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Enrique Reed

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Enrique Reed
CountryChile
Born(1915-08-15)15 August 1915
Died11 May 1958(1958-05-11) (aged 42)

Enrique Reed Valenzuela (15 August 1915 – 11 May 1958) was a Chilean chess player, Chilean Chess Championship winner (1932).

Biography

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Enrique Reed was a Chilean chess prodigy. In 1927, in Santiago he lost in a fifty move game against Alexander Alekhine in simultaneous exhibition.[1] In 1932, Enrique Reed won Chilean Chess Championship. He participated in International Chess Tournaments in Mar del Plata (1944) and Viña del Mar (1945, 1947).

Enrique Reed played for Chile in the Chess Olympiads:[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Chess Prodigies by Edward Winter". www.chesshistory.com.
  2. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Enrique Reed Valenzuela". www.olimpbase.org.
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