Carlos Maderna

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Carlos Hugo Maderna (born 4 August 1910 - died 23 January 1976) was an Argentine chess master.

He was twice Argentine Champion; in 1940 he won a match for the title against Luis Piazzini (8 : 6), then lost a match to Carlos Guimard (1 : 8) in 1941, and won the title after play-off with Jacobo Bolbochán and Heinrich Reinhardt in 1950/51.[1], [2]

In 1928, he tied for 4-5th in Mar del Plata International Chess Tournament (Roberto Grau won). In 1931, he won ahead of Savielly Tartakower in Buenos Aires (Geniol it).[3] In 1934/35 he took 16th in South American Chess Championship in Buenos Aires (Piazzini won).[4] In 1938, he tied for 5-6th in Montevideo (Carrasco, Alexander Alekhine won).[5] In 1948, he won in Santa Fe.

He participated in first and second South American zonal tournaments. He took 3rd, after Erich Eliskases and Julio Bolbochán, at Mar del Plata / Buenos Aires 1951, and tied for 11-12th at Mar del Plata / Buenos Aires 1954 (Oscar Panno won).

Maderna played for Argentina in two Chess Olympiads:

  • In 1928 at second board in 2nd Olympiad in The Hague (+5 -5 =1);
  • In 1935 at fourth board in 6th Olympiad in Warsaw (+5 -4 =10). [6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ base4049
  2. ^ Campeonatos Argentinos de Ajedrez
  3. ^ base0039
  4. ^ BrasilBase
  5. ^ Amsterdam (NED-ch10th) 1938
  6. ^ OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess

[edit] External links

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=23922