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Julio Salas Romo
J Salas Romo 
Buenos Aires Olympiad 1939. Photo courtesy of www.ara.org.ar  

Number of games in database: 111
Years covered: 1933 to 1961
Overall record: +35 -59 =17 (39.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Nimzo Indian (8) 
    E32 E33 E20 E39 E58
 Ruy Lopez (7) 
    C66 C70 C63 C77 C92
 Grunfeld (7) 
    D94 D95 D81
 Queen's Gambit Declined (4) 
    D30 D35
 King's Indian (4) 
    E80 E73 E81
With the Black pieces:
 Grunfeld (7) 
    D92 D72 D71 D94 D90
 French Defense (6) 
    C05 C12 C02 C00
 Sicilian (6) 
    B98 B21 B95 B93 B74
 Ruy Lopez (5) 
    C71 C97 C66 C84 C90
 Nimzo Indian (4) 
    E20 E46 E59 E50
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   J Salas Romo vs H Appel, 1945 1-0
   J Salas Romo vs R Flores Alvarez, 1959 1-0
   K Skalicka vs J Salas Romo, 1939 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Montevideo (1954)
   Buenos Aires Olympiad qual-2 (1939)
   South American Championship (1937)
   Santiago (1959)
   Buenos Aires Olympiad Final-A (1939)
   Leipzig Olympiad qual-4 (1960)


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JULIO SALAS ROMO
(born Feb-18-1913, died 1996, 83 years old) Chile

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From the late 1930s to the early 1960s, Julio Salas Romo was one of Chile's leading chess players. In 1937, he first time won Chilean Chess Championship gaining 6 points in 7 rounds. Julio Salas Romo then repeated this success three more times: 1954, 1955, and 1962. He participated in International Chess Tournaments in São Paulo (1941), Viña del Mar (1945), Montevideo (1954), and Santiago (1957, 1959).

Julio Salas Romo played for Chile in the Chess Olympiads:

In 1939, at fourth board in the 8th Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires (+8, =1, -9), In 1960, at fourth board in the 14th Chess Olympiad in Leipzig (+5, =4, -7).

Wikipedia article: Julio Salas Romo

Last updated: 2022-08-04 13:22:44

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 page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 111  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. J Salas Romo vs Letelier  0-1181933SantiagoC01 French, Exchange
2. J Salas Romo vs R Flores Alvarez  0-1371937South American ChampionshipD81 Grunfeld, Russian Variation
3. J Salas Romo vs M Kiss  0-1511937South American ChampionshipD51 Queen's Gambit Declined
4. A Salles Oliveira vs J Salas Romo  0-1331937South American ChampionshipA48 King's Indian
5. A da Silva Rocha vs J Salas Romo  0-1361937South American ChampionshipD43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
6. Letelier vs J Salas Romo  0-1411937South American ChampionshipC71 Ruy Lopez
7. B Schneiderman vs J Salas Romo  1-0301937South American ChampionshipA06 Reti Opening
8. E Reinhardt vs J Salas Romo  ½-½561939Buenos Aires Olympiad qual-2D61 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack
9. J Salas Romo vs A Olivera  1-0361939Buenos Aires Olympiad qual-2E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
10. J Salas Romo vs V Kahn  1-0561939Buenos Aires Olympiad qual-2D40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
11. M Kantardzhiev vs J Salas Romo  1-0561939Buenos Aires Olympiad qual-2B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical
12. J Salas Romo vs M Feigin  0-1541939Buenos Aires Olympiad qual-2D34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
13. J R Hurtado vs J Salas Romo  0-1271939Buenos Aires Olympiad qual-2D94 Grunfeld
14. E Sorensen vs J Salas Romo 1-0561939Buenos Aires Olympiad Final-AC05 French, Tarrasch
15. J Salas Romo vs R Blanco Estera  0-1761939Buenos Aires Olympiad Final-AA95 Dutch, Stonewall
16. J Salas Romo vs V Winz 1-0411939Buenos Aires Olympiad Final-AD40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
17. N Bergkvist vs J Salas Romo  1-0611939Buenos Aires Olympiad Final-AD92 Grunfeld, 5.Bf4
18. J Salas Romo vs L Prins 0-1591939Buenos Aires Olympiad Final-AD95 Grunfeld
19. P Schmidt vs J Salas Romo  0-1511939Buenos Aires Olympiad Final-AD82 Grunfeld, 4.Bf4
20. P Tautvaisas vs J Salas Romo  1-0531939Buenos Aires Olympiad Final-AC05 French, Tarrasch
21. K Skalicka vs J Salas Romo  0-1591939Buenos Aires Olympiad Final-AA04 Reti Opening
22. I Pleci vs J Salas Romo  1-0531939Buenos Aires Olympiad Final-AC05 French, Tarrasch
23. A Becker vs J Salas Romo  0-1531939Buenos Aires Olympiad Final-AD72 Neo-Grunfeld, 5.cd, Main line
24. J Salas Romo vs M Feigin  0-1361939Buenos Aires Olympiad Final-AD17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
25. V Kahn vs J Salas Romo  0-1281939Buenos Aires Olympiad Final-AD71 Neo-Grunfeld
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Kibitzer's Corner
Feb-18-12  brankat: In Champion-like form for 25 years!

R.I.P. Senor Romo.

Feb-18-14  whiteshark: played the 1939+1960 Olympiads for Chile
Olimpbase: http://www.olimpbase.org/players/oo...
Feb-18-14  Garech: 1913-?

This is a little strange! Is he a missing person?

Feb-18-14  Eastfrisian: I guess he is already dead, but no dates.
Feb-18-14  RedShield: Wherefore art thou, Romo?
Aug-04-22  vonKrolock: Dates 1913-1996 Source Chilean Republic Documents http://anales.cl/salas-romo-luis/ <Salas Romo Julio (1913-1996) abogado, presidente del Colegio de Abogados 1974-1976, miembro de comisión legislativa 1976, cm Carmen Crespo Besoain (1925)>

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