Raimundo Garcia
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Raimundo Garcia is an Argentine chess
master.
At the beginning of his career, he took 7th at Santa Fe 1956 (Miguel Najdorf
won). Then he tied for 10-11th in Argentine Chess Championship
(Herman Pilnik
won) in 1958, tied for 6-7th at Quilmes 1959 (Alberto Foguelman
won), and tied for 3rd-5th at Buenos Aires 1961 (ARG-ch, Hector Rossetto
won).
Garcia won at Mar del Plata 1962 (Torneo Latino-americano), and was Argentine Champion in 1963.
In 1963 he won a match against Samuel Schweber
(3 : 2) in Buenos Aires, tied for 7-9th at Fortaleza 1963 (zonal, Rossetto won), and took 10th at Buenos Aires 1964 (Paul Keres
won).
He tied for 5-6th at Buenos Aires / Rio Hondo 1966 (zonal, Henrique Mecking
won), tied for 3rd-4th at Mar del Plata 1969 (zonal, Najdorf and Oscar Panno
won) and lost a match (play-off) to Mecking (0.5 : 2.5) at São Paulo 1969, took 14th at Buenos Aires 1970 (Robert James Fischer won), and tied for 3rd-4th at Mar del Plata 1976 (Raúl Sanguinetti
and Victor Brond won).
Garcia played for Argentina in Chess Olympiads:
He was awarded the IM title in 1964.
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.
At the beginning of his career, he took 7th at Santa Fe 1956 (Miguel Najdorf
Miguel Najdorf
Miguel Najdorf was a Polish-born Argentine chess grandmaster of Jewish origin, famous for his Najdorf Variation....
won). Then he tied for 10-11th in 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...
(Herman Pilnik
Herman Pilnik
Herman Pilnik was an Argentine chess Grandmaster.-Career:...
won) in 1958, tied for 6-7th at Quilmes 1959 (Alberto Foguelman
Alberto Foguelman
Alberto Foguelman – an Argentine chess master.Born in Buenos Aires, he is a member of Círculo de Ajedrez de Villa del Parque de Buenos Aires, since 1945...
won), and tied for 3rd-5th at Buenos Aires 1961 (ARG-ch, Hector Rossetto
Héctor Rossetto
Héctor Decio Rossetto was one of the best chess players in Argentine history.He earned the title of International Master in 1950 and the Grandmaster title in 1960....
won).
Garcia won at Mar del Plata 1962 (Torneo Latino-americano), and was Argentine Champion in 1963.
In 1963 he won a match against Samuel Schweber
Samuel Schweber
Samuel Schweber is an Argentine chess player.Schweber played in several Argentine chess championships. He was 7-8th in 1956 , 4-6th in 1960 , 2nd in 1963 , 3rd in 1965 , 5-8th in 1967 , 2nd in 1968 , 3rd-4th in 1969 , 3rd-4th in 1980 Samuel Schweber (born 16 July 1936) is an Argentine chess...
(3 : 2) in Buenos Aires, tied for 7-9th at Fortaleza 1963 (zonal, Rossetto won), and took 10th at Buenos Aires 1964 (Paul Keres
Paul Keres
Paul Keres , was an Estonian chess grandmaster, and a renowned chess writer. He was among the world's top players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s....
won).
He tied for 5-6th at Buenos Aires / Rio Hondo 1966 (zonal, Henrique Mecking
Henrique Mecking
Henrique Mecking was a leading Brazilian chess Grandmaster in the 1970s. He was a very strong player at an early age , drawing comparisons to Bobby Fischer, although he did not achieve the International Grandmaster title until 1971...
won), tied for 3rd-4th at Mar del Plata 1969 (zonal, Najdorf and Oscar Panno
Oscar Panno
Oscar R. Panno is an Argentine chess Grandmaster.Panno won the World Junior Chess Championship in 1953, and also won the championship of Argentina the same year....
won) and lost a match (play-off) to Mecking (0.5 : 2.5) at São Paulo 1969, took 14th at Buenos Aires 1970 (Robert James Fischer won), and tied for 3rd-4th at Mar del Plata 1976 (Raúl Sanguinetti
Raúl Sanguinetti
Raúl Carlos Sanguineti , sometimes spelled Sanguinetti was an Argentine chess Grandmaster. He won the Argentine Chess Championship seven times, in 1956, 1957, 1962, 1965, 1968, 1973 and 1974. Raúl Sanguinetti played for Argentina in seven Chess Olympiads...
and Victor Brond won).
Garcia played for Argentina in Chess Olympiads:
- In 1964, at second board in 16th Chess Olympiad16th Chess OlympiadThe 16th 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 2 and November 25, 1964, in Tel Aviv, Israel.-References:* OlimpBase...
in Tel Aviv (+7 –5 =6); - In 1966, at first reserve board in 17th Chess Olympiad17th Chess OlympiadThe 17th 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 23 and November 20, 1966, in Havana, Cuba.-References:* OlimpBase...
in Havana (+4 –2 =2); - In 1968, at second reserve board in 18th Chess Olympiad18th Chess OlympiadThe 18th 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 17 and November 7, 1968, in Lugano, Switzerland.-References:* OlimpBase...
in Lugano (+2 –2 =3); - In 1972, at second board in 20th Chess Olympiad20th Chess OlympiadThe 20th 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 September 18 and October 13, 1972, in Skopje, Yugoslavia ....
in Skopje (+5 –7 =9).
He was awarded the IM title in 1964.