Elmārs Zemgalis (born 9 September 1923, Riga, Latvia), is a Latvian-American chess master and mathematics professor. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Riga (Rīga riːga) the Capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of the river Daugava. Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Chess is a recreational and competitive Game played between two players. He was awarded an Honorary Grandmaster title in 2003. The title Grandmaster is awarded to extremely strong Chess masters by the world chess organization FIDE.
Biography
After the Soviets for the second time invaded his native Latvia, Zemgalis fled to Germany. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. As a D. P. (Displaced Person) after World War II, he played in twelve international tournaments. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including In 1946, he took 2nd, behind Wolfgang Unzicker, in Augsburg, with 13/16. Augsburg is an independent City in the south-west of Bavaria. In 1946, he took 2nd, behind Fedor Bohatirchuk, in Regensburg (Klaus Junge Memorial), with 6. Fedor Parfen'evych Bogatyrchuk (Bogatirchuk Bohatirchuk Bogatyrtschuk Bohatyrchuk Bohatyrczuk (in Russian: Фёдор Парфеньевич Богатырчук Regensburg ( also Ratisbon, Ratisbona Řezno originally Castra Regina) is a City (population 131000 in 2007 in Bavaria, Germany Klaus Junge (born 1 January 1924 at Concepción, Chile – died 17 April 1945 at Welle, Germany) was one of the youngest German Chess 5/9 (http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/Tables2017.htm). In 1947, he took 2nd, behind Lūcijs Endzelīns in Hanau (Hermanis Matisons Memorial). Lūcijs (Lucius Endzelīns ( 21 May 1909, Dorpat (Tartu Estonia – 27 October 1981, Adelaide, Australia Hanau is a town in the Main-Kinzig-Kreis, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 25 km east of Frankfurt am Main. Hermanis Matisons (1894 – 1932 (also known as Herman Mattison) was a Latvian Chess player and one of world's most highly regarded chess masters in the In 1948, he won in Esslingen (Württemberg-ch), with 7/9 (http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/Tables2019.htm). Esslingen am Neckar is a city in the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, capital of the District of Esslingen as well as the largest Württemberg, formerly known as Wirtemberg, is an area and a former state in Swabia, a region in southwestern Germany. In 1949, he won in Rujtā (Württemberg-ch). In 1949, he tied for 1st with Efim Bogoljubow in Oldenburg (http://www.chessmetrics.com, the Elmars Zemgalis player file). Efim Dmitriyevich Bogoljubow (Bogoljubov Bogolyubov (Ефи́м Дми́триевич Боголю́бов April 14, 1889 &ndash June 18, ||-||-||-||} Oldenburg ( Low German: Ollnborg) is an Independent City in Lower Saxony, Germany. In 1949, he tied for 1st with Leonids Dreibergs in Esslingen. Leonids Dreibergs (Leonid Dreiberg (27 October 1908 Riga – 6 April 1969 Saginaw Michigan) was a Latvian–American Chess master Esslingen am Neckar is a city in the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, capital of the District of Esslingen as well as the largest
In 1951, he emigrated to the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the He became a mathematics professor. Mathematics is the body of Knowledge and Academic discipline that studies such concepts as Quantity, Structure, Space and By 1952, Zemgalis had settled in Seattle. He was arguably the top player in the Pacific Northwest for the next fifteen years (Elmars Zemgalis: Grandmaster without the title, by John Donaldson, 2001). The title Grandmaster is awarded to extremely strong Chess masters by the world chess organization FIDE. See also John Donaldson (disambiguation John Wesley Donaldson ( February 20, 1892 &ndash April 12, 1970 In 1952, he won (3:1) a match against Olaf Ulvestad in Seattle. In 1953 and 1959, he won the Washington State championships. In 1962, he won (4. 5: 3. 5) a match against Viktors Pupols. Viktors (Viktor Pupols Pūpols (born 1935) a Latvian-American Chess master
John Donaldson wrote a book on his chess career: Elmars Zemgalis: Grandmaster without the title (2001). See also John Donaldson (disambiguation John Wesley Donaldson ( February 20, 1892 &ndash April 12, 1970 Zemgalis was awarded the Honorary Grandmaster title by FIDE, the International Chess Federation, in 2003. Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation is an international organization that connects the various national Chess federations around the The site chessgames. com has 42 of his games, while the site mychess. com has 61 of his games.
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