Luis Roux Cabral Explained

Luis Lisandro Roux Cabral (17 November 1913^[1] - 1973) was a Uruguayan chess master. He was born in Montevideo.

Chess career

He won the Uruguayan Chess Championship twice, in 1948 and 1971,^[2] and played for Uruguay in the Chess Olympiads of 1939, 1964 and 1966.^[3]

"The Uruguayan Immortal"

See main article: Uruguayan Immortal. In the Uruguay Championship of 1943, Roux Cabral defeated Molinari with a brilliant sacrificial attack; the combination is known as "The Uruguayan Immortal".^[4] Fred Reinfeld annotated the game on pages 11–12 of the Chess Correspondent, May–June 1944. His final remark was: "A game destined for immortality."^[5]

Notes and References

1. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-22442-32084-15 Visa with photo
2. Web site: Campeonato de Uruguay de ajedrez. Ajedrezdeataque.com. 28 August 2011.
3. Web site: Men's Chess Olympiads: Luis Roux Cabral. Bartelski. Wojciech. OlimpBase. 28 August 2011.
4. Web site: B Molinari vs Luis Roux Cabral (1943) The Uruguayan Immortal. ChessGames.com. 28 August 2011.
5. Web site: Chess Notes by Edward Winter: 5529. Uruguayan brilliancy. Winter. Edward. Edward Winter (chess historian). ChessHistory.com. 28 August 2011.