Adhemar da Silva Rocha
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Adhemar da Silva Rocha was a Brazilian chess
master.
He tied for 6-10th at Buenos Aires 1934/35 (the 5th South American Chess Championship
, Torneo Sudamericano, Luis Piazzini
won), took 4th in the Montevideo 1938 chess tournament
(the 8th Torneio Sulamericano, Alexander Alekhine
won), and was awarded the Brazilian Champion
title for 1941.
Da Silva Rocha represented Brazil in 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad
at Munich 1936 and in the 8th Chess Olympiad
at Buenos Aires 1939.
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
master.
He tied for 6-10th at Buenos Aires 1934/35 (the 5th South American Chess Championship
South American Chess Championship
The first South American Chess Championship was held in Montevideo , Uruguay, on December 25, 1921 – January 22, 1922...
, Torneo Sudamericano, Luis Piazzini
Luis Piazzini
Luis Roberto Piazzini was an Argentine chess master.He participated many times in Argentine championships, and was an Argentine Champion in 1933 winning ARG-ch Torneo Mayor and a match for the title against Jacobo Bolbochán...
won), took 4th in the Montevideo 1938 chess tournament
Montevideo 1938 chess tournament
The eighth South American Chess Championship took place in Montevideo, Uruguay, from 7th to 25th of March 1938. The event was held in an elegant seaside resort Carrasco, one of the most expensive neighborhoods in Montevideo, located on the city's southeast coast.The results and standings:...
(the 8th Torneio Sulamericano, Alexander Alekhine
Alexander Alekhine
Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine was the fourth World Chess Champion. He is often considered one of the greatest chess players ever.By the age of twenty-two, he was already among the strongest chess players in the world. During the 1920s, he won most of the tournaments in which he played...
won), and was awarded the Brazilian Champion
Brazilian Chess Championship
The 1998 championship was held 9–19 December in Itabirito, Minas Gerais State.The field of sixteen played a series of two-game single elimination matches to determine the finalists....
title for 1941.
Da Silva Rocha represented Brazil in 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad
3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad
The 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad was held by German Chess Federation as a counterpart of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin with reference to 1924 and 1928 events....
at Munich 1936 and in the 8th Chess Olympiad
8th Chess Olympiad
The 8th Chess Olympiad, organised by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs , comprised an 'open' tournament, as well as a Women's World Championship contest...
at Buenos Aires 1939.