Daniel Cámpora
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Daniel Hugo Cámpora an Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 chess Grandmaster.

He was Argentine Junior Champion in 1975. He was twice Argentine Champion
Argentine Chess Championship
The first Argentine Chess Championship was held in 1921. The Champion's title was granted after victorious or drawn match between previous champion and challenger, a winner of Torneo Mayor...

 in 1986 and 1989, and twice Sub-Champion in 1978 and 1987.

In tournaments, he took 2nd at Bogotá 1980 (Jose Antonio Gutierrez won). In 1981, he tied for 4-6th in Vršac (Kostić Memorial; Gyula Sax
Gyula Sax
Gyula Sax is a Hungarian chess player and International Arbiter , born in Budapest.He was awarded the IM title in 1972 and the GM title in 1974. He was the Hungarian Chess Champion in 1976 and 1977 . In 1971-72, he was the European Junior Champion, and he placed first at Rovinj-Zagreb 1975,...

 won). In 1983, he took 2nd in Andorra, and won in Tuzla. In 1987, he took 3rd in Biel (Boris Gulko won).

Campora played for Argentina in nine Chess Olympiad
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...

s.
  • In 1978, at fourth board in 23rd Chess Olympiad
    23rd Chess Olympiad
    The 23rd Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between October 25 and November 12, 1978, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.-References:...

     in Buenos Aires (+3 –3 =2);
  • In 1982, at second board in 25th Chess Olympiad
    25th Chess Olympiad
    The 25th Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between October 29 and November 16, 1982, in Lucerne, Switzerland.-References:...

     in Lucerne (+7 –2 =4);
  • In 1986, at first board in 27th Chess Olympiad
    27th Chess Olympiad
    The 27th Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between November 14 and December 2, 1986, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.-References:...

     in Dubai (+6 –1 =6);
  • In 1988, at first board in 28th Chess Olympiad
    28th Chess Olympiad
    The 28th Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between November 12 and November 30, 1988, in Thessaloniki, Greece.-References:...

     in Thessaloniki (+3 –4 =5);
  • In 1992, at first board in 30th Chess Olympiad
    30th Chess Olympiad
    The 30th Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between June 7 and June 25, 1992, at the Philippine International Convention Center in Manila, Philippines.-Individual...

     in Manila (+3 –0 =9);
  • In 1994, at first board in 31st Chess Olympiad
    31st Chess Olympiad
    The 31st Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament, took place between November 30 and December 17, 1994, in Moscow, Russia.- Chess competition :...

     in Moscow (+7 –1 =1);
  • In 2000, at second board in 34th Chess Olympiad
    34th Chess Olympiad
    The 34th Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament, took place between October 28 and November 12, 2000, in Istanbul, Turkey.- Chess competition :...

     in Istanbul (+3 –1 =5);
  • In 2004, at second board in 36th Chess Olympiad
    36th Chess Olympiad
    The 36th Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between October 14 and October 31, 2004, in Calvià on the Spanish island of Majorca.-Chess...

     in Calvià (+4 –0 =6);
  • In 2008, at reserve board in 38th Chess Olympiad
    38th Chess Olympiad
    The 38th Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between 12–25 November 2008, in Dresden, Germany and was won by Armenia.The 2010 Olympiad is...

     in Dresden (+1 –2 =3).


He won individual gold medal at first board and silver medal for Best Rating Performance at Moscow 1994.

Cámpora was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1982, and the GM title in 1986.

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