José Luis Asturias
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 25, 1897 |
| Died | August 6, 1961 (aged 64) |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Guatemala |
José Luis Asturias (unknown – unknown), was a Guatemalan chess player, seven times Guatemalan Chess Championship winner (1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932).
Biography
José Luis Asturias was the strongest chess player in Guatemala at the turn of the 1920s–1930s. From 1926 to 1932 he won 7 national championships in a row.
José Luis Asturias played for Guatemala in the Chess Olympiad:[1]
- In 1939, at second board in the 8th Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires (+2, =2, -11).
References
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: José Luis Asturias". www.olimpbase.org.
External links
- Jose Luis Asturias player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- José Luis Asturias chess games at 365chess.com