Career
In 1926, he took 2nd, behind Vladimirs Petrovs, and shared 2nd, behind Fricis Apšenieks in Riga. In 1932, he took 2nd, behind Petrovs, at the Riga championship. He shared 3rd, behind Paul Felix Schmidt and Paul Keres, at Tallinn (Reval) 1935.
He introduced the Berg Variation (1d4 Nf6 2Nf3 b6 3g3 Bb7 4Bg2 c5 5c4 cxd4 6Qxd4) in the Queen"s Indian, Marienbad system (A47).