Jacobo Bolbochán

Jacobo Bolbochán (26 December 1906 – 29 July 1984) was an Argentine chess master. He played many times in the Argentine Chess Championships. He won twice (1931 and 1932), both ahead of

Isaías Pleci Isaías Pleci (also Isaías Pléci) (27 October 1907 – 27 December 1979) was an Argentine 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 ...

. In 1933, he took 2nd, behind

Luis Piazzini Luis Roberto (Ruben) Piazzini (11 May 1905 – 4 March 1980) was an Argentine chess master. He participated many times in Argentine championships, and was an Argentine Champion in 1933 winning ARG-ch ''Torneo Mayor'' and a match for the tit ...

. In 1935, he took 2nd, behind

Roberto Grau Roberto Gabriel Grau (18 March 1900 – 12 April 1944) was an Argentine chess master. He was born and died in Buenos Aires. Chess career Grau played in many Argentine championships. In 1921/22, he tied for 3rd–4th (ARG-ch 1 Mayor; Damian ...

. In 1936, he took 3rd, behind Carlos Guimard and Grau. In 1937, he took 2nd, behind Guimard. He played for Argentina in three Chess Olympiads. * In 1935, at second board in the

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in Warsaw (+6 –1 =12); * In 1937, at second board in the 7th Chess Olympiad in

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(+2 –5 =5); * In 1939, at third board in the 8th Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires (+10 –3 =6). He won two individual bronze medals at Warsaw 1935 and at Buenos Aires 1939. In 1945, Jacobo Bolbochán took 3rd, behind

Hermann Pilnik Hermann Pilnik (8 January 1914, Stuttgart, Germany – 12 November 1981, Caracas, Venezuela) was a German Argentine chess Grandmaster. Career In 1929, he won the championship of Stuttgart. Pilnik emigrated from Germany to Argentina in 1930. He ...

, and Héctor Rossetto. In 1946, he tied for 2nd-3rd with

Carlos Maderna Carlos Hugo Maderna (4 August 1910 – 23 January 1976) was an Argentine chess master. Chess Career He was twice Argentine Champion; in 1940 he won a match for the title (of 1939) against Luis Piazzini (8 : 6), then lost a match to Car ...

, behind

Julio Bolbochán Julio Bolbochán (Buenos Aires, 20 March 1920 – Caracas, 28 June 1996) was the Argentine chess champion in 1946 and 1948. He learned the game from his older brother, Jacobo Bolbochán, later an International Master. He represented Argentina ...

. In 1950, he took 2nd, behind Maderna. In 1952, he tied for 3rd-4th with Guimard, behind Miguel Najdorf, and Rubén Shocrón. Jacobo Bolbochán became an

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(IM) in 1965 at the age of 59. Jacobo is the elder brother of

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