Valentín Fernández Coria

Valentín Fernández Coria (July, 1885 – January 17, 1955[1][2]) was an Argentine chess player.

Valentín Fernández Coria
CountryArgentina
BornJuly 1885
DiedJanuary 17, 1955(1955-01-17) (aged 69)
Buenos Aires

He was one of the strongest chess players of Argentina in the 1920s. He was repeated participant in Argentine Chess Championship in which he shared 2nd - 4th place in 1923/1924.[3] In 1921/1922 in Montevideo Fernández Coria shared 2nd - 5th place in South American Chess Championship.[4]

Fernández Coria played for Argentina in the unofficial Chess Olympiad:[5]

Fernández Coria played for Argentina in the Chess Olympiad:[6]

References

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  1. ^ Diario Crítica
  2. ^ Gaige, Jeremy, Chess Personalia, page 116.
  3. ^ "Campeonatos Argentinos tablas" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Montevideo 1921 - 1° Torneio Sulamericano". www.brasilbase.pro.br.
  5. ^ "OlimpBase :: unofficial Chess Olympiads :: Valentin Fernández Coria". www.olimpbase.org.
  6. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Valentin Fernández Coria". www.olimpbase.org.
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