Paulino Frydman
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Paulino Frydman (26 May 1905, in Warsaw
, Poland
– 2 February 1982, in Buenos Aires
, Argentina
) was a Polish chess master
.
in Warsaw
. In 1923, he tied for 2nd-4th, behind Alexander Flamberg
. In 1926, he shared 1st with Abram Blass
, and took 2nd, behind Dawid Przepiórka
, in the 1st Polish Chess Championship
. In 1927, he tied for 5th-7th in the 2nd POL-ch in Łódź. The event was won by Akiba Rubinstein
. In 1928, he tied for 2nd/3rd with Makarczyk, behind Blass. In 1930, he took 4th in Łódź, won in Sopot
, and in Warsaw. Frydman won the Warsaw championship four times (1931, 1932, 1933, and 1936).
He played several matches; lost to Jakub Kolski
(+0 –2 =0) at Łódź 1922, lost to Salomon Szapiro (+0 –1 =1) at Warsaw 1922, won against Kolski (+1 –0 =1) at Warsaw 1928, drew with Mieczysław Najdorf
(+2 –2 =1) at Warsaw 1930, lost to Izaak Appel
(+3 –4 =1) at Łódź 1932, and drew with Rudolf Spielmann
(+0 –0 =5) in Warsaw in Spring 1935.
Frydman represented Poland eight times in Chess Olympiads:
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 led the Polish team (2nd place) at Munich 1936. At these events he won 53, drew 42, and lost 16games (67%).
In 1934, he tied for 3rd/4th with Salo Flohr
at Budapest
(Ujpest) - Andor Lilienthal
won. In the 3rd POL-ch at Warsaw 1935, he tied for 2nd-4th with Najdorf and Henryk Friedman
, behind Savielly Tartakower
. In October 1935, he won at Helsinki
, ahead of Paul Keres
, defeating him in their individual game. In April 1936 he tied for 4th/5th at Novi Sad
(YUG-ch, Vasja Pirc
won).
In July 1936, he took equal 6th at Bad Poděbrady
; (Salo Flohr
won), despite having led the tournament after nine games with a score of 8-1. Suffering what Andy Soltis describes as a "nervous breakdown" after a loss to Alexander Alekhine
, Frydman scored only 1.5 points in his last eight games.
In September 1938, he took 7th at Łódź . In 1939, he shared 2nd, behind Najdorf, in Warsaw.
In September 1939, when World War II
broke out, Frydman, like many of the 8th Chess Olympiad participants (Najdorf, Stahlberg, et al.), decided to stay in Argentina permanently.
In September 1939, after the Olympiad, Frydman tied for 5th/6th in Buenos Aires (Circulo, Najdorf and Keres won). He tied for 4th/5th in the Mar del Plata 1941 chess tournament
(Gideon Ståhlberg
won), took 3rd in Buenos Aires (Bodas de Plata), won in Buenos Aires, and tied for 3rd/4th at Aguas de São Pedro/São Paulo
1941 (Erich Eliskases
won). In 1942, he had to retire from playing professional chess because of poor health.
Frydman was awarded the International Master title in 1955.
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
, Poland
Poland
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– 2 February 1982, in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
) was a Polish chess master
Chess master
A chess master is a chess player of such skill that he/she can usually beat chess experts, who themselves typically prevail against most amateurs. Among chess players, the term is often abbreviated to master, the meaning being clear from context....
.
Biography
In 1922, Paulin Frydman took 2nd place, behind Kazimierz MakarczykKazimierz Makarczyk
Kazimierz Makarczyk was a Polish chess master.In 1922, he took 3rd in Warsaw . In 1926, he finished 10th in the 1st Polish chess championship played in Warsaw. The event was won by Dawid Przepiórka. In 1927, he took 3rd, behind Akiba Rubinstein and Savielly Tartakower, in Łódź...
in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
. In 1923, he tied for 2nd-4th, behind Alexander Flamberg
Alexander Flamberg
Alexander Flamberg was a Polish chess master.-Biography:Alexander Davidovich Flamberg born in Warsaw , spent his early years in England, where he learnt to play chess. After return to Warsaw, he became one of the strongest Polish chess players. In 1900, he took 2nd, behind Salomon Langleben, in...
. In 1926, he shared 1st with Abram Blass
Abram Blass
Abram Blass was a Polish-Israeli chess master.Born in Łomża , he moved to the USA, staying from 1911 to 1924. After returning to Poland, he lived in Warsaw. In 1924/25, Blass tied for 3rd-5th in Warsaw . In 1926, he tied for 1st with Paulin Frydman in Warsaw...
, and took 2nd, behind Dawid Przepiórka
Dawid Przepiórka
Dawid Przepiórka was a prominent Polish chess player of the early twentieth century.Dawid Przepiórka was born 22 December 1880 in Warsaw, Poland , to a family of wealthy landowners and entrepreneurs of Jewish extraction...
