Complex sentence: By the mid- 1990s, Fridman was recognised as a serious force in Latvian chess and he went on to win the national championship in 1996, having gained the International Master (IM) title in 1994.
Split into simpler sentences: By the mid- 1990s, Fridman was recognised as a serious force in Latvian chess. He went on to win the national championship in 1996, having gained the International Master (IM) title in 1994.