Miguel Quinteros
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Miguel Quinteros is an Argentine chess
grandmaster
.
He won the Argentine Chess Championship
at the age of 18 and in 1969 took eighth place at the Mar del Plata
Zonal tournament
(ZT). In 1972, he tied for second/third place at the São Paulo
ZT, earning him a place at the Interzonal
tournament in Leningrad the following year and finishing 11th-12th. In 1975, he took second place at the Fortaleza
ZT and qualified for the 1976 Manila
Interzonal, where he could manage only 14th place. He is married to a former model from the Philippines who he met at the Manila Interzonal. He won at Moron
1982, took second place at New York
1983, and won at Netanya
1983.
Quinteros played for Argentina six times in the Chess Olympiad
s of 1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1982 and 1984. He won an individual silver medal for his third board performance at Haifa
in 1976.
In 1987, he was barred from playing in FIDE events for three years because he played in South Africa, a FIDE-sanctioned country. Quinteros was the first grandmaster to visit South Africa since 1981 and he gave simultaneous exhibitions in Cape Town
, Sun City
and Johannesburg
.
Quinteros was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1970, and the GM title in 1973.
Quinteros has a variation in the Sicilian Defence
named after him (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Qc7).
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...
grandmaster
International Grandmaster
The title Grandmaster is awarded to strong chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain....
.
He won the Argentine Chess Championship
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...
at the age of 18 and in 1969 took eighth place at the Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, south of Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata is the second largest city of Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" had apparently the sense of "sea of the Río de la Plata region" or "adjoining sea to the Río de la Plata"...
Zonal tournament
Interzonal
Interzonal chess tournaments were tournaments organized by FIDE, the World Chess Federation, and were a stage in the triennial World Chess Championship cycle.- Zonal tournaments :...
(ZT). In 1972, he tied for second/third place at the São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
ZT, earning him a place at the Interzonal
Interzonal
Interzonal chess tournaments were tournaments organized by FIDE, the World Chess Federation, and were a stage in the triennial World Chess Championship cycle.- Zonal tournaments :...
tournament in Leningrad the following year and finishing 11th-12th. In 1975, he took second place at the Fortaleza
Fortaleza
Fortaleza is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil. With a population close to 2.5 million , Fortaleza is the 5th largest city in Brazil. It has an area of and one of the highest demographic densities in the country...
ZT and qualified for the 1976 Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
Interzonal, where he could manage only 14th place. He is married to a former model from the Philippines who he met at the Manila Interzonal. He won at Moron
Moron
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1982, took second place at New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
1983, and won at Netanya
Netanya
Netanya is a city in the Northern Centre District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is located north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa between the 'Poleg' stream and Wingate Institute in the south and the 'Avichail' stream in the north.Its of beaches have made the...
1983.
Quinteros played for Argentina six times in the 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 of 1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1982 and 1984. He won an individual silver medal for his third board performance at Haifa
Haifa
Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...
in 1976.
In 1987, he was barred from playing in FIDE events for three years because he played in South Africa, a FIDE-sanctioned country. Quinteros was the first grandmaster to visit South Africa since 1981 and he gave simultaneous exhibitions in Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
, Sun City
Sun City, North West
Sun City is a luxury casino and resort, situated in the North West Province of South Africa. It is located about two hours' drive from Johannesburg, near the city of Rustenburg. The complex borders the Pilanesberg Game Reserve.- History :...
and Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
.
Quinteros was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1970, and the GM title in 1973.
Quinteros has a variation in the Sicilian Defence
Sicilian Defence
The Sicilian Defence is a chess opening that begins with the moves:The Sicilian is the most popular and best-scoring response to White's first move 1.e4...
named after him (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Qc7).