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Carlos Enrique Guimard (6 April 1913–1998) was an Argentine chess Grandmaster. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. The title Grandmaster is awarded to extremely strong Chess masters by the world chess organization FIDE. He was born in Santiago del Estero. Santiago del Estero is the capital of Santiago del Estero Province in northern Argentina.

Biography

Guimard was thrice Argentine Champion. 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 In 1936, he won the ARG-ch 15 Mayor, and in 1937 a match for the title against Roberto Grau (+4 –0 =4). Roberto Gabriel Grau (18 March 1900 Buenos Aires – 12 April 1944 Buenos Aires was an Argentine Chess master In 1937/38, he won a match against Luis Piazzini (+7 –2 =1). Luis Roberto (Ruben Piazzini (11 May 1905 &ndash 4 March 1980 was an Argentine chess master In 1940, he won the ARG-ch 18 Mayor, and in 1941 a match against Carlos Maderna (+7 –0 =2). Carlos Hugo Maderna (4 August 1910 &ndash 23 January 1976 was an Argentine chess master

In tournaments, he tied for 3rd-5th at Mar del Plata 1934 (2nd it; Aaron Schwartzman won), took 5th at Mar del Plata 1936 (3rd it; Isaias Pleci won), tied for 1st with Ludwig Rellstab at Berlin 1937, took 2nd, behind Grau, at Buenos Aires 1938 (ARG-ch), took 2nd, behind Alexander Alekhine, at Montevideo 1938, tied for 1st-3rd with Virgilio Fenoglio and Julio Bolbochán at Rio de Janeiro 1939, tied for 5th-6th with Paulino Frydman at Buenos Aires 1939. Aaron Schwartzman (also written as Arón Schvartzman and Arón Schwartzmann) (born 9 December 1908) is a former Argentine Chess Isaías Pléci (Isaias Pleci (27 October 1900 – 27 December 1980 was an Argentine chess master Ludwig Rellstab (born 22 November 1904, Berlin – died 14 February 1983, Wedel) was a German Chess master Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine (alʲɛkˈsandr̠ alʲɛkˈsandr̠ovʲiʨ aˈlʲɛxin Russian Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Але́хин) (October Julio Bolbochán ( 10 March 1920 – 28 June 1996) was the Argentine chess champion in 1946 and 1948 Paulino (Paulin Frydman ( 26 May 1905, in Warsaw - 2 February 1982, in Buenos Aires, Argentina) was a Polish The event was won by Miguel Najdorf and Paul Keres. Miguel Najdorf (born Mendel (Mieczysław Najdorf in Grodzisk Mazowiecki near Warsaw, Poland, April 15, 1910 &ndash Paul Keres ( January 7, 1916 – June 5, 1975) was an Estonian Chess grandmaster.

In 1940, he won in Santiago. In 1940, he took 3rd, behind Aristide Gromer and Franciszek Sulik, in Buenos Aires (Bodas de Plata). Aristide Gromer (1909 – ?) was a French Chess master Gromer was thrice French Champion (1933 1937 and 1938 Franciszek (Frank Sulik (1908 Lvov, Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine) – 2000 Adelaide, Australia) was a Polish-Australian In 1941, he tied for 6-8th in Mar del Plata (4th it; Gideon Ståhlberg won). Gideon Ståhlberg (or Stahlberg) (1908–1967 was a Swedish Chess grandmaster. In 1941, he took 5th in Buenos Aires (Najdorf and Stahlberg won). In 1941, he tied for 1st with Erich Eliskases, in São Pedro de Piracicaba. Erich Gottlieb Eliskases ( February 15, 1913 - February 2, 1997) was a leading Chess player, a Grandmaster, of the In 1942, he lost a match to Hector Rossetto 5 : 8 (ARG-ch). Héctor Decio Rossetto ( September 8, 1922, Bahia Blanca, Argentina) is one of the best Chess players of the Argentine history In 1944, lost a match to Juan Iliesco 2 : 6 (ARG-ch). Juan (Ioan Ion Traian Iliesco ( 18 April 1898, Brăila, Romania – 2 February 1968, Argentina) was a Romanian In 1944, he tied for 3rd-4th with Pablo Michel, behind Herman Pilnik and Najdorf, in Mar del Plata (7th it). Paul (Pablo Michel (27 November 1905 Germany – 14 September 1977 Argentina was a German-Argentine chess master Herman Pilnik ( 8 January 1914, Stuttgart, Germany – 12 November 1981, Caracas, Venezuela) was an In 1945, he tied for 2nd-3rd with Stahlberg, behind Najdorf, in Buenos Aires. In 1945, he won in Vigna del Mare.

