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Mariano Castillo Larenas

Number of games in database: 171
Years covered: 1927 to 1954
Overall record: +40 -64 =67 (43.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Nimzo Indian (10) 
    E26 E20 E24 E40 E47
 King's Indian (9) 
    E60 E76 E67 E71 E80
 Orthodox Defense (8) 
    D56 D51 D63 D55 D52
 Sicilian (8) 
    B40 B62 B85 B58 B32
 Grunfeld (7) 
    D95 D98 D87 D80 D85
 Queen's Gambit Declined (7) 
    D30 D38 D35 D37 D39
With the Black pieces:
 Grunfeld (8) 
    D98 D75 D91 D70 D74
 Nimzo Indian (7) 
    E33 E41 E26 E22 E30
 Queen's Pawn Game (7) 
    E10 A45 D00 D04 D02
 Sicilian (6) 
    B23 B59 B31 B83
 Queen's Gambit Declined (5) 
    D31 D30
 Reti System (5) 
    A06 A04
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   I Pleci vs M Castillo, 1936 1/2-1/2
   O Trompowsky vs M Castillo, 1939 0-1
   L Vianna vs M Castillo, 1928 0-1
   M Castillo vs Alekhine, 1939 1/2-1/2

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   South American Championship 1934/35 (1934)
   Aguas de Sao Pedro / Sao Paulo (1941)
   3rd South American Championship (1928)
   Mar del Plata (1936)
   Venice (1950)
   Mar del Plata (1948)
   Mar del Plata / Buenos Aires Zonal (1954)
   Dubrovnik Olympiad (1950)


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MARIANO CASTILLO LARENAS
(born Dec-25-1905, died Sep-23-1970, 64 years old) Chile

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Mariano Castillo Larenas was born in Santiago, Chile. He was nine-times Chilean Champion (1924, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1934, 1940, 1948, 1949 and 1953).

Wikipedia article: Mariano Castillo

Last updated: 2018-12-25 05:24:52

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 page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 171  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. R Flores Alvarez vs M Castillo  1-0341927SantiagoC01 French, Exchange
2. R Flores Alvarez vs M Castillo  1-0421927SantiagoB23 Sicilian, Closed
3. C Pulcherio vs M Castillo  1-03619283rd South American ChampionshipE10 Queen's Pawn Game
4. M Castillo vs J C Balparda  0-14019283rd South American ChampionshipC50 Giuoco Piano
5. M Castillo vs J Montalban  ½-½4319283rd South American ChampionshipB01 Scandinavian
6. M Castillo vs B H Villegas 1-04619283rd South American ChampionshipB40 Sicilian
7. W O Cruz vs M Castillo  0-14119283rd South American ChampionshipD51 Queen's Gambit Declined
8. C Anfruns vs M Castillo  ½-½3219283rd South American ChampionshipE30 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad
9. J de Souza Mendes vs M Castillo  0-13919283rd South American ChampionshipE15 Queen's Indian
10. C H Maderna vs M Castillo  1-03419283rd South American ChampionshipD85 Grunfeld
11. M Castillo vs J B Hernandez  1-03019283rd South American ChampionshipC13 French
12. M Castillo vs A Perea  1-02819283rd South American ChampionshipD52 Queen's Gambit Declined
13. M Castillo vs V T Romano  ½-½4119283rd South American ChampionshipB40 Sicilian
14. R Grau vs M Castillo 1-02019283rd South American ChampionshipD00 Queen's Pawn Game
15. L Vianna vs M Castillo 0-11719283rd South American ChampionshipC33 King's Gambit Accepted
16. L Palau vs M Castillo  1-04119283rd South American ChampionshipC56 Two Knights
17. M Castillo vs J Gabarain  0-13919283rd South American ChampionshipE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
18. M Castillo vs S Ureta  1-03619283rd South American ChampionshipC17 French, Winawer, Advance
19. M Castillo vs Letelier  0-1371932SantiagoC22 Center Game
20. M Castillo vs E Reed Valenzuela  0-1571932ValparaisoE16 Queen's Indian
21. M Castillo vs Letelier  0-1291932SantiagoC53 Giuoco Piano
22. M Castillo vs C Guimard  0-1341934South American Championship 1934/35D37 Queen's Gambit Declined
23. I Pleci vs M Castillo  1-0521934South American Championship 1934/35D55 Queen's Gambit Declined
24. C Hounie Fleurquin vs M Castillo 1-0201934South American Championship 1934/35B02 Alekhine's Defense
25. M Castillo vs L Palau  1-0401934South American Championship 1934/35D51 Queen's Gambit Declined
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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-26-04  Benzol: Mariano Castillo Larenas
Born 25th December 1905 in Santiago
Chilean Champion in 1924, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1934, 1940, 1948, 1949 and 1953.
Dec-25-05  chesscrazy: Happy birthday! Interesting how many people I can find that was born on Christmas.
Dec-25-07  BIDMONFA: Mariano Castillo-Larenas

CASTILLO, Mariano
http://www.bidmonfa.com/castillo_ma...
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Dec-25-07  vonKrolock: Shor bio with photo here (in Spanish) http://www.linach.cl/Chile.php?name...
Sep-08-12  Karpova: He won the 1934 Chilean Championship with a 100% score ahead of Letelier and Cademartori.

From page 189 of the 1934 'Neue Wiener Schachzeitung'

Dec-11-14  zanzibar: All the <Mar del Plata (1948)> games listed under <Manuel Castillo> belong to this player.
Sep-27-19  wordfunph: maestro Mariano Castillo Larenas lived for 64 yrs, same with Bob Fischer.

RIP maestro..

Nov-09-24  Gottschalk: Jeff Sonas attributes to him a rating of 2569 pts. number 51 of the World - DEZ, 1945.

http://www.chessmetrics.com/cm/CM2/...

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