Edgars Krūmiņš

Not to be confused withEdgars Krūmiņš (basketball).

Edgars Krūmiņš
Country	Latvia
Born	(1909-08-21)21 August 1909 Riga,Latvia
Died	unknown

Edgars Roberts Krūmiņš(21 August 1909 – unknown) was aLatvianchessplayer.

Biography

In 1926, Edgars Krūmiņš graduated from the Second City Gymnasium in Riga. In 1929, he entered the Faculty of Mathematics inUniversity of Latvia,which he graduated in 1935.In the academic year 1936/37, Edgars Krūmiņš was a mathematics teacher at a secondary school in the Latvian cityCesvaine.

In the early 1930s, Edgars Krūmiņš became one of the strongest chess players in Latvia. His biggest success was the third place inLatvian Chess Championshipin 1934 (after the winnersFricis ApšenieksandVladimirs Petrovs). For this success Krumins was awarded the title of Latvian National Chess Master. He was the fifth chess player afterHermanis Matisons,Fricis Apšenieks, Vladimirs Petrovs andMovsas Feigins,who received this honorary title.

Edgars Krūmiņš played for Latvia in theChess Olympiad:

• In 1935, at fourth board in the6th Chess OlympiadinWarsaw(+3, =5, -2).

Edgars Krūmiņš played for Latvia in the unofficial Chess Olympiad:

• In 1936, at fourth board in the3rd unofficial Chess OlympiadinMunich(+5, =6, -5).

Many chess publications (including the Internet portals Olimpbase.org,Chessgames.com) incorrectly indicate that it was not Edgar who participated inChess Olympiads,but his brother Alfrēds Krūmiņš (1911-1980), who was also a chess player.

In the late 1930s, Edgars Krūmiņš fell ill and moved away from an active chess life. The last known tournament with his participation was the 1940 Riga Chess Championship, in which he shared 11th - 12th place. There is no reliable information about his future fate.

External links

• Edgars Kruminsplayer profile and games atChessgames.com
• Edgars Krūmiņšchess games at 365chess.com