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'''Luis Argentino Palau''' (Sept 11, 1896 – February 8, 1971) was an [[Argentina|Argentine]] [[chess]] master.<ref name="Gaige">{{citation |
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Revision as of 10:58, 24 November 2008
Luis Argentino Palau (Sept 11, 1896 – February 8, 1971) was an Argentine chess master.[1]
He played for Argentina in three Chess Olympiads.
- In 1924 at 1st unofficial Olympiad in Paris (+5 –4 =4);
- In 1927 at 1st Olympiad in London (+7 –4 =4);
- In 1928 at 2nd Olympiad in The Hague (+9 –5 =2).[2]
In 1921/22, he tied for 10-12th in Montevideo (Roberto Grau won). In 1925, he won in Montevideo. In 1928, he took 2nd, behind Grau, in Mar del Plata (1st it). In 1934/35, he tied for 3rd-4th in Buenos Aires (Luis Piazzini won).[3]
Palau was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1965.[1]
References
- ^ a b Gaige, Jeremy (1987), Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography, McFarland, p. 317, ISBN 0-7864-2353-6
- ^ OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess
- ^ BrasilBase
External links
- Luis Argentino Palau player profile and games at Chessgames.com