Aron Schvartzman Explained

Aron Schvartzman (also written as Aarón Schvartzman and Aron Schwartzman) (2 December 1908  - 15 January 2013)[1] was an Argentine chess master who was prominent in chess tournaments of the 1930s and 1940s.

Between 1933 and 1949, Schvartzman was a participant in numerous Argentine Chess Championships. In 1933, he took 3rd (ARG-ch 12 Mayor; Luis Piazzini won). In 1935, he took 3rd (ARG-ch 14 Mayor; Jacobo Bolbochán won). In 1936, he tied for 3rd-5th (ARG-ch 15 Mayor; Carlos Guimard won). In 1937, he tied for 4-6th (ARG-ch 16 Mayor; Jacobo Bolbochán again won).[2]

He won, ahead of Roberto Grau, at Mar del Plata 1934,[3] and took 2nd, behind Isaías Pleci at Mar del Plata 1936.[4] In the period from 1931 to 1948, he was a champion of Club Argentino de Ajedrez in Buenos Aires.[5]

Schvartzman retired from chess competition at the end of 1949 to pursue a profession as a physician. He had occasionally reappeared at chess events.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Murió el jubilado de 104 años al que la ANSeS no quería pagarle un juicio por haberes. 16 January 2013.
  2. Web site: Partidas Argentinas 1800-1939 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091027135903/http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Mound/7762/jag/base0039.htm . 2009-10-27 . dead .
  3. http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/tables5.htm GER-ch 2nd Aachen 1934
  4. http://www.brasilbase.pro.br BrasilBase
  5. http://www.argentinodeajedrez.com.ar Club Argentino de Ajedrez -Más de 100 años de presencia en el Ajedrez Argentino