Carlos Rodríguez Lafora Explained

Carlos Rodríguez Lafora
Country:	Spain
Birth Date:	10 July 1884
Birth Place:	Valencia, Spain
Death Place:	Paterna, Spain

Carlos Rodríguez Lafora (10 July 1884 – 19 April 1966) was a Spanish chess player and chess composer.

Biography

Carlos Lafora worked as a medical doctor and surgeon. He was one of the strongest chess players in Spain at the turn of the 1920s and 1930s. In 1921, Lafora ranked 3rd in chess tournament in Zaragoza.^[1] Carlos Lafora was famous for his collection of more than 18,000 endgame studies. Based on his collection Carlos Lafora wrote two books: Alfiles en casilla distinto color (1963) and Dos caballos en combate (1965). He was International Arbiter of the FIDE for chess compositions since 1960.^[2]

Lafora played for Spain in the Chess Olympiad:^[3]

• In 1930, at third board in the 3rd Chess Olympiad in Hamburg (+1, =3, -9).

External links

• • Carlos Rodríguez Lafora chess games at 365chess.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Carlos Rodríguez Lafora en la revista sueca Tidskrift för Schack. www.historiadelajedrezespanol.es.
2. Web site: www.arves.org - Lafora, Carlos 1884-1966. www.arves.org.
3. Web site: OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Carlos Rodríguez Lafora. www.olimpbase.org.