Raúl Monier (born 7 May 1960), is 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
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 ...
FIDE Master (FM) (1985).
Biography
From the end of 1970s to the begin to 1980s Raúl Monier was one of Argentina's leading chess players. In 1983, he participated in the
Argentine Chess Championship The first Argentine Chess Championship was held in 1921. The Champion's title was granted after victorious or drawn match between previous champion and challenger, a winner of ''Torneo Mayor'' (this or the next year). The matches were done away in 1 ...
final and shared 3rd-5th place. Raúl Monier twice participated in
American Continental Chess Championships (2003, 2005).
Raúl Monier played for Argentina and Argentina B team in the
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams representing nations of the world compete. FIDE organises the tournament and selects the host nation. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, FIDE held an Online Chess Olympiad in 2020 and ...
s:
* In 1978, at second reserve 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
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
(+4, =5, -1),
* In 1984, at second reserve board in the
26th Chess Olympiad
The 26th Chess Olympiad ( el, Η 26η Σκακιστική Ολυμπιάδα, ''I 26i Skakistikí Olympiáda''), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male an ...
in
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area, and the capi ...
(+3, =7, -1).
Raúl Monier played for Argentina in the World Youth U26 Team Chess Championship:
* In 1981, at fourth board in the 3rd World Youth U26 Team Chess Championship in
Graz
Graz (; sl, Gradec) is the capital city of the Austrian state of Styria and second-largest city in Austria after Vienna. As of 1 January 2021, it had a population of 331,562 (294,236 of whom had principal-residence status). In 2018, the popul ...
(+4, =3, -2).
References
External links
*
*
Raúl Monierchess games at 365chess.com
1960 births
Living people
Argentine chess players
Chess FIDE Masters
Chess Olympiad competitors
20th-century chess players
{{Argentina-chess-bio-stub