Alfredo F. Olivera (9 March 1908 – unknown) was a

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player, five-time

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winner (1937, 1944, 1947, 1957, 1963).

Biography

From the late 1930s to the mid-1960s, Alfredo Olivera was one of Uruguayan leading chess players. He was multiple participant in the

s, where he won champion title in 1937, 1944, 1947, 1957, and 1963. Also Alfredo Olivera was participant of a number of major international tournaments:

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, 1939, 1941, 1953, 1956, 1959),

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(1948, 1956, 1958),

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(1945), Atlántida (1960). Alfredo Olivera played for Uruguay in the

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s: * In 1939, at reserve board in the

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(+10, =0, -5), * In 1966, at third board in the

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(+5, =5, -10). Famous Danish chess grandmaster

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spoke about Olivera as «cosy fatboy, who for many years won the Uruguayan Championship whenever he participated».

References

External links

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Alfredo Olivera
chess games at 365chess.com 1908 births Year of death missing Uruguayan chess players Chess Olympiad competitors 20th-century chess players {{Uruguay-chess-bio-stub