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Wikipedia article: Alfr%C4%93ds Eklons

Biography
He learned to play chess at the age of 17. Already in the autumn of 1927 he joined the Valka chess group, which founded the Valka Sports Association chess section. 1 From 1930 to 1933 he was the leader of this section of chess. Has won three Valka chess master titles. In the first half of the 1930s he regularly participated in Latvian chess championships . The greatest success was won in Jelgava in 1932 , when the division was 1-2. place in the 1st round of the 1932 Latvian Chess Championship with Movs Feigin . In April, however, in a four-party match in Riga, he had to concede to the next Latvian champion with a ½: 2½. 2Interestingly, in the next two Latvian Chess Championships, Eclon managed to achieve a positive result against Feigin - 1½: ½. In 1932, he played a draw match with then Estonia representative Vlada Mycenae - 2½: 2½. In 1934 Valka, the grandmaster of Austria Rudolf Spielman , visited Valka , who gave simultaneous games to the best chess players in the city and ended a draw after a tough fight with Eclon. In 1933 Eclone published a chess textbook "Handbook for Playing Chess", which made a significant contribution to the promotion of chess in Latvia. 3In the second half of the 1930s, Eclon's growth as a chess player came to a halt. The press said at the time that Eclone would have long been a chess master if he lived in Riga, as the provincial chess player had difficulty with travel and other expenses to participate in serious chess tournaments. 4 In 1940, Eclon won the title of Vidzeme Area Chess Master, 5 but in 1941 he moved to Talsi and became the Talsi Chess Master. 6 He was also invited to participate in the 1st Latvian SSR Chess Championship in Riga in the spring of 1941, but has not played in this tournament. 7 After World War IImoved to Riga. Continued to participate in chess tournaments. The biggest success was in the 1954 split 1-2. place with Karl Klassup in Riga Chess Championship. He also participated in the 1959 Riga Chess Championship. 8 The last major success was entering the Latvian Chess Championship final in 1960, which had to settle for a place at the end of the tournament table.

Places in Latvian Chess Championships

1930 - 7-8th place in 1st overtime.
1932 - 1-2. place in 1st overtime.
1934 - 9-11. place.
1935 - 8th place.
1960 - 14th place.

References
"Valka Sports Association chess sections of 10 years of operation", the magazine "Chess Art" 25/12/1937 Rigasche Rundschau newspaper, 04.04.1932, 06.04.1932 "National Library Bulletin", 01/01/1933
Zigfrīds Solmanis , "Possibilities for Organizing Latvian Chess", Magazine "Chess Art", 01.07.1938 newspaper "Working Life", 15.06.1940
newspaper "Red Sports", 01.02.1941
"1 SSR chess championship", the newspaper "Business", 14.01.1941 newspaper "Cīņa", 11.11.1959

Atsauces
"Valkas sporta biedrības šacha sekcijas 10 gadu darbība", žurnāls "Šaha Māksla" 25.12.1937 laikraksts "Rigasche Rundschau", 04.04.1932, 06.04.1932 "Valsts Bibliotēkas Biļetens", 01.01.1933 Zigfrīds Solmanis, "Latvijas šacha organizēšanas iespējas", žurnāls "Šaha Māksla", 01.07.1938 laikraksts "Darba Dzīve", 15.06.1940
laikraksts "Sarkanais Sports", 01.02.1941
"1. LPSR šacha čempionāts", laikraksts "Darbs", 14.01.1941 laikraksts "Cīņa", 11.11.1959

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Encyclopedia of Latvian Chessplayers Vol I

E-7 to E-10

Born on September 25 1909 in Valka and died on July 21 1982 in Riga. Alfreds Eklons learned to play chess at the age of 17. In the Jelgava 1932 Latvian chess congress Eklons shared 1-2 place with Movsa Feigins. Also in 1932 he played a match with Vladas Mikenas (then Estonia) that ended in a draw 2.5-2.5. In 1934 Grandmaster Rudolph Spielmann visited Valka and in an exhibition game Eklons almost won against him. Eklons considers his best result a shared 1st and second prize with K. Klasups in the Riga 1954 championship.

