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Paraguayan chess player
Carlos Gamarra Cáceres
CountryParaguay
Born(1948-02-17)17 February 1948
Died16 December 2005(2005-12-16) (aged 57)
TitleFIDE Master

Ruben Carlos Gamarra Cáceres (17 February 1948 – 16 December 2005), was a Paraguayan chess FIDE Master (FM), four-times Paraguayan Chess Championship winner (1971, 1975, 1979, 1993).

Biography

From the begin of 1970s to the mid-1990s Carlos Gamarra Cáceres was one of Paraguay's leading chess players. He four times won Paraguayan Chess Championships: 1971, 1975, 1979, and 1993. Carlos Gamarra Cáceres five times participated in World Chess Championship South American Zonal tournaments: 1972, 1975, 1985, 1989, and 2003. Also he participated in Pan American Chess Championship in 1977.

Carlos Gamarra Cáceres played for Paraguay in the Chess Olympiads:

Carlos Gamarra Cáceres played for Paraguay in the Pan American Team Chess Championships:

  • In 1985, at fourth board in the 2nd Panamerican Team Chess Championship in Villa Gesell (+0, =0, -3),
  • In 1987, at third board in the 3rd Panamerican Team Chess Championship in Junín (+0, =6, -3),
  • In 1991, at third board in the 4th Panamerican Team Chess Championship in Guarapuava (+1, =1, -4).

In 2010, the Carlos Gamarra Cáceres memorial was held in Asunción.

References

  1. "OlimpBase :: All-Time Player History :: Gamarra Cáceres, Carlos". www.olimpbase.org.
  2. "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Carlos Gamarra Cáceres". www.olimpbase.org.
  3. "OlimpBase :: Panamerican Team Chess Championship :: Carlos Gamarra Cáceres". www.olimpbase.org.

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