Luis Piazzini

Luis Roberto (Ruben) Piazzini (11 May 1905 – 4 March 1980) was an Argentine chess master. [ [http://www.chessville.com/Espanol/NuestroCirculo/NuestroCirculo_106.htm Chessville - en Español - Nuestro Círculo #106 ] ]

He participated many times in Argentine championships, and was an Argentine Champion in 1933 winning ARG-ch "Torneo Mayor" and a match for the title against Jacobo Bolbochán (5.5 : 2.5). In 1934/35, he lost a match to Roberto Grau (5.5 : 7.5), lost a match to Carlos Guimard (2.5 : 7.5) in 1938, and lost a match to Carlos Maderna (6 : 8) in 1940. [ [http://ar.geocities.com/carlasevigne/Campeonatos_Argentinos_tablas.htm Campeonatos Argentinos de Ajedrez ] ]

In 1934, he tied for 7-8th in Mar del Plata International Chess Tournament (Aaron Schwartzman won). [ [http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/tables5.htm GER-ch 2nd Aachen 1934 ] ] In 1934/35, he won South American Chess Championship in Buenos Aires. [ [http://www.brasilbase.pro.br BrasilBase ] ] In 1936, he tied for 9-10th in Mar del Plata (it, Isaias Pleci won). In 1944, he took 4th in Buenos Aires (La Regence). In 1952, he won the Club Argentino de Ajedrez Championship in Buenos Aires. [ [http://www.argentinodeajedrez.com.ar Club Argentino de Ajedrez -Más de 100 años de presencia en el Ajedrez Argentino ] ] In 1959, he took 8th in Quilmes (Alberto Foguelman won). [ [http://www.chessmetrics.com Welcome to the Chessmetrics site ] ]

Piazzini played twice for Argentina in Chess Olympiads:
* In 1937, at first board in 7th Olympiad in Stockholm (+4 –2 =6);
* In 1939, at second board in 8th Olympiad in Buenos Aires (+4 –3 =4). [ [http://www.olimpbase.org OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess ] ]

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* http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=58998