Julio Balparda

Julio Balparda
Born 1900
Uruguay
Died 9 July 1942
Montevideo
Nationality Uruguayan
Occupation chess player, athlete
Awards Uruguayan Chess Championship
South American Chess Championship

Julio Cesar Balparda Muró (ca. 1900 – Montevideo, 9 July 1942)[1] was an Uruguayan chess master.

He won the Uruguayan Chess Championship three times (1929, 1934, and 1936).[2] He played several times in the South American Chess Championship; tied for 10-12th at Mar del Plata 1928 (I Magistral Ciudad de Mar del Plata, III Campeonato Sudamericano, Roberto Grau won),[3] tied for 3rd-6th at Mar del Plata 1934 (Aaron Schwartzman won),[4] took 17th at Buenos Aires 1934/35 (Luis Piazzini won),[5] took 15th at Mar del Plata 1936 (Isaias Pleci won),[6] took 14th at São Paulo 1937 (Rodrigo Flores won),[7] and took 11th at Montevideo (Carrasco) 1938 (Alexander Alekhine won).[8]

In his last international tournaments, he took 5th at Montevideo 1941,[9] and 10th at Aguas de Sao Pedro/São Paulo 1941,[10] both won by Erich Eliskases.

References

  1. ↑ Caissa August 1942, p. 165.
  2. ↑ http://ajedrezlaproa.blogspot.com/2008/06/bernardo-roselli-y-camila-colombo.html
  3. ↑ http://www.mdpajedrez.org.ar/arch800/magistrales/I_1928.htm
  4. ↑ http://www.mdpajedrez.org.ar/arch800/magistrales/II_1934.htm
  5. ↑ http://www.brasilbase.pro.br/ti1934ba.htm
  6. ↑ http://www.mdpajedrez.org.ar/arch800/magistrales/III_1936.htm
  7. ↑ http://www.brasilbase.pro.br/tb1937sp.htm
  8. ↑ http://www.brasilbase.pro.br/ti1938mv.htm
  9. ↑ http://www.thechesslibrary.com/files/1941Montevideo.htm
  10. ↑ http://www.brasilbase.pro.br/TB1941SP.HTM

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