Career
He lived in Łódź where he took 4th place (1930, 1931, 1934) and tied for 5-6th (1933) in the city championships. The same year, he took 7th in Łódź (Tartakower was the victor once more). During the latter stages of his life, he had a history of mental illness, which manifested itself in loud behaviour.
He was even reported to have turned up in public, wearing little or no clothing.
After a spell in an asylum, doctors warned him against playing any more chess. In 1940, Frydman was arrested by the Nazis in Warsaw, and died in a concentration camp.
Alexander Alekhine vs Achilles Frydman, Lodz 1928, Queen"s Indian Defense, Capablanca Variation, E16, 1/2-1/2
Achilles Frydman vs Stanisław Zawadzki, Warsaw 1935, 3rd POL-ch, Four Knights Game, Spanish, Classical Variation, C48, 1-0
Achilles Frydman vs January Foltys, Jurata 1937, 4th POL-ch, Budapest Gambit, A52, 1/2-1/2.