David Godoy Bugueño (15 January 1944 – 10 September 2007) was a Chilean chess FIDE master (FM), International Correspondence Chess master (2006) and

Chilean Chess Championship The Chilean Chess Championship is the national chess championship of Chile organised by the FENACH (Federacion Nacional de Ajedrez de Chile). In 2004–2006 there was also a championship organised by the FEDAC (Federación Deportiva de Ajedrez de C ...

winner (1968).

Biography

From the mid-1960s to the mid-1990s, David Godoy Bugueño was one of Chile's leading chess players. In 1968, he won the

. David Godoy Bugueño participated in World Chess Championship South American Zonal tournaments three times (1966, 1972, 1995). He achieved his greatest success in international chess tournaments in 1991 and 1992, when he twice won open tournaments organized by ''Magistral Esucomex''. David Godoy Bugueño played for Chile in the Chess Olympiads: * in 1964, at the first reserve board in the

16th Chess Olympiad The 16th Chess Olympiad ( he, אולימפיאדת השחמט ה-16, ''Olimpiada ha-shachmat ha-16''), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female ...

in Tel Aviv (+0, =3, -4), * in 1974, at the third board in the

21st Chess Olympiad The 21st Chess Olympiad (french: La 21e Olympiade d'échecs), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players. team tournament, as well as severa ...

in Nice (+8, =3, -6), * in 1976, at the second reserve board in the

22nd Chess Olympiad The 22nd Chess Olympiad ( he, אולימפיאדת השחמט ה-22, ''Olimpiada ha-shachmat ha-22''), organized by Fédération Internationale des Échecs, FIDE, took place between October 26 and November 10, 1976, in Haifa, Israel. For the firs ...

in Haifa (+1, =1, -2). David Godoy Bugueño played for Chile in the Pan American Team Chess Championship: * in 1971, at the second board in the 1st Panamerican Team Chess Championship in Tucuman (+1, =1, -4). In his mature years, David Godoy Bugueño participated in

correspondence chess Correspondence chess is chess played by various forms of long-distance correspondence, traditionally through the postal system. Today it is usually played through a correspondence chess server, a public internet chess forum, or email. Less common ...

tournaments. In 2006, during the 4th

Correspondence Chess Olympiad The Correspondence Chess Olympiad is a correspondence chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete. International Correspondence Chess Federation organises the tournament. Correspondence Chess Olympiads Ladies Correspondence C ...

, he fulfilled the norm of the

ICCF ICCF may stand for: * International Conference on Cold Fusion, also known as "International Conference on Condensed Matter Nuclear Science" * International Conservation Caucus Foundation * International Correspondence Chess Federation * Internati ...

International Master. David Godoy Bugueño was also known as a chess journalist. From 1973 to 1981 he collaborated with ''

Las Últimas Noticias ''Las Últimas Noticias'' ( es, The Latest News) is a Chilean, daily middle market tabloid newspaper owned by El Mercurio SAP. This company publishes various newspapers for a different audience: El Mercurio people look up to and ability to view, ...

'', '' El Cronista'' ( Buenos Aires) and '' La Nación''. In 1978, David Godoy Bugueño was a correspondent for ''Las Últimas Noticias'' at the Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires. Since 1984 he collaborated with the newspaper ''

La Tercera ''La Tercera'' ( es, The Third One), formerly known as ''La Tercera de la Hora'' ('the third of the hour'), is a daily newspaper published in Santiago, Chile and owned by Copesa. It is ''El Mercurio''s closest competitor. ''La Tercera'' is part o ...

''.

References

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