Mark Pasman (Latvian: Marks Pasmans; March 16, 1932 in Riga, Latvia – August 4, 2011) was a Latvian chess player who won the Latvian Chess Championship in 1951.
| Mark Pasman | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Latvia |
| Born | March 16, 1932 Riga, Latvia |
| Died | August 4, 2011 (aged 79) |
Chess career edit
Pasman learned to play chess at the age of 14 and in 1951 he won the Latvian Chess Championship.[1] Other results in the Latvian Chess Championship: 1949 – 14th,[2] 1950 – 4th,[3] 1952 – 2nd,[4] 1953 – 5th,[5] 1954 – 5th,[6] 1961 – 9th.[7] In 1958 he won the Riga Chess Championship[8] and he won the Soviet "Dinamo" championship in 1964.[9]
Pasman played for Latvia in the Soviet Team chess championships in 1953 (+0 −2 =5), 1958 (+2 −4 =2), and 1960 (5 out of 7).[10] He also played in the Soviet Team chess cup for teams "Daugava" in 1954 (+3 −5 =2) and "Dinamo" in 1968 (+1 −5 =3).[11] Despite such impressive results, Pasman did not manage to obtain the Master titlel Pasman was a graduate of the University of Latvia.
References edit
- ^ "ch Latvia 1951". Al20102007.narod.ru. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ^ "ch Latvia 1949". Al20102007.narod.ru. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ^ "ch Latvia 1950". Al20102007.narod.ru. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ^ "ch Latvia 1952". Al20102007.narod.ru. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ^ "ch Latvia 1953". Al20102007.narod.ru. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ^ "ch Latvia 1954". Al20102007.narod.ru. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ^ "ch Latvia 1961". Al20102007.narod.ru. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ^ "Riga-ch 1958 - 365Chess.com Tournaments". 365chess.com. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ^ "Championship of "Dinamo" – Odessa June 1964". Al20102007.narod.ru. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ^ Wojciech Bartelski. "Soviet Team Chess Championship: Marks Pasmans". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ^ Wojciech Bartelski. "Soviet Team Chess Cup: Mark Pasman". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- Žuravļevs, N.; Dulbergs, I.; Kuzmičovs, G. (1980), Latvijas šahistu jaunrade, Rīga, Avots., pp. 71 – 72 (in Latvian).
External links edit
- Mark Pasman player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Marks Pasman chess games at 365Chess.com