Julio Bolbochan

Óscar Panno and Julio Bolbochán 1980

Julio Bolbochán (born March 10, 1920 in Buenos Aires , † June 28, 1996 in Caracas , Venezuela ) was an Argentine chess player .

Bolbochán was Argentine champion in 1946 and 1948. Between 1950 and 1970 he took part in seven Chess Olympiads in part, where he at the Chess Olympiad in 1950 in Dubrovnik of 11.5 out of 14 was awarded a gold medal for its result on the second board and in 1954 in Amsterdam a Silver medal for his result of 11.5 out of 15, again on the second board. In the team classification, the best results were three second places in 1950, 1952 and 1954. In 1955 he received the title of International Master , in 1977 the title of Honorary Grand Master .

Most recently, Bolbochán taught in Caracas at the Simon Bolivar University as a chess teacher.

Julio Bolbochán's last Elo rating was 2440. Bolbochán had his highest rating of 2500 immediately after the Elo rating was introduced in July 1971; this remained valid until January 1986, as he did not play a rated game during this time. Before the Elo rating was introduced, Bolbochán's highest historical rating was 2703, which he reached in November 1954.

His older brother Jacobo Bolbochán (1906-1984) was Argentine champion in 1931 and 1932. He took part in three Chess Olympiads in Warsaw in 1935 , in Stockholm in 1937 and in Buenos Aires in 1939 . His successes at the Chess Olympiads were in 1935 and 1939, each with the third best individual result on the second and third board.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Julio Bolbochán's results at the Chess Olympiads on olimpbase.org (English)
2. ↑ Julio Bolbochán's Elo numbers at olimpbase.org (English)
3. ↑ Julio Bolbochán's historical Elo rating on chessmetrics.com (English)
4. ↑ Jacobo Bolbochán's results at the Chess Olympiads on olimpbase.org (English)

Web links

• Replayable chess games by Julio Bolbochán on chessgames.com (English)