Sergey von Freymann
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Sergey von Freymann (1882–1946) was a Russian-Uzbekistani chess
master.
In 1906, von Freymann took 2nd, behind Semyon Alapin
, in Sankt Petersburg. In 1907, he tied for 6-7th in St Petersburg (Eugene Znosko-Borovsky
won). In 1907/08, he took 5th in Lodz (the 5th All-Russian Masters' Tournament
). The event was won by Akiba Rubinstein
. In 1907/08, he won in St Petersburg. In 1908, he took 2nd, behind Sergey Lebedev
, in St Petersburg (Quadrangular). In 1908, he tied for 1st with Karl Wilhelm Rosenkrantz
in St Petersburg. In 1909, he took 18th in St Petersburg (Chigorin Memorial). The event was won by Emanuel Lasker
and Rubinstein. In 1909, he tied for 2nd-3rd with Abram Rabinovich
, behind Rubinstein, in the 6th RUS-ch in Vilna (Wilno, Vilnius). In 1910, he tied for 1st-3rd with Lebedev and Grigory Levenfish
in St Petersburg. In 1911, he tied for 2nd-5th in Cologne (Moishe Lowtzky
won). In 1911, he tied for 3rd-4th with Levenfish, behind Fyodor Duz-Khotimirsky
and Znosko-Borovsky, in St Petersburg. The same year, von Freymann beat Znosko-Borovsky in a match (+5 –3 =10). In 1912, he tied for 6-7th in Abbazia (Opatija). The event was won by Rudolf Spielmann
. In 1912, he took 8th in the 7th RUS-ch in Vilna (Rubinstein won). In 1913/14, he tied for 1st-2nd with Peter Romanovsky
in St Petersburg. In 1914, he took 12th in St Petersburg (the 8th RUS-ch). The event was won by Alexander Alekhine
and Aron Nimzowitsch
.
After World War I
, von Freymann participated in the USSR and the Soviet Republics of Middle Asia championships. In late 1920s, he moved from Russia to Uzbekistan. In 1924, he tied for 16-17th in Moscow (3rd URS-ch). The event was won by Efim Bogoljubow
. In 1925, he took 19th in Leningrad (4th URS-ch, Bogoljubow won). In 1925, von Freymann drew a match with Duz-Chotimirski (+5 –5 =0). In 1927, he tied for 10-12th in Moscow (5th URS-ch). The event was won by Fedor Bohatirchuk and Peter Romanovsky
. In 1927, he tied for 1st with Nikolay Rudnev in the Championship of Middle Asia. In 1928, he won (off contest) 2nd Turkmenistan championship. In 1929, he finished 2nd in the 6th URS-ch in Odessa (Verlinsky won). In 1930, he took 6th in Tiflis (Vsevolod Rauzer
won).
In 1931, he took 6th in the 2nd UZB-ch (Duz-Chotimirski). Sergey von Freymann was four times Uzbekistani Champion
(1932, 1934, 1935, 1937). Meanwhile, he tied for 16-17th at Leningrad 1933 (8th URS-ch). The event was won by Mikhail Botvinnik
. In 1934, he won in Tashkent (Championship of Middle Asia). In 1934/35, he took 20th in Leningrad (9th URS-ch). The event was won by Levenfish and Rabinovich. In 1935, he won in Alma-Ata (2nd Kazakhstan-ch). In 1937, he tied for 1st-2nd with Skripkin http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/al2055km/ch_repub/1937/ch_uzb37.html&date=2009-10-25+12:11:48 in Kyrgyzstan championship. In 1938, he tied for 13-17th in Kiev (URS-ch, semi-final).
After World War II
, von Freymann took 4th in the 10th Uzbekistan championship (Abdullaev won) in 1945/46.
Chess
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master.
In 1906, von Freymann took 2nd, behind Semyon Alapin
Semyon Alapin
Semyon Zinovyevich Alapin was a Russian and Lithuanian chess master, openings analyst, and puzzle composer. He was a linguist, railway engineer and merchant .-Biography:...
, in Sankt Petersburg. In 1907, he tied for 6-7th in St Petersburg (Eugene Znosko-Borovsky
Eugene Znosko-Borovsky
Eugene Alexandrovich Znosko-Borovsky was a Russian chess master, music and drama critic, teacher and author. Born in Saint Petersburg, he settled in Paris in 1920, and lived there for the rest of his life.-Biography:...
won). In 1907/08, he took 5th in Lodz (the 5th All-Russian Masters' Tournament
Russian Chess Championship
-Imperial Russia:In 1874, Emanuel Schiffers defeated Andrey Chardin in a match held in St. Petersburg with five wins and four losses. Schiffers was considered the first Russian champion until his student, Mikhail Chigorin, defeated him in a match held in St. Petersburg in 1879...
). 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 1907/08, he won in St Petersburg. In 1908, he took 2nd, behind Sergey Lebedev
Sergey Lebedev
Sergey Fedorovich Lebedev was a Russian chess master.S.F. Lebedev lived in Saint Petersburg before World War I, during and after the war . He took 4th at Moscow 1899 , took 3rd at St...