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Valka 1930 Match Eklons v Mikenas. The match was drawn 2.5-2.5

Event "Match Eklons - Mikenas"
Site "Valka LAT"
Date "1930.??.??"
Round "4"
White "Vladas Mikenas"
Black "Alfreds Eklons"
Result "0-1"
Source "Saha Maksla Nr.36 (01.10.1938)"
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 Be7 4. Bxf6 Bxf6 5. e4 d6 6. Bd3 e5 7. c3 Bg4 8. d5 Nd7 9. h3 Bh5 10. Nbd2 Nc5 11. Bc2 a5 12. Qe2 O-O 13. g4 Bg6 14. Nf1 c6 15. O-O-O cxd5 16. Rxd5 Qc7 17. h4 h5 18. g5 Be7 19. Ng3 Ne6 20. Rd2 Nf4 21. Qd1 Rfd8 22. Nf5 Bf8 23. Ne1 a4 24. Nd3 Nxd3+ 25. Rxd3 a3 26. Rd5 axb2+ 27. Kxb2 Qb6+ 28. Bb3 Qxf2+ 29. Rd2 Qc5 30. Qf3 Qa3+ 31. Kb1 Ra5 32. Rf1 Rd7 33. Rd5 Rxd5 34. Bxd5 Rc7 35. Bb3 Qa5 36. Kb2 d5 37. Bxd5 Qa3+ 38. Kb1 Rxc3 39. Qg2 Qb4+ 40. Qb2 b6 41. Qxb4 Bxb4 42. Kb2 Rd3 43. Kc2 Rd2+ 44. Kb3 Bc5 45. Ka4 Kh7 46. Kb5 Bf2 47. Rxf2 Rxf2 48. Kxb6 Bxf5 49. exf5 Rf4 50. Kb5 e4 51. Kc4 f6 52. Kd4 fxg5 53. hxg5 h4 54. Ke3 Rg4 55. Bxe4 h3 56. Bf3 h2 57. f6 Rg3 58. Kf2 Rxf3+ 0-1

V Mikenas vs A Eklons, 1930

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1931 3rd Latvian congress Game Collection: 3rd Latvian Chess Congress 1930-1931

Event "3rd Latvian congress group 1"
Site "Riga LAT"
Date "1930.12.??"
EventDate "1930.12.23"
Result "0-1"
White "Alfreds Eklons"
Black "Roberts Skuja"
Source "Rigasche Rundschau Nr.19 (24.01.1931)" http://www.periodika.lv/periodika2-...

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. a3 Bg4 6. Bf4 Nge7 7. Nbd2 Ng6 8. Bg3 Qd7 9. b4 Qe6 10. Qa4 O-O-O 11. b5 Ncxe5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Qxa7 Nd3+ 14. Kd1 Nb2+ 15. Kc1 Nxc4 16. Qa8+ Kd7 17. Qxb7 Bxa3+ 18. Kd1 d3 19. Qc6+ Qxc6 20. bxc6+ Kxc6 21. Nxc4 dxe2+ 22. Kc2 Bf5+ 23. Kb3 Rd3+ 24. Ka4 Ra8+ 25. Na5+ Kc5 0-1

A Eklons vs R Skuja, 1930

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Tartu 1934 (13-14 October) Match Tartu - Valka

The Tartu chess players had invited the best players from Latvia to Valka to win a match between the two cities. Each team has 10 players. The game took place on the premises of the Academic Shah Club and ended with a slight majority of neighbors. Results of individual parties

1st board round 2:

Event "Match Tartu - Valka"
Site "?"
Date "1934.10.14"
Round "2"
White "Viktor Uulberg"
Black "Alfreds Eklons"
Result "0-1"
Source "Krustamikla.Sahs.Bridzs. Nr.37 (20.10.1934)" http://www.periodika.lv/periodika2-...

