom is the son of Mrs. Floya D. Koelsche of Loma Linda and is a graduate of the medical school at Loma Linda, where the romance began following a wedding trip through the state he will take his bride to Santa Barbara where he will practice medicine.

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Giles Alexander Koelsche, 1940

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February 28 1940

The Missoulian, Missoula, Montana, Wednesday, February 28, 1940

Minnesota Chess Champion to Give Exhibition Here
Dr. Giles A. Koelsche, state chess champion of Minnesota, will be in Missoula today, local chess enthusiasts said last night. Dr. Koelsche, who lives in Rochester, has said he is willing to appear here, and tentative plans for an exhibition in which he will play several games simultaneously have been made.
Anyone interested in the exhibition is asked to call Dr. H C. Sheppard at 5570. Dr. Shepard said that the public may be interested in such an exhibition, since it is only rarely that a chess player of high caliber can be seen here. He said that Dr. Koelsche recently defeated 15 opponents in simultaneous games.

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Giles Alexander Koelsche, 1945

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February 23 1945

Star Tribune, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Friday, February 23, 1945

Big Field Seeking State Chess Title
The first round of the 48th annual state chess tournament got under way Thursday at the Lumber Exchange with players from Rochester, Sauk Centre, Benson, Excelsior, Windom and other communities meeting in an elimination that will culminate Sunday. Among those listed as probable winners are George Barnes of Minneapolis and Doc Koelsche of Rochester.

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Giles Alexander Koelsche, 1948

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February 18 1948

The Minneapolis Star, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Wednesday, February 18, 1948

State Chess Tourney Set
Chess players today were readying themselves for the annual state tournament to be held at the Minneapolis Chess and Checker club Saturday and Sunday.
The favorite's role has been handed Dr. Giles A. Koelsche of Rochester, who won last weekend's Minneapolis club tourney.

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Giles Alexander Koelsche, 1955

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December 18 1955

The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Sunday, December 18, 1955

Here's a game of catch-as-catch-can, Minnesota style. It was played for the Minnesota title in 1947.

Dr. Giles Alexander Koelsche (white) vs. George Samuel Barnes (black)
Réti Opening: Reversed Blumenfeld Gambit

Descriptive 1. N-KB3 P-Q4 2. P-QB4 P-Q5 3. P-K3 P-QB4 4. P-QN4 P-B3 5. PxBP P-K4 6. NxKP!? PxN 7. Q-R5ch K-K2 8. QxPch K-B2 9. QxP Q-B2 10. Q-Q5ch B-K3 11. Q-R5ch P-N3 12. Q-B3ch N-B3 13. N-B3 BxP 14. R-QN1! N-B3 15. N-K4 B-B4 16. Nxn KxN 17. P-N4 N-K4 18. B-QN2 QR-Q1 19. PxB P-KN4 20. Q-R5 B-B1 21. R-N1 1-0

Algebraic 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. e3 c5 4. b4 f6 5. bxc5 e5 6. Nxe5? fxe5 7. Qh5+ Ke7 8. Qxe5+ Kf7 9. Qxd4 Qc7 10. Qd5+ Be6 11. Qh5+ g6 12. Qf3+ Nf6 13. Nc3 Bxc5 14. Rb1! Nc6 15. Ne4 Bf5 16. Nxf6 Kxf6 17. g4 Ne5 18. Bb2 Rd8 19. gxf5 g5 20. Qh5 Bf8 21. Rg1 1-0

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Giles Alexander Koelsche, 1951

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June 04 1951

The Dispatch, Moline, Illinois, Monday, June 04, 1951

Possible Moves on a chess board are studied by six men who yesterday afternoon were leading in a group of more than 40 chess players in the 27th annual Trans-Mississippi Valley Chess torunament in the Davenport Chamber of Commerce auditorium. Left to right are, seated: Dr. G. A. Koelsche, Rochester, Minnesota; and Alfred Ludwig, Omaha, Nebraska. Standing: Mark Eucher, Detroit; Dan Clark, Racine, Wisconsin; and Art Block and Angelo Sandrin, Chicago. The tournament was sponsored by the Tri-City Chess and Checkers club.

Minnesota Star Winner in Trans-Mississippi Chess
Dr. Giles A. Koelsche of Rochester, Minn., former Minnesota state chess champion, won the 27th annual Trans-Mississippi chess tournament last night in the Davenport Chamber of Commerce auditorium, when he defeated Alfred C. Ludwig of Omaha, Neb., national corresponce chess champion and Omaha city title-holder, in the final round.
Koelsche won five of his six games and drew with Mark Surgies of Milwaukee to count a total of 5½ points.
Angelo Sandrin of Chicago, brother of Illinois State Champion, Albert Sandrin, was second with 5 points.
In third place was A. C. Block of Chicago, Mark Eucher of Detroit, captain of the University of Michigan chess team, won fourth. Fifth and sixth places were shared by Karl Wiegmann of Rock Island, Quad-City champion, and Frank J. Cabot 3d of Chatfield, Minn.
Ludwig copped seventh prize and Dan Clark of Racine was eighth.

