Kenneth Frey Beckman Explained

Kenneth Frey Beckman
Country:	Mexico
Birth Date:	25 February 1950
Birth Place:	Paris, France
International Master (1975) ICCF Grandmaster (2004)
Peakrating:	2480 (January 1982)
Fideid:	5100054

Kenneth Frey Beckman (born 25 February 1950) is a Mexican chess International Master (IM, 1975) and International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (2004), five-times Mexican Chess Championship winner (1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986).

Chess player career

Kenneth Frey Beckman learned to play chess at the age of 8 from his father. His international chess career spanned from 1967 to 1987. He twice won the Mexican Chess Championship: 1981, 1983, 1984, and 1986 (shared). In 1974 in Winnipeg Kenneth Frey Beckman participated in 8th Pan American Chess Championship and ranked in 10th place.^[1] He was winner of Caracas (1973) and Mexico City (1975) International Chess tournaments.^{[2] [3]}

Kenneth Frey Beckman played for Mexico in the Chess Olympiad:^[4]

• In 1972, at second board in the 20th Chess Olympiad in Skopje (+6, =7, -6),
• In 1974, at second board in the 21st Chess Olympiad in Nice (+7, =3, -5),
• In 1980, at first board in the 24th Chess Olympiad in La Valletta (+7, =3, -2),
• In 1982, at first board in the 25th Chess Olympiad in Lucerne (+2, =6, -4),
• In 1986, at first board in the 27th Chess Olympiad in Dubai (+1, =2, -5),
• In 2002, at second reserve board in the 35th Chess Olympiad in Bled (+2, =1, -1).

In later years, Kenneth Frey Beckman active participated in correspondence chess tournaments. In 2004, he was awarded the International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (GMC) title.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: OlimpBase :: 8th Pan-American Chess Championship :: Winnipeg 1974. www.olimpbase.org.
2. https://www.365chess.com/tournaments/Caracas_1973 Caracas 1973
3. https://www.365chess.com/tournaments/Mexico_1975 Mexico 1975
4. Web site: OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Kenneth Frey. www.olimpbase.org.
5. Web site: Player Details . www.iccf.com.