Virgilio Fenoglio
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Virgilio Fenoglio was an Argentine
chess
master, winner of 37 tournaments.
He played 13 times in Argentine Chess Championship
, in the period 1928–1959. He was a winner of Torneo Mayor in 1930, but lost a match for the title to Isaias Pleci
(4 : 6) in 1931.
He tied for 3rd–6th at Mar del Plata 1934 (the 4th South American Chess Championship
, Aaron Schwartzman
won), tied for 13–14th at Buenos Aires 1934/35 (the 5th South American–ch, Luis Piazzini
won), shared 3rd at Mar del Plata 1936 (the 6th South American–ch, Pléci won), took 3rd at São Paulo 1937 (the 7th South American–ch, Rodrigo Flores
won), took 3rd in the Montevideo 1938 chess tournament
(the 8th South American–ch, Alexander Alekhine
won), shared 1st with Carlos Guimard
and Julio Bolbochan
at Rio de Janeiro 1938 (Torneio Sulamericano), tied for 14–15th at Mar del Plata chess tournament
1942 (Miguel Najdorf
won), and took 12th at Mar del Plata 1943 (Najdorf won).
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
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, winner of 37 tournaments.
He played 13 times 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...
, in the period 1928–1959. He was a winner of Torneo Mayor in 1930, but lost a match for the title to Isaias Pleci
Isaias Pleci
Isaías Pléci was an Argentine chess master.-Chess tournaments:Pléci was the Argentine Champion in 1929 to 1930. He won at Buenos Aires 1928 and lost a match for the title to Roberto Grau . later, he won in 1929 and won a match against Grau in 1930...
(4 : 6) in 1931.
He tied for 3rd–6th at Mar del Plata 1934 (the 4th South American Chess Championship
South American Chess Championship
The first South American Chess Championship was held in Montevideo , Uruguay, on December 25, 1921 – January 22, 1922...
, Aaron Schwartzman
Aaron Schwartzman
Aaron Schwartzman is a former Argentine chess master who was prominent in chess tournaments of the 1930s and 1940s....
won), tied for 13–14th at Buenos Aires 1934/35 (the 5th South American–ch, Luis Piazzini
Luis Piazzini
Luis Roberto Piazzini was an Argentine chess master.He participated many times in Argentine championships, and was an Argentine Champion in 1933 winning ARG-ch Torneo Mayor and a match for the title against Jacobo Bolbochán...
won), shared 3rd at Mar del Plata 1936 (the 6th South American–ch, Pléci won), took 3rd at São Paulo 1937 (the 7th South American–ch, Rodrigo Flores
Rodrigo Flores
Rodrigo Flores Álvarez was a Chilean engineer and chess master.-Chess:Flores was Chilean Champion eleven times: 1931, 1935, 1938, 1941, 1944, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1956, 1961, and 1965....
won), took 3rd in the Montevideo 1938 chess tournament
Montevideo 1938 chess tournament
The eighth South American Chess Championship took place in Montevideo, Uruguay, from 7th to 25th of March 1938. The event was held in an elegant seaside resort Carrasco, one of the most expensive neighborhoods in Montevideo, located on the city's southeast coast.The results and standings:...
(the 8th South American–ch, Alexander Alekhine
Alexander Alekhine
Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine was the fourth World Chess Champion. He is often considered one of the greatest chess players ever.By the age of twenty-two, he was already among the strongest chess players in the world. During the 1920s, he won most of the tournaments in which he played...
won), shared 1st with Carlos Guimard
Carlos Guimard
Carlos Enrique Guimard was an Argentine chess Grandmaster. He was born in Santiago del Estero.-Biography:Guimard was thrice Argentine Champion. In 1936, he won the ARG-ch 15 Mayor, and in 1937 a match for the title against Roberto Grau . In 1937/38, he won a match against Luis Piazzini...
and Julio Bolbochan
Julio Bolbochan
Julio Bolbochán was the Argentine chess champion in 1946 and 1948.Born in Buenos Aires, he represented Argentina in seven Chess Olympiads from 1950 to 1970....
at Rio de Janeiro 1938 (Torneio Sulamericano), tied for 14–15th at Mar del Plata chess tournament
Mar del Plata chess tournament
Mar del Plata has a rich history of chess tournaments, most notably their international chess tournament and open tournament.There is also an annual city tournament, which had its first edition in 1946, and reached its 62nd edition in 2007....
1942 (Miguel Najdorf
Miguel Najdorf
Miguel Najdorf was a Polish-born Argentine chess grandmaster of Jewish origin, famous for his Najdorf Variation....
won), and took 12th at Mar del Plata 1943 (Najdorf won).