Luis Marcos Bronstein

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Luis Marcos Bronstein
Country Argentina
Born(1946-06-02)2 June 1946
Córdoba, Argentina
Died8 January 2014(2014-01-08) (aged 67)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Title International Master (1978)
Peak rating 2425 (January 1985)

Luis Marcos Bronstein (2 June 1946 – 8 January 2014), was an Argentine chess player, International Master (1978), Chess Olympiad individual bronze medal winner (1976).

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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. [1]

In 1979 in Rio de Janeiro Luis Marcos Bronstein participated in the World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournament where ranked in 16th place. [2]

Luis Marcos Bronstein played for Argentina in the Chess Olympiads: [3]

In 1978, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title. [4]

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References

  1. "Campeonatos Argentinos tablas" (PDF).
  2. "1979 Rio de Janeiro Interzonal : 1979-81 cycle : World Chess Championship". www.mark-weeks.com.
  3. "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Luis Marcos Bronstein". www.olimpbase.org.
  4. "MI Luis Marcos Bronstein (1946-2014)". January 11, 2014.