Alfrēds Hartmanis (November 1, 1881 in

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– July 27, 1927 in Riga, Latvia) was a

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player who won the Baltic Chess Congress in 1913.

Career

In 1900 Hartmanis became the Riga chess club member. In 1910 he participated in strong chess tournament in

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and scored 9/15, with

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winning. In 1912 the All-Russian Masters Tournament in Vilno Hartmanis scored 10½/19.Vilnius 1912
/ref> In 1913 Hartmanis enjoyed the greatest success in his chess player career, with 11½/14 winning the VI Baltic Chess Congress in

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. After the

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actively engaged in Latvian chess life's recovery, achieving good results in tournaments. In 1924 he participated in first

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and finished fourth behind

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, Fricis Apšenieks and

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. In 1926 in second Latvian Chess Championship Hartmanis placed fifth behind Apšenieks, Teodors Bergs,

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and Augusts Strautmanis. For many years Hartmanis worked as a tutor, but in 1920s few years served as a tax official.

References

External links

* player profile at chess-db.com * An obituary in the newspaper «Latvis», 05.08.1927 (in Latvian). {{DEFAULTSORT:Hartmanis, Alfreds Latvian chess players 1881 births 1927 deaths Chess players from the Russian Empire