, in the 1st Polish Chess Championship
Polish Chess Championship
Individual Polish Chess Championship is the most important Polish chess tournament, aiming at selecting the best chess players in Poland. Based on the results of the tournament , the Polish Chess Federation selects the national and subsequently the olympiad team.The first men's championship took...
. In 1927, he tied for 5th-7th in the 2nd POL-ch in Łódź. The event was won by Akiba Rubinstein
Akiba Rubinstein
Akiba Kiwelowicz Rubinstein was a famous Polish chess Grandmaster at the beginning of the 20th century. He was scheduled to play a match with Emanuel Lasker for the world championship in 1914, but it was cancelled because of the outbreak of World War I...
. In 1928, he tied for 2nd/3rd with Makarczyk, behind Blass. In 1930, he took 4th in Łódź, won in Sopot
Sopot
Sopot is a seaside town in Eastern Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland, with a population of approximately 40,000....
, and in Warsaw. Frydman won the Warsaw championship four times (1931, 1932, 1933, and 1936).
He played several matches; lost to Jakub Kolski
Jakub Kolski
Jakub Kolski was a Polish chess master.In the period 1920-1930s, Kolski was one of the strongest Lodz chess players. In 1922, he won ahead of Dawid Daniuszewski in Lodz . In 1924, he took 2nd, behind Gottesdiener, in Warsaw . In 1926, he tied for 3rd-7th in Warsaw...
(+0 –2 =0) at Łódź 1922, lost to Salomon Szapiro (+0 –1 =1) at Warsaw 1922, won against Kolski (+1 –0 =1) at Warsaw 1928, drew with Mieczysław Najdorf
Miguel Najdorf
Miguel Najdorf was a Polish-born Argentine chess grandmaster of Jewish origin, famous for his Najdorf Variation....
(+2 –2 =1) at Warsaw 1930, lost to Izaak Appel
Izaak Appel
-Biography:In 1926, he took 12th. place in the Warsaw competition, which was won by Dawid Przepiórka. In 1929, he took 2nd place, behind Teodor Regedziński, in the Championship of Łódź. In 1930, he took 6th place in Zoppot , the event won by Paulin Frydman. In 1930–1934 and 1937, Appel won...
(+3 –4 =1) at Łódź 1932, and drew with Rudolf Spielmann
Rudolf Spielmann
Rudolf Spielmann was an Austrian-Jewish chess player of the romantic school, and chess writer.-Career:He was a lawyer but never worked as one....
(+0 –0 =5) in Warsaw in Spring 1935.
Frydman represented Poland eight times in Chess Olympiads:
- 2nd Chess Olympiad2nd Chess OlympiadThe 2nd Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 21 and August 6, 1928 in The Hague, Netherlands.The final results were as...
at The Hague 1928, second board (+6 –4 =1) - 3rd Olympiad3rd Chess OlympiadThe 3rd Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 13 and July 27, 1930, in Hamburg, Germany...
at Hamburg 1930, reserve board (+3 –2 =4) - 4th Olympiad4th Chess OlympiadThe 4th Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 11 and July 26, 1931, in Prague, Czechoslovakia...
at Prague 1931, reserve board (+4 –1 =4) - 5th Olympiad5th Chess OlympiadThe 5th Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 12 and July 23, 1933, in Folkestone, United Kingdom...
at Folkestone 1933, second board (+4 –1 =7) - 6th Olympiad6th Chess OlympiadThe 6th Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between August 16 and August 31, 1935, in Warsaw, Poland...
at Warsaw 1935, second board (+7 –0 =9) - 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad3rd unofficial Chess OlympiadThe 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad was held by German Chess Federation as a counterpart of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin with reference to 1924 and 1928 events....
at Munich 1936, first board (+9 –3 =8) - 7th Olympiad7th Chess OlympiadThe 7th Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 31 and August 14, 1937, in Stockholm, Sweden]....
at Stockholm 1937, third board (+10 –2 =5) - 8th Olympiad8th Chess OlympiadThe 8th Chess Olympiad, organised by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs , comprised an 'open' tournament, as well as a Women's World Championship contest...
at Buenos Aires 1939, third board (+11 –2 =4).
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 led the Polish team (2nd place) at Munich 1936. At these events he won 53, drew 42, and lost 16games (67%).
