Luis Marcos Bronstein (2 June 1946 – 8 January 2014), was an

Argentine Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...

chess player,

International Master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...

(1978), Chess Olympiad individual bronze medal winner (

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Biography

In the 1970s and 1980s Luis Marcos Bronstein was one of the leading Argentine chess players. From 1966 to 2003, he regularly participated in the Argentine Chess Championships, which he achieved best result in 1982, when he shared 1st - 5th places but remained in 4th place in the additional tournament. In 1979 in Rio de Janeiro Luis Marcos Bronstein participated in the World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournament where ranked in 16th place. Luis Marcos Bronstein played for Argentina in the Chess Olympiads: * In 1976, at 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 (+4, =2, -1) and won individual bronze medal, * In 1978, at second board in the

23rd Chess Olympiad The 23rd Chess Olympiad ( es, La 23a Olimpíada de ajedrez), 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. and a women's tournament, as well a ...

in Buenos Aires (+3, =3, -3), * In 1982, at first reserve board in the

25th Chess Olympiad The 25th Chess Olympiad (german: Die 25. Schacholympiade), 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. and a women's tournament, as well as ...

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(+4, =2, -3). In 1978, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title.

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Luis Marcos Bronstein
chess games at 365chess.com 1946 births 2014 deaths Sportspeople from Córdoba, Argentina Argentine chess players Chess International Masters Chess Olympiad competitors 20th-century chess players {{Argentina-chess-bio-stub