Kenneth Frey Beckman
CountryMexico
Born (1950-02-25) 25 February 1950
Paris, France
TitleInternational Master (1975)
ICCF Grandmaster (2004)
Peak rating2480 (January 1982)

Kenneth Frey Beckman (born 25 February 1950) is a Mexican chess International Master (IM, 1975) and International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (2004), five-times Mexican Chess Championship winner (1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986).

Chess player career

Kenneth Frey Beckman learned to play chess at the age of 8 from his father. His international chess career spanned from 1967 to 1987. He twice won the Mexican Chess Championship: 1981, 1983, 1984, and 1986 (shared). In 1974 in Winnipeg Kenneth Frey Beckman participated in 8th Pan American Chess Championship and ranked in 10th place.[1] He was winner of Caracas (1973) and Mexico City (1975) International Chess tournaments.[2][3]

Kenneth Frey Beckman played for Mexico in the Chess Olympiad:[4]

In later years, Kenneth Frey Beckman active participated in correspondence chess tournaments. In 2004, he was awarded the International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (GMC) title.[5]

References

  1. "OlimpBase :: 8th Pan-American Chess Championship :: Winnipeg 1974". www.olimpbase.org.
  2. Caracas 1973
  3. Mexico 1975
  4. "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Kenneth Frey". www.olimpbase.org.
  5. "Player Details". www.iccf.com.


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