Hermanis Matisons
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About
A Latvian chess player who was one of world's highest regarded chess masters in the early 1930s.
Before Fame
He won the first Latvian Chess Championship tournament in 1924.
Trivia
He was also a significant composer of chess strategy, particularly endgame studies.
Family Life
His parents raised him in Riga, Latvia.
Associated With
He finished ahead of Max Euwe to win the first World Amateur Championship.
