- Julio Kaplan
Julio P Kaplan (born
25 July ,1950 ,Argentina ) a Puerto Ricanchess player and former world junior champion.Born in Argentina, he emigrated in 1963 to
Puerto Rico , where he was raised and studied, and then later in his life to the United States, where he works forAutodesk .In 1967, he was the Puerto Rico National Chess Champion.
In addition, in 1967, he also won the
World Junior Chess Championship inJerusalem , followed by the well-knownRaymond Keene ,Jan Timman ,Robert Hübner , etc.This victory earned Julio Kaplan the
International Master title.In 1968, he tied for 6-9th in Malaga. In 1969, he took 4th in Stockholm (W-ch jr;
Anatoly Karpov won). In 1969, he tied for 8-9th in San Juan (Boris Spassky won). In 1970, he won the 6th "El Segundo Open", won the 6th "Monterey International Open", and won the "2nd Central California Championship", held inHayward . In 1971, he won the "22nd Annual California Open", held inFresno . In 1973, he took 8th inSão Paulo (Ostojic won). In 1973, he tied for 12-14th inMadrid (Karpov won). In 1974, he tied for 2nd-3rd withFlorin Gheorghiu , behindSvetozar Gligorić , in Los Angeles.Kaplan played for the
Puerto Rico National Chess Team in fourChess Olympiads .
* In 1966, at second reserve board in 17th Olympiad inHavana (+6 –4 =4)
* In 1968, at first board in 18th Olympiad inLugano (+1 –1 =4)
* In 1970, at first board in 19th Olympiad inSiegen (+5 –1 =7)
* In 1972, at first board in 20th Olympiad inSkopje (+7 –1 =9).He played for the Puerto Rico National Chess Team (1966, 1971) and for the USA (1976) in the World Student Team Chess Championships.
* In 1966, at third board in 13th WSTCC inÖrebro (+7 –1 =3)
* In 1971, at first board in 18th WSTCC inMayagüez (+4 –2 =6)
* In 1976, at first board in 21st WSTCC inCaracas (+3 –0 =5).He won the individual gold medal at Örebro 1966, and the team silver medal at Caracas 1976.External links
*fide|id=2000326|name=Julio P Kaplan
*chessgames player|id=19290|name=Julio P Kaplan
* [http://www.chessworld.net/chessclubs/statistics_pgn_rating_chart.asp?username=Kaplan,Julio%20P Statistics at ChessWorld.net]
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