Walter Estrada Degrandi

Walter Estrada Degrandi
CountryUruguay
Born1924
Montevideo
Died1990
Montevideo

Walter Estrada Degrandi (1924 – 1990) was a Uruguayan chess player, nine-time Uruguayan Chess Championship winner (1953, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1973, 1977, 1979).

Biography

From the 1950s to the 1970s Walter Estrada Degrandi was one of Uruguayan leading chess players. He nine time won Uruguayan Chess Championships: 1953, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1973, 1977, and 1979. Walter Estrada Degrandi three times participated in World Chess Championship South American Zonal tournaments (1954, 1960, 1978).[1]

Walter Estrada Degrandi played for Uruguay in the Chess Olympiads:[2]

Walter Estrada Degrandi played for Uruguay in the Pan American Team Chess Championships:[3]

  • In 1971, at third board in the 1st Panamerican Team Chess Championship in Tucuman (+1, =1, -3).

References

  1. ^ "OlimpBase :: All-Time Player History :: Estrada Degrandi, Walter". www.olimpbase.org.
  2. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Walter Estrada Degrandi". www.olimpbase.org.
  3. ^ "OlimpBase :: Panamerican Team Chess Championship :: Walter Estrada Degrandi". www.olimpbase.org.