Jesús Nogueiras Santiago (born in
Santa Clara, Cuba
Santa Clara is the capital city of the Cuban province of Villa Clara. It is centrally located in the province and Cuba. Santa Clara is the fifth-most populous Cuban city, with a population of nearly 245,959.
History
Santa Clara was founde ...
, July 17, 1959) is a Cuban chess
grandmaster. He was a
World Championship Candidate in 1985, finishing 2nd at the
Taxco 1985 Interzonal, but 15th out of 16 at the
1985 Candidates Tournament.
Major tournament victories include winning the
Cuban Chess Championship five times (1977 (tie), 1978, 1984 (tie), 1991, and 2000) the
Capablanca Memorial in 1984 and the
Torre Memorial in 1997.
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1959 births
Chess Grandmasters
Chess Olympiad competitors
Cuban chess players
Living people
Sportspeople from Santa Clara, Cuba
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