Paulino Frydman

Infobox chess player
playername = Paulino Frydman


birthname = Paulin Frydman
country = POL ARG
datebirth = birth date|1905|5|26
placebirth = Warsaw Poland
datedeath = death date and age|1982|2|2|1905|5|26
placedeath = Buenos Aires Argentina
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Paulino (Paulin) Frydman (26 May 1905, in Warsaw - 2 February 1982, in Buenos Aires, Argentina) was a Polish chess master.

Biography

In 1922, Paulin Frydman took 2nd place, behind Kazimierz Makarczyk at Warsaw. In 1923, he tied for 2nd-4th, behind Alexander Flamberg, at Warsaw. In 1926, he tied for 1st with Abram Blass at Warsaw. In 1926, he took 2nd, behind Dawid Przepiórka, in the 1st Championship of Poland at Warsaw. In 1927, he tied for 5th-7th in the 2nd Championship of Poland at Lodz. The event was won by Akiba Rubinstein. In 1928, he tied for 2nd-3rd with Makarczyk, behind Blass, at Warsaw. In 1930, he took 4th at Łódź. In 1930 he won at Sopot. In 1930, he won at Warsaw. [http://www.anders.thulin.name/SUBJECTS/CHESS/CTCIndex.pdf Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's "Chess Tournament Crosstables", An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01] Four times Frydman won the Warsaw championship (1931, 1932, 1933, and 1936).

Paulin Frydman played for Poland at the 2nd Chess Olympiad at The Hague 1928, 3rd Olympiad at Hamburg 1930, 4th Olympiad at Prague 1931, 5th Olympiad at Folkestone 1933, 6th Olympiad at Warsaw 1935, 7th Olympiad at Stockholm 1937, and the 8th Olympiad at Buenos Aires 1939. In all, he took ten olympic medals (six for a team – one gold at Hamburg, two silver, three bronze, and four individuals – two silver in 1935 and 1939, two bronze in 1933 and 1937). Frydman lead Polish team (2nd place) in 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad at Munich 1936. At all these events he won 53, drew 42, and lost 16 games (67%). [ [http://www.olimpbase.org OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess ] ]

In 1934 he tied for 3rd-4th with Salo Flohr at Budapest (Ujpest). At the 3rd Championship of Poland at Warsaw in 1935, he tied for 2nd-4th with Mieczyslaw Najdorf and Henryk Friedman, behind Savielly Tartakower. In Spring 1935, Paulin Frydman drew a match against Rudolf Spielmann at Warsaw (+0 –0 =5). In October 1935, he won at Helsinki, ahead of Paul Keres and beat him in their individual game. In April 1936, he tied for 4th-5th at Novi Sad. In July 1936, he took equal 6th at Bad Podebrady. In September 1938, he took 7th at Lodz. [http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk]

In September 1939, when World War II broke out, Frydman like many of the 8th Chess Olympiad participants (Najdorf, Stahlberg, Eliskases, Michel, Engels, Becker, Reinhardt, Pelikan, Skalička, Luckis, Feigins, Raud, Czerniak, Rauch, Winz, Gromer, Sulik, Seitz, de Ronde, Kleinstein, Sonja Graf, Paulette Schwartzmann, etc.) had decided to stay permanently in Argentina. [http://ar.geocities.com/carloseadrake/AJEDREZ/Asilados_1939.htm]

In September 1939, after the 8th Olympiad, Frydman tied for 5th-6th at Buenos Aires (Circulo). In 1941, he tied for 4th-5th at Mar del Plata, took 3rd at Buenos Aires (Bodes la Plata), won at Buenos Aires, and tied for 3rd-4th at Sao Pedro de Piracicaba. In 1942, he had to resign play professional chess because of health.

Frydman was awarded the International Master title in 1955.

Notable chess games

* [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1280072 Paulin Frydman vs Erik Andersen, The Hague 1928, 2nd Olympiad, Bogo-Indian Defense, E11, 1-0]
* [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1146383 Paulin Frydman vs Milan Vidmar, Ujpest 1934, Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, D13, 1-0]
* [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1071662 Paulin Frydman vs Paul Keres, Helsinki 1935, Queen's Gambit Declined, D52, 1-0]
* [http://www.olimpbase.org/1936/1936in.html Paulin Frydman vs Massimiliano Romi, Munich (ol) 1936, Grünfeld Defense, 1-0] .
* [http://www.olimpbase.org/1937/1937in.html Paulin Frydman vs Isakas Vistaneckis, Stockholm 1937, 7th Olympiad, QGD, 1-0] . A rout!
* [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1004825 Paulin Frydman vs Mieczyslaw (Miguel) Najdorf, Lodz 1938, Slav Defense, Steiner Variation, D16, 1-0]
* [http://www.olimpbase.org/1939/1939fa05.html Paulin Frydman vs Gösta Danielsson, Buenos Aires 1939, 8th Olympiad, Queen's-Indian Defense, 1-0]

References

External links

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