Carlos Rodríguez Lafora (10 July 1884 – 19 April 1966) was a Spanish

chess Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to disti ...

player and chess composer.

Biography

Carlos Lafora worked as a medical doctor and surgeon. He was one of the strongest chess players in Spain at the turn of the 1920s and 1930s. In 1921, Lafora ranked 3rd in chess tournament in

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. Carlos Lafora was famous for his collection of more than 18,000 endgame studies. Based on his collection Carlos Lafora wrote two books: ''Alfiles en casilla distinto color'' (1963) and ''Dos caballos en combate'' (1965). He was International Arbiter of the FIDE for chess compositions since 1960. Lafora played for Spain in the Chess Olympiad: * In 1930, at third board in the

3rd Chess Olympiad The 3rd Chess Olympiad (german: Die 3. Schacholympiade), organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 13 and July 27, 1930, in Hamburg ...

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Carlos Rodríguez Lafora
chess games at 365chess.com 1884 births 1966 deaths Sportspeople from Valencia Spanish chess players Chess Olympiad competitors Chess composers Spanish chess writers Chess arbiters Spanish surgeons {{Spain-chess-bio-stub