After World War II, Guimard tied for 3rd-4th at Barcelona 1946 (Najdorf won). World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including In 1946, he took 15th in Groningen (Mikhail Botvinnik won). Mikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik (mʲixaˈiɫ̺ mʌiˈs̺ʲɛjɛvʲiʧʲ bʌt̺ˈvʲin̺n̻ʲik Михаи́л Моисе́евич Ботви́нник) ( &ndash May In 1946, he tied for 11-12th in Prague (Treybal Memorial; Najdorf won). In 1946, he took 4th in Mar del Plata (Najdorf won). In 1947, he tied for 8-11th in Mar del Plata (Najdorf won). In 1948, he took 13th in Mar del Plata (Eliskases won). In 1949, he tied for 2rd-3rd in Mar del Plata (Rossetto won). In 1949, he took 2nd, behind Julio Bolbochán, in Remedios de Escalada. In 1950, he tied for 2rd-3rd in Mar del Plata (Svetozar Gligorić won). Svetozar Gligorić ( Serbian Cyrillic: Светозар Глигорић) (born February 2 1923) is a Serbian Chess

In 1951, he took 5th in Mar del Plata/Buenos Aires (zonale). The event was won by Eliskases and Julio Bolbochán. In 1952, he tied for 12-13 th in Havana (Capablanca Memorial; Samuel Reshevsky and Najdorf won). Samuel Herman (Sammy Reshevsky (born Szmul Rzeszewski, November 26, 1911, Ozorków near Lodz, (then Russian Empire In 1953, he tied for 10-11th in Mar del Plata (Gligorić won). In 1954, he tied for 3rd-4th in Mar del Plata (zonale; Oscar Panno won). Oscar R Panno (born 1935 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine Chess Grandmaster. In 1955, he tied for 12-13th in Göteborg (interzonale; David Bronstein won). David Ionovich Bronstein (Дави́д Ио́нович Бронште́йн February 19 1924 &ndash December 5 2006) was renowned as a leading

In 1960, he tied for 4-7th in Buenos Aires. In 1961, he tied for 1st-2nd in Enschede. In 1961, he tied for 4-5th in Zevenaar. In 1962, he took 10th in Havana. In 1964, he tied for 5-6th in Buenos Aires. In 1967, he tied for 5-6th in Mar del Plata (ARG-ch). In 1981, he took 8th in Santiago (Walter Browne won). Walter Shawn Browne (born January 10, 1949 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian and American Chess

Guimard played for Argentina in four Chess Olympiads. The Chess Olympiad is a Biennial Chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other

In 1937, at fourth board in 7th Olympiad in Stockholm (+8 –2 =6);
In 1939, at fourth board in 8th Olympiad in Buenos Aires (+9 –3 =5);
In 1950, at third board in 9th Olympiad in Dubrovnik (+4 –2 =4);
In 1954, at fourth board in 11th Olympiad in Amsterdam (+3 –1 =2).

He won individual silver medal at Stockholm 1937, and two team silver medals (1950, 1954).

In 1950, Guimard played at 2nd board against Henry Grob (+1 –0 =1) in a match Argentina–Switzerland (5,5 : 4,5) in Zurich. Henri Grob (4 June 1904 &ndash 5 July 1974 was a Swiss chess master In March 1954, he played at 8th board against Isaac Boleslavsky (+1 –1 =2) in a match Argentina–Soviet Union (11,5 : 20,5) in Buenos Aires. Isaac Yefremovich Boleslavsky ( Russian: Исаак Ефремович Болеславский) ( June 9, 1919 Zolotonosha, Ukraine

Guimard was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1950, and the GM title in 1960. The title International Master is awarded to outstanding Chess players by the world chess organization FIDE.

Notable chess games

External links

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