Kenneth Frey Beckman learned to play chess at the age of 8 from his father.
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.