Walter Estrada Degrandi Explained

Walter Estrada Degrandi
Country:	Uruguay
Birth Date:	1924
Birth Place:	Montevideo
Death Date:	1990
Death Place:	Montevideo

Walter Estrada Degrandi (1924 – 1990) was a Uruguayan chess player, nine-time Uruguayan Chess Championship winner (1953, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1973, 1977, 1979).

Biography

From the 1950s to the 1970s Walter Estrada Degrandi was one of Uruguayan leading chess players. He nine time won Uruguayan Chess Championships: 1953, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1973, 1977, and 1979. Walter Estrada Degrandi three times participated in World Chess Championship South American Zonal tournaments (1954, 1960, 1978).^[1]

Walter Estrada Degrandi played for Uruguay in the Chess Olympiads:^[2]

• In 1962, at first board in the 15th Chess Olympiad in Varna (+3, =4, -9),
• In 1978, at first board in the 23rd Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires (+1, =1, -4).

Walter Estrada Degrandi played for Uruguay in the Pan American Team Chess Championships:^[3]

• In 1971, at third board in the 1st Panamerican Team Chess Championship in Tucuman (+1, =1, -3).

External links

• • Walter Estrada Degrandi chess games at 365chess.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: OlimpBase :: All-Time Player History :: Estrada Degrandi, Walter. www.olimpbase.org.
2. Web site: OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Walter Estrada Degrandi. www.olimpbase.org.
3. Web site: OlimpBase :: Panamerican Team Chess Championship :: Walter Estrada Degrandi. www.olimpbase.org.