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He lived in [[Lodz]] where he took 4th place (1930, 1931, 1934) and tied for 5-6th (1933) in the city championships. In 1935, he took 5th in Warsaw at the 3rd Polish national championship, an event won by [[Savielly Tartakower]]. The same year, he took 7th in Lodz (Tartakower was the victor once more), was himself the winner at Lodz in 1936 and a year later, retired from the 4th Polish championship, held in Jurata, due to an |
He lived in [[Lodz]] where he took 4th place (1930, 1931, 1934) and tied for 5-6th (1933) in the city championships. In 1935, he took 5th in Warsaw at the 3rd Polish national championship, an event won by [[Savielly Tartakower]]. The same year, he took 7th in Lodz (Tartakower was the victor once more), was himself the winner at Lodz in 1936 and a year later, retired from the 4th Polish championship, held in Jurata, due to an illness. |
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Indeed, during the latter stages of his life, he had a history of mental illness, which manifested itself in loud, disruptive and erratic behaviour. He was even reported to have turned up in public, wearing little or no clothing. After a spell in an asylum, doctors warned him against playing any more chess. |
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In [[1940]], Frydman was arrested by the [[Nazis]] in [[Warsaw]], and died in a [[concentration camp]]. |
In [[1940]], Frydman was arrested by the [[Nazis]] in [[Warsaw]], and died in a [[concentration camp]]. |
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Revision as of 00:59, 2 October 2006
Achilles Frydman (born 1905, died 1940) was a Polish chess player.
Biography
He lived in Lodz where he took 4th place (1930, 1931, 1934) and tied for 5-6th (1933) in the city championships. In 1935, he took 5th in Warsaw at the 3rd Polish national championship, an event won by Savielly Tartakower. The same year, he took 7th in Lodz (Tartakower was the victor once more), was himself the winner at Lodz in 1936 and a year later, retired from the 4th Polish championship, held in Jurata, due to an illness.
Indeed, during the latter stages of his life, he had a history of mental illness, which manifested itself in loud, disruptive and erratic behaviour. He was even reported to have turned up in public, wearing little or no clothing. After a spell in an asylum, doctors warned him against playing any more chess.
In 1940, Frydman was arrested by the Nazis in Warsaw, and died in a concentration camp.
Notable chess games
- Alexander Alekhine vs Achilles Frydman, Lodz 1928, Queen's Indian Defense, Capablanca Variation, E16, 1/2-1/2
- Achilles Frydman vs Stanisław Zawadzki, Warsaw 1935, 3rd POL-ch, Four Knights Game, Spanish, Classical Variation, C48, 1-0
- Achilles Frydman vs Jan Foltys, Jurata 1937, 4th POL-ch, Budapest Gambit, A52, 1/2-1/2
References
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