Education
Kokish graduated from McGill University. In 1978, Kokish finished second in the World Open Pairs.
Kokish graduated from McGill University. In 1978, Kokish finished second in the World Open Pairs.
Kokish has been the coach of Nick Nickell"s professional team for many years. He first worked as coach for the Brazil national team in 1985 and later coached the Indonesia team briefly, a stint interrupted by political unrest in Jakarta. Around the Indonesia job he and his family relocated from Montreal to Toronto.
Kokish was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2011.
Kokish was inducted into the Canadian Bridge Federation"s Hall of Fame. Thus he played on Canada teams in the 1980 Olympiad, 1982 Rosenblum, 1986 Rosenblum, 1995 Bermuda Bowl, and 1996 Olympiad.
Honors Wins Runners-up World Open Pairs Championship (1) 1978 North American Bridge Championships Vanderbilt (1) 1980 Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1974 Reisinger (1) 1982 Spingold (1) 1982.
George Mittelman was also a member of all five teams.