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Pan American Chess Championship
The Pan American Chess Championship, also American continental Championship is an individual chess tournament organized since 1945. First pan American championships (1945 and 1954) The first Pan American Chess Championship was held in Hollywood, 28 July – 12 August 1945. The line-up was as follows: * 1. Samuel Reshevsky 10.5, * 2. Reuben Fine 9, * 3. Hermann Pilnik 8.5, * 4. Israel Horowitz 8, * 5. Isaac Kashdan 7, * 6. Héctor Rossetto 6.5, * 7–8. Weaver Adams , Herman Steiner 5.5, * 9–10. Walter Cruz , José Joaquin Araiza 5, * 11. Jose Broderman 3.5, * 12. Herbert Seidman 3, * 13. Joaquin Camarena 1. The second championship was held in 1954 in Los Angeles and was an open tournament. Winners Pan American Championship : American Continental Chess Championship The American Continental Chess Championship qualified in 2001 and 2003 the top seven players for the FIDE World Championships. From 2005, this tournament has been played as a qualifier for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Reshevsky
Samuel Herman Reshevsky (born Szmul Rzeszewski; November 26, 1911 – April 4, 1992) was a Polish chess prodigy and later a leading American chess grandmaster. He was a contender for the World Chess Championship from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s: he tied for third place in the 1948 World Chess Championship tournament, and tied for second in the 1953 Candidates tournament. He was an eight-time winner of the US Chess Championship, tying him with Bobby Fischer for the all-time record. He was an accountant by profession and also a chess writer. Early life, early chess exhibition and competition Reshevsky was born at Ozorków near Łódź, Congress Poland, to a Jewish family. He learned to play chess at age four and was soon acclaimed as a child prodigy. At age eight, he was beating many accomplished players with ease and giving simultaneous exhibitions. In November 1920, his parents moved to the United States to make a living by publicly exhibiting their child's talent. Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havana
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.Cuba ''The World Factbook''. Central Intelligence Agency. The city has a population of 2.3million inhabitants, and it spans a total of – making it the largest city by area, the most populous city, and the List of metropolitan areas in the West Indies, fourth largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean region. The city of Havana was founded by the Spanish Empire, Spanish in the 16th century, it served as a springboard for the Spanish colonization of the Americas, Spanish conquest of the Americas becoming a stopping point for Spanish galleons returning to Spain. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Felipe, Yaracuy
San Felipe (Spanish: ''San Felipe'') () is the capital city of Yaracuy, Venezuela. The city is an important urban, industrial, commercial and transportation center of Venezuela. San Felipe is situated in a rich agricultural region of Western Venezuela, and produces many agricultural products for the rest of the country such as sugar cane, milk, livestock, grains, and flour. It's the seat of the Diocese of San Felipe. History In 1693, Spanish settlement began in the area that is now San Felipe with the foundation of the town of Cerrito de Cocorote. Like all towns in the region at the time, Cerrito de Cocorote was under the jurisdiction of the city of Nueva Segovia de Barquisimeto. In 1710, the town was destroyed on orders from the authorities of Nueva Segovia de Barquisimeto. Despite this, the town was rebuilt within several years, causing the Captain General to again order its destruction. In 1721, the town's inhabitants returned to rebuild it after receiving the authority to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Borges
''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, the diminutive form (equivalent to ''Johnny'') is , with feminine form (comparable to ''Jane'', ''Joan'', or ''Joanna'') , and feminine diminutive (equivalent to ''Janet'', ''Janey'', ''Joanie'', etc.). Chinese terms * ( or 娟, 隽) 'beautiful, graceful' is a common given name for Chinese women. * () The Chinese character 卷, which in Mandarin is almost homophonic with the characters for the female name, is a division of a traditional Chinese manuscript or book and can be translated as 'fascicle', 'scroll', 'chapter', or 'volume'. Notable people * Juan (footballer, born 1979), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer, born March 2002), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pablo Ricardi
Pablo Ricardi (born 25 February 1962) is an Argentine chess player who receive the FIDE title of Grandmaster in 1985. He won the Argentine Chess Championship five times (1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, and 1999), and was a sub-champion in 2005. He also won or shared first at La Paz 1987 (Pan American Chess Championship), Buenos Aires 1991 (Seventh International Konex Master Chess Open Tournament), Villa Gesell 1996, Buenos Aires 2003, and Santiago de Chile 2006. Ricardi played eleven times for Argentina in Chess Olympiads, from 1984 to 2006. He twice represented Argentina in the Pan American Team Chess Championship, and won team gold medal at Villa Gesell 1985, team silver medal at Cascavel 1995, and two individual gold medals there. Konex Foundation granted him the Platinum Konex Award Konex Foundation Awards, or simply Konex Awards, are cultural awards from the Konex Foundation honouring Argentine cultural personalities. History and purpose Konex Awards are granted by the Konex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Paz
La Paz (), officially known as Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Spanish pronunciation: ), is the seat of government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia. With an estimated 816,044 residents as of 2020, La Paz is the third-most populous city in Bolivia. Its metropolitan area, which is formed by La Paz, El Alto, Achocalla, Viacha, and Mecapaca makes up the second most populous urban area in Bolivia, with a population of 2.0 million, after Santa Cruz de la Sierra with a population of 2.3 million. It is also the capital of the La Paz Department. The city, in west-central Bolivia southeast of Lake Titicaca, is set in a canyon created by the Choqueyapu River. It is in a bowl-like depression, part of the Amazon basin, surrounded by the high mountains of the Altiplano. Overlooking the city is the towering, triple-peaked Illimani. Its peaks are always snow-covered and can be seen from many parts of the city. At an elevation of roughly above sea level, La Paz is the highes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zenon Franco
