Mark Pasman

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.

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

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.

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References
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  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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