Jose Antonio Colon Medina (2 October 1919, Barcelona

Barcelona

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 - 31 October 2003, Barcelona) was a Spanish chess

Chess

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 master.

He was seven times Spanish Champion

Spanish Chess Championship

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 (1944, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1963, and 1964), and trice Catalan Champion (1947, 1949, 1950). He also thrice won Venezuelan Chess Championship

Venezuelan Chess Championship

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 in 1955, 1956 and 1958. Medina won at Caracas 1954 (zonal), and took 19th at Goteborg 1955 (interzonal, David Bronstein

David Bronstein

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 won).

Medina was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1950.

External links

• Jose Antonio Colon Medina at 365Chess.com