| Arturo Colón Romero | |
| Country: | Puerto Rico |
| Birth Date: | 19 June 1928 |
| Birth Place: | Fajardo, Puerto Rico |
Arturo Colón Romero (born 19 June 1928) is a Puerto Rican chess player, who six times won Puerto Rico Chess Championships (1956, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1973, 1974).
Like his brother Miguel, Arturo Colón Romero distinguished himself in chess in the city of Río Piedras, representing Puerto Rico in the international chess tournaments, during its active participation for 46 years. He six times won Puerto Rico Chess Championships in 1956, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1973, and 1974. Also Arturo Colón Romero won San Juan City Chess Championships in 1945, 1955, 1981, 1983, and 1984. He represented Puerto Rico in the Central American and Caribbean Games in 1946. In the international arena Arturo Colón Romero obtained important triumphs against recognized and famous international and world masters, such as next world World Chess Champion Bobby Fischer in an exhibition match in San Juan in 1959, and Grandmaster Larry Evans (1949) and International Master Herman Steiner (1948).
Arturo Colón Romero played for Puerto Rico in the Chess Olympiads:[1]
Arturo Colón Romero played for Puerto Rico in the CACAC Team Chess Championship and won full complete of medals: gold (1966), silver (1965) and bronze (1963).[2]
Arturo Colón Romero promoted sports-science by founding the Rosendo Matienzo Cintrón Middle School and Central High School Chess Club, occupying the Vice-Presidency of the Puerto Rico in 1982 and integrating the board of directors of the United States Chess Federation in that year.[3]