Roberto Luis Debarnot (5 August 1947 – 25 May 2018) was an Argentine chess International Master (1977), two-times Argentine Chess Championship medalist (1973, 1980).

Roberto Luis Debarnot
CountryArgentina
Born(1947-08-05)5 August 1947
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died25 May 2018(2018-05-25) (aged 70)
TitleInternational Master (1977)

Biography

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In the 1970s, Roberto Luis Debarnot was one of the leading Argentine chess players. He took part in Argentine Chess Championship finals many times and won two medals: silver (1973, after lost additional match for champions title to Raúl Sanguineti) and bronze (1980).[1] One of Roberto Debarnot's greatest successes in international chess tournaments was the 2nd place (after tie-briek) in Linares International Chess Tournament in 1978.

Roberto Luis Debarnot played for Argentina in the Chess Olympiads:[2]

In 1977, Roberto Luis Debarnot was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title. Since 1995, he has not participated in tournaments classified by FIDE.

References

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  1. ^ "Campeonatos Argentinos tablas" (PDF).
  2. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Roberto Luis Debarnot". www.olimpbase.org.
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