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bd3 Bd6 5. Nf3 h6 6. Nc3 c6 7. Ne2 Qc7 8. Ng3 Ne7 9. O-O g6 10. Re1 Be6 11. Nh4 Nd7 12. Nxg6 Nxg6 13. Bxg6 O-O-O 14. Qd3 h5 15. Bf5 h4 16. Nf1 Rde8 17. Bd2 Rhg8 18. Qh3 Kb8 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Rxe6 Ref8 21. Bh6 Rf7 22. Rae1 Nf6 23. Qxh4 Ne4 24. R1xe4 dxe4 25. Qxe4 Qd7 26. Ng3 Bc7 27. Nf5 a6 28. Bf4 Bxf4 29. Qxf4+ Ka7 30. Qe4 Rxf5 31. Qxf5 Re8 32. d5 cxd5 33. Rxa6+ Kxa6 34. Qd3+ b5 35. Kf1 Qe6 36. Qd2 Qe5 37. f4 Rf8 38. g3 Qe4 39. Qg2 Qxg2+ 40. Kxg2 Rc8 41. c3 d4 42. cxd4 Rc2+ 43. Kf3 Rxb2 44. f5 Rxa2 45. f6 Kb6 46. g4 b4 47. f7 Ra8 48. g5 b3 49. g6 b2 50. g7 b1=Q 51. g8=Q Qb3+ 52. Ke4 Rxg8 0-1

V Uulberg vs A Eklons, 1934

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1934 Eklons v Spielmann game 47 moves

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A Eklons vs Spielmann, 1934

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Tartu or Valka City match Rauds v Eklons

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Valka 1935 Tartu-Valka match

Event "Match Tartu - Valka"
Site "Valka LAT"
Date "1935.??.??"
Round "?"
White "Alfreds Eklons"
Black "Ilmar Raud"
Result "1-0"
Source "Saha Maksla Nr.36 (01.10.1938)"
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 a6 8. O-O b5 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. Qe2 b4 11. Ne4 cxd4 12. exd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Qxd4 14. Rd1 Qe5 15. Bf4 Qxf4 16. Nxf6+ Ke7 17. Nh5 Qg5 18. Be4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Rb8 20. Qd3 Qb5 21. Qf3 f6 22. Rac1 Qb7 23. Rc6 Kf7 24. Rdc1 Be7 25. Qg4 Rhd8 26. Qxg7+ Ke8 27. Qg8+ Kd7 28. Qxe6+ Ke8 29. Nxf6+ Kf8 30. Qg8# 1-0

A Eklons vs I Raud, 1935

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Tartu 1936 (18 October) Tartu-Valka match

Results and description: -Saha Maksla Nr.18 (25.12.1937) http://www.periodika.lv/periodika2-...

Šī bija pēc skaita 8. sacīkste starp abām pilsētām. Visās ļīdzšinējās cīņās uzvaru arvien guvusi Tartu. Šoreiz savā jubilejas dienā Valkas šachistu neatlaidība vainagojās panākumiem un Valka guva pārliecinošu uzvaru.

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This was the 8th match between the two cities. In all the battles so far, Tartu has always won. This time, on its anniversary year, the Valka chess club players were successful and Valka won a convincing victory.

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Event "Match Tartu - Valka"
Site "?"
Date "1936.10.18"
Round "?"
White "Ilmar Raud"
Black "Alfreds Eklons"
Result "1/2-1/2"
Source "Krustamikla.Sahs.Bridzs. Nr.44 (20.10.1936" http://www.periodika.lv/periodika2-...

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 Bxc5 5. Qg4 Bf8 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. Bf4 Nge7 9. Nc3 a6 10. O-O Ng6 11. Rfe1 f5 12. Qh5 Be7 13. Bxf5 exf5 14. Nxd5 Qa5 15. Nf6+ Kd8 16. Red1+ Kc7 17. Bd2 Qb5 18. a4 Qc4 19. b3 Qe6 20. Ng5 Qxe5 21. Bc3 gxf6 22. Bxe5+ Ncxe5 23. Nh3 Be6 24. Qe2 f4 25. Qe4 Bxh3 26. gxh3 Rad8 27. h4 Nxh4 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Qxh7 Rd7 30. Kh1 Nhf3 31. Qf5 Bc5 32. Rf1 Rg7 33. Qxf6 Rh7 34. Qxf4 Rh4 35. Qg3 Rg4 36. Qh3 Rh4 1/2-1/2

I Raud vs A Eklons, 1936

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Valka 1938 Eklons wins, crosstable but no games:

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