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The Decatur Daily Review, Decatur, Illinois, Monday, June 04, 1951

Two Decatur Entrants In Chess Tournament
Decatur entrants came up with three victories and one draw in the 27th annual Trans-Mississippi Valley Chess and Checkers tournament in Davenport Saturday and Sunday.
Players from 29 cities and nine states participated in the tournament, directed by Turner Nearing of Decatur.
R. L. Fletcher, Decatur, finished 33d with two victories and four losses. Mrs. Nearing won one match and took a draw in another to finish 35th. The tournament was won by Dr. Giles A. Koelsche, Mayo clinic, Rochester, Minn.

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Giles Alexander Koelsche, 1952

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July 18 1952

The Tampa Tribune, Tampa, Florida, Friday, July 18, 1952

Tension In Chess Tourney Here Rises
A rising young chess star last night was battling a former champion for a perfect record in the U. S. open tournament here.
In a third-round game, which was adjourned twice, from Wednesday night, carrying over until this morning, James T. Sherwin, of New York, was said to have an advantage over Herman Steiner, of Los Angeles, winner of the 1946 open and former U. S. champion.
Each man has won both first-round games. Chess experts watching the play at the Floridan Hotel said the game appeared to be headed for a draw.
At the one-quarter mark of the 12-round tourney, five entrants had perfect scores.
They are Larry Evans, of New York, U. S. open winner in 1951: Arturido Pomar, of Spain; Donald Byrne and Karl Burger, of Brooklyn, and Philip C. LeCornu, of New York.
Tension has picked up, as each round of play brings closer announcement of the players to fill the coveted six berths on the American chess team to play in the Olympics at Helsinki, Finland, next month.
Other high scorers, each with 2½-½ standings no losses and only one draw included: Jose Florido, of Havana, Cuba; Carl Pilnick and A. E. Santasiere, 1945 open winner, of New York; Dr. Giles A. Koelsche, of East Orange, N. J.; Alfred Ludwig, of Omaha, Neb., and William Byland, of Pittsburgh, Pa.

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Giles Alexander Koelsche, 1953

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January 23 1953

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Friday, January 23, 1953

THE other day I read an article by Drs. Gustavus A. Peters, Louis E. Prickman, Giles A. Koelsche and Haddon M. Carryer, experts on asthma, who said they wished all asthmatics knew that they could give themselves a big break by never smoking.
As they said, the overly sensitive bronchi and nerves in an asthmatic's lung ought to be spared from every irritant, and tobacco smoke can be a bad one. Everyone knows that heavy smokers are constantly coughing. As Dr. Peters and his group at the Mayo Clinic say, the best possible, treatment for asthma may well fail if the person goes on smoking.

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Giles Alexander Koelsche, 1954

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February 12 1954

The Winona Daily News, Winona, Minnesota, Friday, February 12, 1954

Ex-Champ to Play 20 Chess Matches Here Simultaneously
Area chess fans and persons interested in watching one man oppose over 20 in separate chess matches simultaneously, can see it at the Lucas Lodge, 276 W. 5th St., Sunday after 2 p.m.
Dr. Giles Koelsche, Rochester, a former state chess champion, will be the opponent of chess players from Minnesota City, Rushford, St. Charles and Winona during the event that has been conducted on an annual basis for about eight years.
Dr. Koelsche stands in the center of a square formed by 20 chess boards, moving from board to board matching his efforts with opponents seated on the outside of the square.
Some of the 25 Winona State Teachers College students who room at the lodge will participate, two to a board. All 25 are chess fans.
Among those participating will be D. S. Prinzing, Rushford, and C. Stanley McMahon, Dr. H. W. L. Freudenthal, Howard Keller, John Robb, H. R. Jackson, Dr. Harold Guthrie, Oliver Linden, Melvin Semb, W. G. Zilliox and Dr. Margaret Boddy, all of Winona.

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February 15 1954

The Winona Daily News, Winona, Minnesota Monday, February 15, 1954

Dr. Giles Koelsche, Rochester, standing in the center of the picture, battled 17 chess opponents for four hours Sunday afternoon at the Lucas Lodge and won each of the matches. There wasn't even a draw to mar his record. Dr. Koelsche, who has won several Minnesota chess championships, faced chess players from Eyota, St. Charles, Nisswa and Winona during the afternoon session. Among the last to meet defeat were Dr. Robert Kochhalper, St. Charles, and three Winonians, Hermon Curtis, Dr. Harold Guthrie and C. Stanley McMahon in that order. (Republican-Herald photo).

