- Roberto Grau
Roberto Gabriel Grau (18 March 1900,
Buenos Aires – 12 April 1944, Buenos Aires) was an Argentinechess master.Grau played in many Argentine championships. In 1921/22, he tied for 3rd-4th (ARG-ch 1 Mayor;
Damian Reca won). In 1922, he tied for 2nd-3rd (ARG-ch 2;Benito Villegas won). In 1923/24, he tied for 2nd-4th (ARG-ch 3; Reca won). In 1924, he took 2nd, behindRichard Réti (ARG-ch 4).In 1926, he won in Buenos Aires (ARG-ch 5) and won a match for the title against Reca (6 : 2). He was also Argentine Champion in 1927 and 1928. He won a match against
Isaias Pleci (4 : 0) in 1929, lost matches to Pleci (3 : 5) in 1930, andCarlos Guimard (2 : 6) in 1937. Grau won again Argentine championships in 1934 and a match againstLuis Piazzini (7,5 : 5,5) in 1935 (ARG-ch 13), in 1935 and a match againstJácobo Bolbochán (5 : 3) in 1936 (ARG-ch 14), in 1938 and a match against Guimard (7,5 : 5,5) in 1939 (ARG-ch 17). [ [http://ar.geocities.com/carlasevigne/Campeonatos_Argentinos_tablas.htm Campeonatos Argentinos de Ajedrez ] ]In tournaments, he won in 1921/22 at Montevideo (1st "Torneo Sudamericano"). [ [http://www.brasilbase.pro.br BrasilBase ] ] In 1923, he won in Buenos Aires. In 1924, he took 2nd, behind
Max Euwe , in Paris. In 1925, he tied for 2nd-3rd with Reca, behindLuis Palau , in Montevideo. In 1928, he won in Mar del Plata (1st it). In 1929, he won in Rosario. In 1930, he tied for 2nd-3rd in Buenos Aires (Virgilio Fenoglio won). In 1930, he took 5th in Buenos Aires (Bolbochán won). In 1930, he took 15th in San Remo (Alexander Alekhine won).In 1934, he took 2nd, behind
Aaron Schwartzman , in Mar del Plata. In 1934/35, he took 5th in Buenos Aires (Piazzini won). In 1938, he tied for 5-6th in Montevideo (Carrasco). The event was won by Alekhine. In 1939, he took 4th, behind Fenoglio, Guimard andJulio Bolbochán , in Rio de Janeiro. In 1939, he took 7th in Buenos Aires (Miguel Najdorf andPaul Keres won). [http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/index.htm]Grau played for Argentina in
Chess Olympiad s.
* In 1924, at first board in 1st unofficial Olympiad in Paris (+6 –3 =4);
* In 1927, at first board in 1st Olympiad in London (+2 –3 =10);
* In 1928, at first reserve board in 2nd Olympiad in The Hague (+6 –3 =7);
* In 1935, at first board in 6th Olympiad in Warsaw (+6 –9 =4);
* In 1937, at third board in 7th Olympiad in Stockholm (+8 –2 =5);
* In 1939, at first board in 8th Olympiad in Buenos Aires (+1 –5 =4). [ [http://www.olimpbase.org OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess ] ]He was one of the original signers in the formation of FIDE at Paris 1924 (
1st unofficial Chess Olympiad ). [ [http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/lab/7378/fide.htm FIDE History ] ]He also wrote a four volume series on chess titled "Tratado General de Ajedrez" (General Treatise on Chess), first published in 1940.
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