German Grandmaster (2001) born in Latvia. German Champion in 2008, 2012 and 2014. Latvian Champion in 1996. Fridman won the bronze medal at the World U16 in 1992 and came fourth at the World U20 in 1996.
Best results: won or shared first at Herfort Open 2000, Bermuda Open 2003 and the National Open 2004, Marseille Open 2006, LGA Nuremberg 2006, Karl Marma Memorial (GER) 2006, Liverpool Open 2007, Oberhausen Open 2009, and Serbian Open ch. 2016
Since 1996 Fridman has participated in the Olympiads with Latvia first then with Germany since 2004. In 2012 he won the bronze medal for the third-best performance on the board 4.
He’s married to Women Grandmaster Anna Zatonskih.