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Giles Alexander Koelsche, 1958

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August 04 1958

Star Tribune, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Monday, August 04, 1958

150 to Open National Chess Tournament at Rochester
Special to the Minneapolis Tribune
Rochester, Minn.—Some 150 chess players from 40 states and several foreign countries will open the 59th annual United States Open Chess championship tournament here today.
The tournament, a major event of Minnesota's Centennial sports program, will begin at 7 p.m. when Rochester Mayor Alex P. Smetka makes the first move.
Games will be played from 7 p.m. to midnight daily through Aug. 14 in the cafeteria at International Business Machines' new eight-million-dollar plant.
For the first time in tournament history, a battery of IBM machines will be used to rank the players before each evening's round.
Ranking according to daily scores—formerly a 20-manhour task—is expected to be completed in 20 minutes.
The final round will be at 2 p.m. Aug. 15 Winner will be announced the following day at an 11:45 a.m. luncheon.
Aug. 16 there will be a speed tournament at 8:30 a.m. in which moves must be made within 10 seconds. Winner will be declared United States Open Lightning champ.
Among 20 Minnesotans who have registered for the tournament are Curt Brasket, 25, 520 SE Washington St., 1957 state chess champion.
George Barnes, 55, Minneapolis, 14 times state champion, and Dr. Giles A. Koelsche, 50, Rochester, five times state champion, also are scheduled to play.
George Koltanowski, San Francisco, Calif., international chess master, will direct the tournament.

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Giles Alexander Koelsche, 1964

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February 19 1964

The Winona Daily News, Winona, Minnesota, Wednesday, February 19, 1964

In Years Gone By
Ten Years Ago…1954
Dr. Giles Koelsche, Rochester, battled 17 chess opponents for four hours at the Lucas Lodge and won each of the matches. Dr. Koelsche has won several Minnesota chess championships and faced players from Eyota, St. Charles, and three Winonans, Herman Curtis, Dr. Harold Guthrie and C. Stanley McMahon.

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Giles Alexander Koelsche, 1984

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February 08 1984

Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Arizona, Wednesday, February 08, 1984

Unmatched Fascination
Giles A. Koelsche makes a move with which he is very familiar. Koelsche, a retired Mayo Clinic doctor, has been playing chess for 58 years, beginning at 17. A member of the U. S. Chess Federation, he is a Master candidate who plays games by mail with opponents in Canada and Germany. What does he think about the game? “Good for relaxing,” he says. The Sun City Chess Club has 65 members and meets Wednesdays and Thursdays at 1 p.m. at the Lakeview Center.

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Giles Alexander Koelsche, 2000

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December 09 2000

Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Arizona, Saturday, December 09, 2000

Giles A. Koelsche M.D., 92, died peacefully on December 6, 2000 at the Forum at Desert Harbor in Peoria, Arizona. Born in Ashland, Oregon and raised in Loma Linda, California, he graduated from Pacific Union College and received his M.D. from the College of Medical Evangelists (Loma Linda University) at the age of 21. He went on to receive his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Medicine from the University of Minnesota.
As their longest tenured physician, he was on the staff of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN for over 40 years. His specialty was Internal Medicine and his sub specialty, Allergy.
He was involved in the research and development of Cortisone with Drs. Edward Kendall and Phillip Hench who received the Nobel Prize for this achievement. He was an internationally respected expert in Allergy and among his many distinguished affiliations, he was President of the American College of Allergists, on the executive committee of the International Association of Allergologists, a Fellow of the American College of Allergists, and secretary of the science and educational council of the Allergy Foundation of America.
He had numerous publications on the management of hay fever, asthma, and chronic hives, immunologic problems that may be involved in organ transplantation, factors which may lead to the development of antibodies to organs with subsequent damage to them, and the role that immunologic mechanisms may play in the development of and resistance to cancer. He is listed in the World Who's Who in Science.
Additionally, he was a lifelong competitive chess player who ranked not far below Master level. He played by correspondence, including e-mail, to age 90.
He also enjoyed reciting poetry, his favorite being the “Pied Piper of Hamelin”, a 20 minute recitation which he did by memory well into his late 80's.
Dr. Koelsche was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Mary Allen Koelsche, and his son, Edward Giles Koelsche, He is survived by his daughter, Marilyn Etcheverry of Scottsdale, his grand-daughter, Wendy Sue Heffernan, and grandson, Steven Giles Koelsche, both of California and seven great grandchildren. A memorial celebration will be held on Saturday, 9 December, 2000, 1:00 p.m. at Sunland Mortuary Chapel, 15826 Del Webb Blvd. in Sun City, AZ, with a reception to follow at the Forum at Desert Harbor. Memorial contributions can be made to Arizona's Children Foundation at 2833 N. Third St., Phoenix, AZ 85004 or Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN 55904.

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