Mark Pasman

Mark Pasman
Country  Latvia
Born (1932-03-16)March 16, 1932
Riga, Latvia
Died (2011-08-04)August 4, 2011

Mark Pasman (Latvian: Marks Pasmans; March 16, 1932, Riga, Latvia - August 4, 2011) was a Latvian chess player who won the Latvian Chess Championship in 1951.

Chess career

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] He was a graduate of the University of Latvia.

References

  1. ↑ "ch Latvia 1951". Al20102007.narod.ru. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  2. ↑ "ch Latvia 1949". Al20102007.narod.ru. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  3. ↑ "ch Latvia 1950". Al20102007.narod.ru. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  4. ↑ "ch Latvia 1952". Al20102007.narod.ru. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  5. ↑ "ch Latvia 1953". Al20102007.narod.ru. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  6. ↑ "ch Latvia 1954". Al20102007.narod.ru. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  7. ↑ "ch Latvia 1961". Al20102007.narod.ru. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  8. ↑ "Riga-ch 1958 - 365Chess.com Tournaments". 365chess.com. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  9. ↑ "Championship of "Dinamo" – Odessa June 1964". Al20102007.narod.ru. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  10. ↑ Wojciech Bartelski. "Soviet Team Chess Championship: Marks Pasmans". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  11. ↑ Wojciech Bartelski. "Soviet Team Chess Cup: Mark Pasman". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  • Mark Pasman player profile at chessgames.com
  • Mark Pasman player profile at 365chess.com
  • Žuravļevs, N.; Dulbergs, I.; Kuzmičovs, G. (1980), Latvijas šahistu jaunrade, Rīga, Avots., pp. 71 – 72 (in Latvian).
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