Celso Golmayo Torriente
Celso (Celsito) Golmayo y de la Torriente (1879, in Havana – 22 January 1924, in Seville)[1] was a Cuban–Spanish chess master.
He was the son of Celso Golmayo y Zúpide and the brother of Manuel Golmayo y de la Torriente.
Celsito Golmayo won the 1897 Cuban championship in Havana after a play-off against . In that tournament came third, Juan Corzo fourth and Manuel Golmayo fifth. Golmayo's victory was unusual because national championship were rarely won by teenagers in the 19th century.[2]
References[]
- ^ Gaige, Jeremy (1987), Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography, McFarland, p. 143, ISBN 0-7864-2353-6
- ^ Chess Notes by Edward Winter
Further reading[]
- La Stratégie, p. 97, April 1924 Missing or empty
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