Carlos Garcia Palermo

Carlos Garcia Palermo (2009)

Carlos Garcia Palermo (born 2 December 1953) is an Argentine-Italian chess grandmaster.

Born in La Plata, at the beginning of his career he defeated Robert James Fischer in a simultaneous display in 1970.[1][2] He took 3rd in Rubinstein Memorial at Polanica-Zdrój 1985. He won or shared first place at Bayamo 1983, Capablanca Memorial in Havana 1985 and 1986, Cienfuegos 1985 and 1986, Camaguey 1987, Forli 1988, Canete 1994, La Plata 1998, and Faxinal 2002. In 2004 he took part in the FIDE World Championship, where he was knocked out in the first round by Ye Jiangchuan.

García Palermo represented Argentina in the World Team Chess Championship at Lucerne 1985, and played three times in the Chess Olympiad: for Argentina at Dubai 1986, and for Italy at Manila 1992, Turin 2006.[3]

He was awarded the titles of International Master in 1981 and Grandmaster in 1985.

References

  1. ↑ Christian Sánchez. Fischer in Argentina (1970). Asociación Rosarina de Ajedrez. (Spanish)
  2. ↑ http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1279196
  3. ↑ Carlos García Palermo team chess record at OlimpBase.org

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