Rodrigo Flores Álvarez (23 August 1913, in Santiago, Chile – 17 January 2007, in Santiago) was a Chilean engineer and chess master.

Chess

Flores was Chilean Champion eleven times: 1931, 1935, 1938, 1941, 1944, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1956, 1961, and 1965. He tied for 7-8th with

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at Mar del Plata 1936 (

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won). In 1937, he won, ahead of

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, in São Paulo (

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, ''Torneio Sulamericano''). He took 8th in the

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( Alexander Alekhine won). Rodrigo Flores played for Chile in three Chess Olympiads. * In 1939, at second board in the 8th Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires (+4 –5 =9); His victory over Moshe Czerniak was praised by both José Raúl Capablanca and Alexander Alekhine, as well as his opponent. * In 1950, at second board in the 9th Chess Olympiad in Dubrovnik (+6 –3 =6); * In 1956, at first board in the

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in Moscow (+2 –6 =9). In 1949, he tied for 6-9th in Mar del Plata ( Héctor Rossetto won). In 1951, he took 4th in Mar del Plata / Buenos Aires (zt; Erich Eliskases and

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won). In 1959, he tied for 7-8th in Santiago ( Borislav Ivkov and

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won). In 1960, he tied for 3rd-5th in São Paulo (zt; Bolbochán won). In 1961, he took 2nd, behind

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, in São Paulo (zt; playoff). In 1962, he took 2nd in Mar del Plata (

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Engineering

Rodrigo Flores was a

civil engineer A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering – the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructure while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing ...

. He entered the

Chilean Academy of Sciences Chilean may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Chile, a country in South America * Chilean people * Chilean Spanish * Chilean culture * Chilean cuisine * Chilean Americans See also *List of Chileans This is a list of Chileans who ar ...

in 1970. In 1993, he won the national prize offered by Colegio de Ingenieros de Chile.

References

External links

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“The Chess Prodigy Rodrigo Flores” by Edward Winter
{{DEFAULTSORT:Flores, Rodrigo 1913 births 2007 deaths Chilean chess players Chess Olympiad competitors 20th-century chess players