In 1934, he tied for 3rd/4th with Salo Flohr
Salo Flohr
Salomon Mikhailovich Flohr was a leading Czech and later Soviet chess grandmaster of the mid-20th century, who became a national hero in Czechoslovakia during the 1930s. His name was used to sell many of the luxury products of the time, including Salo Flohr cigarettes, slippers and eau-de-cologne...
at Budapest
Budapest
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(Ujpest) - Andor Lilienthal
Andor Lilienthal
Andor Arnoldovich Lilienthal was a Hungarian and Soviet chess Grandmaster. In his long career, he played against ten male and female world champions, beating Emanuel Lasker, José Raúl Capablanca, Alexander Alekhine, Max Euwe, Mikhail Botvinnik, Vasily Smyslov, and Vera Menchik...
won. In the 3rd POL-ch at Warsaw 1935, he tied for 2nd-4th with Najdorf and Henryk Friedman
Henryk Friedman
Henryk Friedman was a Polish chess master.He lived in Lvov . In 1926–1934, Friedman won seven times in succession the Championship of Lvov but 1930, when he took 2nd place behind Stepan Popel. Friedman played in four Polish championships. In 1926, he took 14th in Warsaw . The event was won by...
, behind Savielly Tartakower
Savielly Tartakower
Ksawery Tartakower was a leading Polish and French chess Grandmaster. He was also a leading chess journalist of the 1920s and 30s...
. In October 1935, he won at Helsinki
Helsinki
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, ahead of Paul Keres
Paul Keres
Paul Keres , was an Estonian chess grandmaster, and a renowned chess writer. He was among the world's top players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s....
, defeating him in their individual game. In April 1936 he tied for 4th/5th at Novi Sad
Novi Sad
Novi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....
(YUG-ch, Vasja Pirc
Vasja Pirc
Vasja Pirc was a leading Slovenian chess player. His name is most familiar to contemporary players as the originator of the hypermodern Pirc Defense...
won).
In July 1936, he took equal 6th at Bad Poděbrady
Podebrady
Poděbrady is a historical spa town in the Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic. It lies on the river Labe 50 km east of Prague on the D11 highway. A historic milestone in the life of the town was the year 1905, when it was visited by the German estate owner Prince von Bülow...
; (Salo Flohr
Salo Flohr
Salomon Mikhailovich Flohr was a leading Czech and later Soviet chess grandmaster of the mid-20th century, who became a national hero in Czechoslovakia during the 1930s. His name was used to sell many of the luxury products of the time, including Salo Flohr cigarettes, slippers and eau-de-cologne...
won), despite having led the tournament after nine games with a score of 8-1. Suffering what Andy Soltis describes as a "nervous breakdown" after a loss to Alexander Alekhine
Alexander Alekhine
Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine was the fourth World Chess Champion. He is often considered one of the greatest chess players ever.By the age of twenty-two, he was already among the strongest chess players in the world. During the 1920s, he won most of the tournaments in which he played...
, Frydman scored only 1.5 points in his last eight games.
In September 1938, he took 7th at Łódź . In 1939, he shared 2nd, behind Najdorf, in Warsaw.
In September 1939, when World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
broke out, Frydman, like many of the 8th Chess Olympiad participants (Najdorf, Stahlberg, et al.), decided to stay in Argentina permanently.
In September 1939, after the Olympiad, Frydman tied for 5th/6th in Buenos Aires (Circulo, Najdorf and Keres won). He tied for 4th/5th in the Mar del Plata 1941 chess tournament
Mar del Plata 1941 chess tournament
The fourth Mar del Plata chess tournament was held in the city of Mar del Plata, Argentina, in March 1941. The first three Mar del Plata international tournaments were regarded as the third, fourth, and sixth South American Chess Championship , respectively...
(Gideon Ståhlberg
Gideon Ståhlberg
Anders Gideon Tom Ståhlberg was a Swedish chess grandmaster.He won the Swedish Chess Championship of 1927, became Nordic champion in 1929, and held it until 1939....
won), took 3rd in Buenos Aires (Bodas de Plata), won in Buenos Aires, and tied for 3rd/4th at Aguas de São Pedro/São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
1941 (Erich Eliskases
Erich Eliskases
Erich Gottlieb Eliskases was a chess Grandmaster of the 1930s and 1940s, who represented Austria, Germany and Argentina in international competition....
won). In 1942, he had to retire from playing professional chess because of poor health.
Frydman was awarded the International Master title in 1955.
Notable chess games
- Paulin Frydman vs Erik Andersen, The Hague 1928, 2nd Olympiad, Bogo-Indian Defense, E11, 1-0
- Paulin Frydman vs Milan Vidmar, Ujpest 1934, Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, D13, 1-0
- Paulin Frydman vs Paul Keres, Helsinki 1935, Queen's Gambit Declined, D52, 1-0
- Paulin Frydman vs Massimiliano Romi, Munich (ol) 1936, Grünfeld Defense, 1-0.
- Paulin Frydman vs Isakas Vistaneckis, Stockholm 1937, 7th Olympiad, QGD, 1-0. A rout!
- Paulin Frydman vs Mieczyslaw (Miguel) Najdorf, Lodz 1938, Slav Defense, Steiner Variation, D16, 1-0
- Paulin Frydman vs Gösta Danielsson, Buenos Aires 1939, 8th Olympiad, Queen's-Indian Defense, 1-0