, in St Petersburg (Quadrangular). In 1908, he tied for 1st with Karl Wilhelm Rosenkrantz
Karl Wilhelm Rosenkrantz
Karl Wilhelm Rosenkrantz was a Russian and Soviet chess master.Rosenkrantz was born in Libava , then in the Courland Governorate of the Russian Empire...
in St Petersburg. In 1909, he took 18th in St Petersburg (Chigorin Memorial). The event was won by Emanuel Lasker
Emanuel Lasker
Emanuel Lasker was a German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher who was World Chess Champion for 27 years...
and Rubinstein. In 1909, he tied for 2nd-3rd with Abram Rabinovich
Abram Rabinovich
Abram Rabinovich was a Lithuanian–Russian chess master.-Biography:...
, behind Rubinstein, in the 6th RUS-ch in Vilna (Wilno, Vilnius). In 1910, he tied for 1st-3rd with Lebedev and Grigory Levenfish
Grigory Levenfish
Grigory Yakovlevich Levenfish was a leading Jewish Russian chess grandmaster of the 1920s and 1930s. He was twice Soviet champion - in 1934 and 1937. In 1937 he tied a match against future world champion Mikhail Botvinnik...
in St Petersburg. In 1911, he tied for 2nd-5th in Cologne (Moishe Lowtzky
Moishe Lowtzky
-Biography:He was born into a Jewish family in Ukraine. In 1903, Lowtzky tied for 6-7th with Eugene Znosko-Borovsky in Kiev . The event was won by Mikhail Chigorin. In 1903, he took 4th in Dresden . In 1904, he tied for 2nd-3rd in Coburg . In 1910, he tied for 1st with Thoenes in Hamburg...
won). In 1911, he tied for 3rd-4th with Levenfish, behind Fyodor Duz-Khotimirsky
Fyodor Duz-Khotimirsky
Fedor Ivanovich Duz–Khotimirsky was a Ukrainian chess master....
and Znosko-Borovsky, in St Petersburg. The same year, von Freymann beat Znosko-Borovsky in a match (+5 –3 =10). In 1912, he tied for 6-7th in Abbazia (Opatija). The event was won by 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....
. In 1912, he took 8th in the 7th RUS-ch in Vilna (Rubinstein won). In 1913/14, he tied for 1st-2nd with Peter Romanovsky
Peter Romanovsky
Peter Arsenievich Romanovsky was a Russian chess International Master, International Arbiter, and author.-Biography:At the beginning of his career in Sankt Petersburg, he shared fourth place in 1908 , tied for 10-11th in 1909 , took second place behind Smorodsky in 1913, and shared first with...
in St Petersburg. In 1914, he took 12th in St Petersburg (the 8th RUS-ch). The event was won by 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...
and Aron Nimzowitsch
Aron Nimzowitsch
Aron Nimzowitsch was a Russian-born Danish unofficial chess grandmaster and a very influential chess writer...
.
After World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, von Freymann participated in the USSR and the Soviet Republics of Middle Asia championships. In late 1920s, he moved from Russia to Uzbekistan. In 1924, he tied for 16-17th in Moscow (3rd URS-ch). The event was won by Efim Bogoljubow
Efim Bogoljubow
Efim Dmitriyevich Bogolyubov was a Russo-German chess grandmaster who won numerous events and played two matches with Alexander Alekhine for the world championship.-Early career:...
. In 1925, he took 19th in Leningrad (4th URS-ch, Bogoljubow won). In 1925, von Freymann drew a match with Duz-Chotimirski (+5 –5 =0). In 1927, he tied for 10-12th in Moscow (5th URS-ch). The event was won by Fedor Bohatirchuk and Peter Romanovsky
Peter Romanovsky
Peter Arsenievich Romanovsky was a Russian chess International Master, International Arbiter, and author.-Biography:At the beginning of his career in Sankt Petersburg, he shared fourth place in 1908 , tied for 10-11th in 1909 , took second place behind Smorodsky in 1913, and shared first with...
. In 1927, he tied for 1st with Nikolay Rudnev in the Championship of Middle Asia. In 1928, he won (off contest) 2nd Turkmenistan championship. In 1929, he finished 2nd in the 6th URS-ch in Odessa (Verlinsky won). In 1930, he took 6th in Tiflis (Vsevolod Rauzer
Vsevolod Rauzer
Vsevolod Rauzer is probably best known for his extensive chess opening theory. The Richter–Rauzer Variation of the Sicilian Defence , was named in honor of him and the German master Kurt Richter....
won).
In 1931, he took 6th in the 2nd UZB-ch (Duz-Chotimirski). Sergey von Freymann was four times Uzbekistani Champion
Uzbekistani Chess Championship
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(1932, 1934, 1935, 1937). Meanwhile, he tied for 16-17th at Leningrad 1933 (8th URS-ch). The event was won by Mikhail Botvinnik
Mikhail Botvinnik
Mikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik, Ph.D. was a Soviet and Russian International Grandmaster and three-time World Chess Champion. Working as an electrical engineer and computer scientist at the same time, he was one of the very few famous chess players who achieved distinction in another career while...
. In 1934, he won in Tashkent (Championship of Middle Asia). In 1934/35, he took 20th in Leningrad (9th URS-ch). The event was won by Levenfish and Rabinovich. In 1935, he won in Alma-Ata (2nd Kazakhstan-ch). In 1937, he tied for 1st-2nd with Skripkin http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/al2055km/ch_repub/1937/ch_uzb37.html&date=2009-10-25+12:11:48 in Kyrgyzstan championship. In 1938, he tied for 13-17th in Kiev (URS-ch, semi-final).
After 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...
, von Freymann took 4th in the 10th Uzbekistan championship (Abdullaev won) in 1945/46.