Silvino García Martínez

Silvino García Martínez (born 4 July 1944) is a Cuban chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster (GM) by FIDE in 1975. García Martínez is a four-time Cuban champion (1968, 1970, 1973, 1979). He was also Pan American champion in 1968 and won an individual bronze medal at the Chess Olympiad in 1978.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is García and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.
Silvino García Martínez
Silvino García Martínez in 2011
CountryCuba
Born (1944-07-04) 4 July 1944
Havana, Cuba
TitleGrandmaster (1975)

Biography

From the mid-1960s to mid-1980s García Martínez was one of the leading Cuban chess players. He won the Cuban Championship four times: in 1968, 1970, 1973, and 1979. Also in 1968 García Martínez won the Pan American Championship.

His successes in the international chess tournament include, among others: the 1st place in a tournament played in three Cuban cities (Cárdenas, Matanzas and Santa Clara) in 1968, shared 3rd place in Rubinstein Memorial in Polanica-Zdrój (1974), 1st place in Havana (1978), 3rd place in Bayamo (1984), shared 1st place in Medellín (1979), shared 2nd place in Capablanca Memorial in Havana (1985), shared 1st place in Mislata (1999), shared 1st place in Mancha Real (1999) and 2nd place in the Premier tournament of the Capablanca Memorial in Havana (2004).

García Martínez played for Cuba in the Chess Olympiads:[1]

García Martínez played for Cuba in the World Student Team Chess Championships:[2]

  • In 1963, at second board in the 10th World Student Team Chess Championship in Budva (+6, =1, -4),
  • In 1964, at fourth board in the 11th World Student Team Chess Championship in Kraków (+5, =4, -2),
  • In 1966, at second board in the 13th World Student Team Chess Championship in Örebro (+5, =3, -2),
  • In 1967, at first board in the 14th World Student Team Chess Championship in Harrachov (+2, =4, -5).

García Martínez played for Cuba in the Panamerican Team Chess Championship:[3]

  • In 1971, at second board in the 1st Panamerican Team Chess Championship in Tucumán (+2, =3, -1) and won team silver medal and individual silver medal.

In 1969, García Martínez was awarded the International Master (IM) title by FIDE and received the Grandmaster (GM) title six years later. He is the first chess grandmaster in the history of Cuba. He was awarded the title of FIDE Senior Trainer in 2007.

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References
  1. "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Silvino García Martínez". www.olimpbase.org.
  2. "OlimpBase :: World Student Team Chess Championship :: Silvino García Martínez". www.olimpbase.org.
  3. "OlimpBase :: Panamerican Team Chess Championship :: Silvino García Martínez". www.olimpbase.org.


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