Mark Pasman Explained

Mark Pasman
Birth Date:	16 March 1932
Birth Place:	Riga, Latvia

Mark Pasman (Latvian: Marks Pasmans; March 16, 1932 in 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] Despite such impressive results, Pasman did not manage to obtain the Master titlelPasman was a graduate of the University of Latvia.

References

• Žuravļevs, N.; Dulbergs, I.; Kuzmičovs, G. (1980), Latvijas šahistu jaunrade, Rīga, Avots., pp. 71 – 72 (in Latvian).

Notes and References

1. Web site: ch Latvia 1951 . Al20102007.narod.ru . 2012-01-05.
2. Web site: ch Latvia 1949 . Al20102007.narod.ru . 2012-01-05.
3. Web site: ch Latvia 1950 . Al20102007.narod.ru . 2012-01-05.
4. Web site: ch Latvia 1952 . Al20102007.narod.ru . 2012-01-05.
5. Web site: ch Latvia 1953 . Al20102007.narod.ru . 2012-01-05.
6. Web site: ch Latvia 1954 . Al20102007.narod.ru . 2012-01-05.
7. Web site: ch Latvia 1961 . Al20102007.narod.ru . 2012-01-05.
8. Web site: Riga-ch 1958 - 365Chess.com Tournaments . 365chess.com . 2012-01-05.
9. Web site: Championship of "Dinamo" – Odessa June 1964 . Al20102007.narod.ru . 2012-01-05.
10. Web site: Wojciech Bartelski . Soviet Team Chess Championship: Marks Pasmans . OlimpBase . 2012-01-05.
11. Web site: Wojciech Bartelski . Soviet Team Chess Cup: Mark Pasman . OlimpBase . 2012-01-05.