Arturo Bonet Explained

Arturo Bonet Polledo was a Spanish chess master.

Bonet lived in Asturias, an autonomous community within the kingdom of Spain. In 1936, he participated in the Barcelona la Olimpiada Obrera, as a replication of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, organised by Nazis.[1]

He tied for 6-7th place at Gijón in 1944 (in the 1st International Tournament, Alexander Alekhine won);[2] [3] took 7th place at Gijón in 1945 (2nd place was won by Antonio Rico), but won an individual game against Alekhine.[4] Bonet had already beat Alekhine in a simultaneous game at Madrid in 1923.[5] He took 12th place at Gijón in 1949 (Nicolas Rossolimo won 6th place)[6] [7] and twice took 3rd place in Asturias championships in 1952 and 1955.[8]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ajedrezastur.com/historia/rico.htm Antonio Rico
  2. https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/the-gijon-international-chess-tournaments-1944-1965/ The Gijón International Chess Tournaments
  3. http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/Tables%2015.htm 1944
  4. http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/Tables%2016.htm Vina del Mar
  5. http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=13699 The chess games of Arturo Bonet
  6. http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/Tables%2020.htm 1949
  7. http://www.ajedrezastur.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=236 Foro AjedrezAstur :: Ver tema - VI Torneo Internacional de Gijón 1949
  8. http://www.ajedrezastur.com/historia/indiastu.htm Campeonato De Asturias Individual