Henryk Friedman (Friedmann) (1903–1942) was a Polish

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master. He lived in Lviv (Lwów, Lemberg). In 1926–1934, Friedman won seven times in succession the Championship of Lviv but 1930, when he took 2nd place behind

Stepan Popel Stepan Mykhailovych Popel (August 15, 1909 – December 27, 1987) was a multiple chess champion of Lviv, Paris, and eventually of the Ukrainians in North America (USA and Canada).

. Friedman played in four Polish championships. In 1926, he took 14th in Warsaw (1st POL-ch). The event was won by

Dawid Przepiórka Dawid Przepiórka (22 December 1880 – presumed April 1940) was a History of the Jews in Poland, Jewish-Polish chess player of the early twentieth century, who won the first Polish championship. Biography Dawid Przepiórka was born 22 Decemb ...

. In 1927, he took 13th in

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(2nd POL-ch). The event was won by

Akiba Rubinstein Akiba Kiwelowicz Rubinstein (1 December 1880 – 14 March 1961) was a Polish chess player. He is considered to have been one of the greatest players never to have become World Chess Champion. Rubinstein was granted the title International Grandma ...

. In 1935, he tied for 2nd-4th with Mieczysław Najdorf and

Paulin Frydman Paulino (Paulin) Frydman (26 May 1905 in Warsaw, Poland – 2 February 1982 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) was a Polish chess master. Career In 1922, Paulin Frydman took 2nd place, behind Kazimierz Makarczyk in Warsaw. In 1923, he tied for 2nd ...

, behind

Ksawery Tartakower Savielly Tartakower (also known as ''Xavier'' or ''Ksawery'' ''Tartakower'', less often ''Tartacover'' or ''Tartakover''; 21 February 1887 – 4 February 1956) was a Polish chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster (chess), Internatio ...

in Warsaw (3rd POL-ch). In 1936, he won in Vienna (19th Trebitsch-Turnier). In 1937, he took 12th in Jurata (4 th POL-ch). The event was won by Tartakower. Henryk Friedman played for Poland at fourth board (+5 –2 =5) in the 6th

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at Warsaw 1935. He won team bronze medal there. He also played at fifth board (+11 –0 =9) in unofficial Olympiad at Munich 1936, where he won two silver medals (team and individual). Henryk Friedman died probably in a German Nazi camp.

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Henryk Friedman at 365Chess.com
1903 births 1942 deaths Chess players from Lviv Jews from Galicia (Eastern Europe) Jewish chess players 20th-century Polish chess players 20th-century Polish sportsmen Polish people who died in Nazi concentration camps Polish Jews who died in the Holocaust Polish civilians killed in World War II {{Poland-chess-bio-stub

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