Alfred Hartmanis ( Latvian: Alfrēds Hartmanis , November 1, 1881 , - July 27, 1927 , Riga ) - Latvian chess player , winner of the VI Congress of the Baltic Chess Union (1913).
 Alfred Hartmanis | |
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| Country |  Russian empire  Latvia |
| Date of Birth | November 1, 1881 |
| Place of Birth | Lutrinsky parish , Courland province |
| Date of death | July 27, 1927 (45 years old) |
| Place of death | Riga |
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Biography
In 1900 he became a member of the Riga Chess Club. In 1910 he took part in a strong chess tournament in Warsaw , in which Akiba Rubinstein won , and Hartmanis scored 9 points out of 15. [1] In 1912, at the All-Russian Masters Tournament in Vilna, he scored 10½ points out of 19. [2] In 1913, in Mitawa won his most significant victory, becoming the winner of the VI Congress of the Baltic Chess Union (11½ of 14). After the First World War, he took an active part in restoring the chess life of Latvia. He participated in the first two Latvian chess championships , where in 1924 he took fourth place after G. Matisson , F. Apnieska and K. Betins , and in 1925 he was fifth after F. Apnieska, T. Berg , V. Petrov and A. Strautmanis . For many years, Hartmanis worked as a home teacher, and in 1920 served as a tax official.
Literature
- Obituary in the newspaper Latvis, 08/05/1927 (in Latvian).
- Abram T. The Baltic Chess Union and the Baltic Chess Tournaments // Bul. Riga International Chess Tournament. - 1959. - No. 7, 8.
- Abram T. From the history of chess in the Baltic // Chess in the USSR. - 1960. - No. 2.
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Links
- Alfred Hartmanis's personal card on chess-db.com