Zenon may refer to * Zenon, an Ancient Greek name, derived from the theonym Zeus Industry * ZENON Environmental, a Canadian water treatment company based in Oakville, Ontario * Zenon Petroleum and Gas, importer of fuel products Fiction * '' Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (film) '' * '' Zenon: The Zequel '', a 2001 Disney Channel Original Movie directed by Manny Coto * '' Zenon: Z3'' television film trilogy, following Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (1999) and Zenon: The Zequel (2001) * ''Monthly Comic Zenon'', a Japanese manga anthology * '' Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century'', a 1997 children's science fiction picture book written by Marilyn Sadler and illustrated by Roger Bollen Fictional characters * Great Demon King Zenon, leader of the demons in the manga and anime ''Devilman'' * Overlord Zenon, antagonist from the video game '' Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories'' * Zenon Kar, character in the film '' Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century'' * Zénon Ligre, alchemist, the protago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Pedro De Ycuamandiyú
San Pedro de Ycuamandiyú () is a city and distrito in Paraguay. It is the capital of the department of San Pedro. The conquistador Aleixo Garcia, the first European to cross Paraguay and reach the Inca empire in 1524, is believed to have been killed near San Pedro on his return. Etymology Originally the name was "Villa de San Pedro Apóstol de ykuaminday", San Pedro's village from the water source of the cotton field, is the translation of the words in Guaraní Language "ykua" water source and "mandyju" cotton, there was a cotton plant in a well. Mr. Pedro García Lacoizqueta was sent by Governor Pedro Melo de Portugal to establish a small village in that place. Geography Route XI "Juana de Lara" links the city to Route III "Elizardo Aquino" to the east. It is far from Paraguay River, from Antequera district and from Jejui River. Weather The weather is humid and rainy, humidity ranges from 70 to 80%. The average temperature 23 °C, the maximum in summer is 35 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herman Claudius Van Riemsdijk
Herman Claudius van Riemsdijk (born 26 August 1948) is a Brazilian chess player. He was awarded the title International Master by FIDE in 1978. Van Riemsdijk was also granted the title of International Arbiter in 1981. Born in Tiel, the Netherlands, van Riemsdijk arrived in Brazil on 16 June 1958. He was Brazilian champion in 1970, 1973, and 1988, and Pan American champion in 1977. He played for Brazil in the Chess Olympiad eleven times (1972–1974, 1978–1984, 1988–1994, 1998) and in the Pan American Team Chess Championship three times (1971, 1985, 1991). He has written articles for several chess publications, and with Belgian chess player Willem Diederik Hajenius he co-authored the book ''Final Countdown'', a treatise on pawn endings. He has also been a second to Brazilian junior players, and has played as widely as New Zealand (where a brother lives) and Australia. His fluency in several languages helps. In 2018 van Riemsdijk was awarded the title of FIDE Trainer and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Cruz De La Sierra
Santa Cruz de la Sierra (; "Holy Cross of the Mountain Range"), commonly known as Santa Cruz, is the largest city in Bolivia and the capital of the Santa Cruz department. Situated on the Pirai River in the eastern Tropical Lowlands of Bolivia, the Santa Cruz de la Sierra Metropolitan Region is the most populous urban agglomeration in Bolivia with an estimated of 2.4 million population in 2020, it is formed by a conurbation of seven Santa Cruz municipalities: Santa Cruz de la Sierra, La Guardia, Warnes, Cotoca, El Torno, Porongo, and Montero. The city was first founded in 1561 by Spanish explorer Ñuflo de Chavez about east of its current location, and was moved several times until it was finally established on the Pirai River in the late 16th century. For much of its history, Santa Cruz was mostly a small outpost town, and even after Bolivia gained its independence in 1825 there was little attention from the authorities or the population in general to settle the regio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Browne
Walter Shawn Browne (10 January 1949 – 24 June 2015) was an Australian-born American chess and poker player. Awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1970, he won the U.S. Chess Championship six times. Early years Browne was born to an American father and an Australian mother in Sydney. His family moved to the New York area when he was age 3. Browne moved to California in 1973. Browne won the U.S. Junior Championship in 1966. Browne had dual Australian and American citizenship until he was 21, and represented Australia for a short time. He won the 1969 Australian Chess Championship. He tied first with Renato Naranja while representing Australia at the 1969 Asian Zonal tournament in Singapore, earning the International Master title, though Naranja qualified for the 1970 Interzonal on tie breaks. His zonal result earned him an invitation to an international grandmaster tournament in San Juan, Puerto Rico. There, he gained the Grandmaster title by tying for 2nd–4t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winnipeg
Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,607 and a metropolitan population of 834,678, making it the sixth-largest city, and eighth-largest metropolitan area in Canada. The city is named after the nearby Lake Winnipeg; the name comes from the Western Cree words for "muddy water" - “winipīhk”. The region was a trading centre for Indigenous peoples long before the arrival of Europeans; it is the traditional territory of the Anishinabe (Ojibway), Ininew (Cree), Oji-Cree, Dene, and Dakota, and is the birthplace of the Métis Nation. French traders built the first fort on the site in 1738. A settlement was later founded by the Selkirk settlers of the Red River Colony in 1812, the nucleus of which was incorporated as the City of Winnipeg in 1873. Being far inland, the local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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