Cuban Chess Championship
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In the second part of the 19th century, Celso Golmayo Zúpide had been generally accepted as Cuban champion since his 1862 match defeat of Félix Sicre. In 1912–1937 Cuban Championship as Copa Dewar occurred. Maria Teresa Mora was the first woman who won Copa Dewar in 1922.[1]
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[edit] Women
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Year City Winner 2008 Holguín Maritza Arribas Robaina 2010 Holguín Olennis Linares Nápoles 2011 Santiago de Cuba Yaniet Marrero Lopez
[edit] References
- ^ Campeonato Cuba ajedrez
- ^ Chess Tournament Begun by Che Revived in Havana Radio Nuevitas, October 10, 2008
- Los Campeones de Ajedrez de Cuba
- Campeonato de Cuba
- Golombek, Harry, ed. (1977), [Keene "Cuba"], Golombek's Encyclopedia of Chess, Batsford, p. 82, ISBN 0-517-53146-1, Keene (results from 1902 through 1984)
- Whyld, Ken (1986), Chess: The Records, Guinness Books, p. 96, ISBN 0-85112-455-0 (results from 1960 through 1976)
- Details on the 2000 edition
- Crowther, Mark (4 February 2008), THE WEEK IN CHESS 691: Cuban Championship 2008, London Chess Center, http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic691.html#14
- Details on the 2008 edition
[edit] External links
- Chess Tournament Begun by Che - Revived in Havana Radio Nuevitas, October 10, 2008
