# Sergey von Freymann

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Russian chess player (1882–1946)

Sergey von Freymann

**Sergey von Freymann** ([Russian](/source/Russian_language): Сергей Николаевич Фрейман; 1882–1946) was a Russian, later Soviet [chess](/source/Chess) master.

In 1906, von Freymann took 2nd, behind [Semyon Alapin](/source/Semyon_Alapin), in Sankt Petersburg. In 1907, he tied for 6-7th in St Petersburg ([Eugene Znosko-Borovsky](/source/Eugene_Znosko-Borovsky) won). In 1907/08, he took 5th in Lodz (the 5th [All-Russian Masters' Tournament](/source/Russian_Chess_Championship)). The event was won by [Akiba Rubinstein](/source/Akiba_Rubinstein). In 1907/08, he won in St Petersburg. In 1908, he took 2nd, behind [Sergey Lebedev](/source/Sergey_Lebedev_(chess_player)), in St Petersburg (*Quadrangular*). In 1908, he tied for 1st with [Karl Wilhelm Rosenkrantz](/source/Karl_Wilhelm_Rosenkrantz) in St Petersburg. In 1909, he took 18th in St Petersburg (Chigorin Memorial). The event was won by [Emanuel Lasker](/source/Emanuel_Lasker) and Rubinstein. In 1909, he tied for 2nd-3rd with [Abram Rabinovich](/source/Abram_Rabinovich), behind Rubinstein, in the 6th RUS-ch in Vilna (Wilno, Vilnius). In 1910, he tied for 1st-3rd with Lebedev and [Grigory Levenfish](/source/Grigory_Levenfish) in St Petersburg. In 1911, he tied for 2nd-5th in Cologne ([Moishe Lowtzky](/source/Moishe_Lowtzky) won). In 1911, he tied for 3rd-4th with Levenfish, behind [Fyodor Duz-Khotimirsky](/source/Fyodor_Duz-Khotimirsky) and Znosko-Borovsky, in St Petersburg. The same year, von Freymann beat Znosko-Borovsky in a match (+5 –3 =10). In 1912, he tied for 6-7th in Abbazia (Opatija). The event was won by [Rudolf Spielmann](/source/Rudolf_Spielmann). In 1912, he took 8th in the 7th RUS-ch in Vilna (Rubinstein won). In 1913/14, he tied for 1st-2nd with [Peter Romanovsky](/source/Peter_Romanovsky) in St Petersburg. In 1914, he took 12th in St Petersburg (the 8th RUS-ch). The event was won by [Alexander Alekhine](/source/Alexander_Alekhine) and [Aron Nimzowitsch](/source/Aron_Nimzowitsch).

After [World War I](/source/World_War_I), von Freymann participated in the USSR and the Soviet Republics of Middle Asia championships. In late 1920s, he moved from Russia to Uzbekistan. In 1924, he tied for 16-17th in Moscow (3rd URS-ch). The event was won by [Efim Bogoljubow](/source/Efim_Bogoljubow). In 1925, he took 19th in Leningrad (4th URS-ch, Bogoljubow won). In 1925, von Freymann drew a match with Duz-Chotimirski (+5 –5 =0). In 1927, he tied for 10-12th in Moscow (5th URS-ch). The event was won by [Fedor Bohatirchuk](/source/Fedor_Bohatirchuk) and [Peter Romanovsky](/source/Peter_Romanovsky). In 1927, he tied for 1st with [Nikolay Rudnev](/source/Nikolay_Rudnev) in the Championship of Middle Asia. In 1928, he won (off contest) 2nd Turkmenistan championship. In 1929, he finished 2nd in the 6th URS-ch in Odessa (Verlinsky won). In 1930, he took 6th in Tiflis ([Vsevolod Rauzer](/source/Vsevolod_Rauzer) won).

In 1931, he took 6th in the 2nd UZB-ch (Duz-Chotimirski). Sergey von Freymann won [Uzbekistani Chess Championship](/source/Uzbekistani_Chess_Championship) four times, in 1932, 1934, 1935 and 1937. Meanwhile, he tied for 16-17th at Leningrad 1933 (8th URS-ch). The event was won by [Mikhail Botvinnik](/source/Mikhail_Botvinnik). In 1934, he won in Tashkent (Championship of Middle Asia). In 1934/35, he took 20th in Leningrad (9th URS-ch). The event was won by Levenfish and Rabinovich. In 1935, he won the second [Kazakhstani Chess Championship](/source/Kazakhstani_Chess_Championship), held in [Alma-Ata](/source/Alma-Ata). In 1937, he tied for 1st-2nd with Skripkin [\[1\]](https://web.archive.org/web/20090805203958/http://geocities.com/al2055km/ch_repub/1937/ch_uzb37.html) in the Kyrgyzstani championship. In 1938, he tied for 13-17th in Kiev (URS-ch, semi-final).

After [World War II](/source/World_War_II), von Freymann took 4th in the 10th Uzbekistan championship (Abdullaev won) in 1945/46.

## External links

- [130 chess games of Sergey von Freymann](http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=47542)

## References

- [RUSBASE, part V, 1919–1937 and 1991–1994](https://web.archive.org/web/20080518191935/http://www.geocities.com/al2055km/ch_repub.html)

- [RUSBASE, part IV, 1938–1960](https://web.archive.org/web/20060224193715/http://www.geocities.com/al2055perv/ch_repub.html)

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