Gildardo García Explained

Country:	Colombia
Death Place:	Medellín, Colombia
Grandmaster (2008)
Peakrating:	2540 (July 1994)
Fideid:	4400020

Gildardo García (9 March 1954 – 15 January 2021) was a Colombian chess grandmaster.

Biography

García became Colombia's second Grandmaster in 1992.^[1] His highest rating was 2540 (in July 1994) and he was ranked 14th in Colombia at the time of his death.^[2]

He won the Colombian national championship 10 times, in 1977, 1978, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1995, 2003, and 2006.^{[3] [4] [5]} In 1974, he won the inaugural Pan American Junior Chess Championship.^[6] In 2006, he played in the chess olympiads for Colombia.^[7]

He died from COVID-19 in Medellín on 15 January 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia.^{[8] [9]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Garcia, Gildardo FIDE Chess Profile - Players Arbiters Trainers. ratings.fide.com. 2020-03-25.
2. Web site: Gildardo Garcia chess games and profile - Chess-DB.com. chess-db.com. 2020-03-25. 2016-08-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20160826200225/https://chess-db.com/public/pinfo.jsp?id=4400020. dead.
3. Web site: Campeonato de Colombia de ajedrez. www.ajedrezdeataque.com. 2020-03-25.
4. Web site: Campeones colombianos. https://web.archive.org/web/20120206092058/http://www.elabedul.net/Ajedrez/Documentos/campeones_colombianos.php. dead. 2012-02-06. 2012-02-06. 2020-03-25.
5. Web site: The chess games of Gildardo Garcia. www.chessgames.com. 2020-04-19.
6. Web site: San Juan 1974 - 1° Campeonato Panamericano Juvenil. www.brasilbase.pro.br. 2020-04-19.
7. Web site: Gildardo Garcia - Chess Games. old.chesstempo.com. 2020-04-19.
8. 1350153008005451777. FIDE_chess. We have just received the sad news about the passing of Gildardo García. He was the second Colombian to achieve the… . 15 January 2021.
9. Web site: Tiempo . Casa Editorial El . 2021-01-15 . Luto en el ajedrez colombiano: muere el Gran Maestro Gildardo García . 2021-01-15 . El Tiempo . spanish.