Torre Memorial
Encyclopedia
The Torre Memorial is an annual chess
tournament played in honour of the chess legend Carlos Torre Repetto
(1905–1978).
It is played in Mérida, Yucatán
, Mexico
. The first edition was played in 1987, and from a relatively weak tournament, it has now grown into a strong international tournament.
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...
tournament played in honour of the chess legend Carlos Torre Repetto
Carlos Torre Repetto
Carlos Torre Repetto was a chess grandmaster from Mexico.Torre won the Louisiana championship at New Orleans 1923. He was first at Detroit 1924, followed by Samuel Factor, Herman H. Hahlbohm, Norman Whitaker, Samuel Reshevsky, etc., and at Rochester 1924...
(1905–1978).
It is played in Mérida, Yucatán
Mérida, Yucatán
Mérida is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Yucatán and the Yucatán Peninsula. It is located in the northwest part of the state, about from the Gulf of Mexico coast...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. The first edition was played in 1987, and from a relatively weak tournament, it has now grown into a strong international tournament.
Winners
| # | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1987 | |
| 2 | 1989 | |
| 3 | 1990 | |
| 4 | 1991 | |
| 5 | 1992 | |
| 6 | 1993 | |
| 7 | 1994 | |
| 8 | 1995 | |
| 9 | 1996 | |
| 10 | 1997 | |
| 11 | 1998 | |
| 12 | 1999 | |
| 13 | 2000 | |
| 14 | 2001 | |
| 15 | 2002 | |
| 16 | 2003 | |
| 17 | 2004 | |
| 18 | 2005 | |
| 19 | 2006 | |
| 20 | 2007 | |
| 21 | 2008 | |