Gildardo García (9 March 1954 – 15 January 2021) was a Colombian

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grandmaster.

Biography

García became Colombia's second Grandmaster in 1992. His highest

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was 2540 (in July 1994) and he was ranked 14th in

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at the time of his death. He won the Colombian

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10 times, in 1977, 1978, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1995, 2003, and 2006. In 1974, he won the inaugural Pan American Junior Chess Championship. In 2006, he played in the

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for Colombia. He died from

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on 15 January 2021, during the

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References

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