Luis Augusto Sanchez
Number of games in database: 92
Years covered: 1952 to 1997
Overall record: +25 -25 =42 (50.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

Most played openings

A48		King's Indian (3 games)
B93		Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 (3 games)
C90		Ruy Lopez, Closed (3 games)
D50		Queen's Gambit Declined (2 games)
A07		King's Indian Attack (2 games)
C78		Ruy Lopez (2 games)
E11		Bogo-Indian Defense (2 games)
C45		Scotch Game (2 games)
C75		Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense (2 games)
A15		English (2 games)

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LUIS AUGUSTO SANCHEZ (born Jul-20-1917, died 1981) Colombia [what is this?] Luis Augusto Sánchez Montenegro was an IM. In 1951 he won in Caracas (zonal) and was awarded the IM title the same year. He played in the Stockholm-Saltsjobaden interzonal in 1952 finishing 17th and was 3rd in the Caracas zonal in 1957. At Santiago, Chile 1959 he was 4th= with Robert James Fischer and Raul Sanguineti. He also represented Colombia at the Olympiads of 1954, 1956 and 1958. He was six-times Colombian champion: in 1938, 1947, 1948, 1954, 1958, and 1962. Wikipedia article: Luis Augusto S%C3%A1nchez

page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 92  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Szabo vs L Sanchez   ½-½ 75 1952 Saltsjobaden D55 Queen's Gambit Declined 2. L Sanchez vs G Barcza   ½-½ 57 1952 Sweden izt (09) E40 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 3. L Sanchez vs Kotov   0-1 43 1952 Sweden izt A54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3 4. L Sanchez vs Golombek 1-0 38 1952 Sweden izt (03) B12 Caro-Kann Defense 5. L Sanchez vs P Vaitonis   0-1 36 1952 Sweden izt (20) B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 6. E Eliskases vs L Sanchez   1-0 49 1952 Saltsjobaden izt ,IZT E08 Catalan, Closed 7. Petrosian vs L Sanchez   ½-½ 23 1952 Stockholm Interzonal D35 Queen's Gambit Declined 8. A Matanovic vs L Sanchez   1-0 49 1952 Sweden izt (08) C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd 9. Unzicker vs L Sanchez 1-0 35 1952 Sweden izt (02) C88 Ruy Lopez 10. L Sanchez vs Stoltz   1-0 49 1952 Sweden izt (18) D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 11. Wade vs L Sanchez   ½-½ 46 1952 Sweden izt (06) E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 12. L Sanchez vs Prins   1-0 42 1952 Sweden izt (01) C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred 13. L Sanchez vs H Steiner   0-1 58 1952 Sweden izt (16) D50 Queen's Gambit Declined 14. L Sanchez vs Pachman   ½-½ 42 1952 Sverdlovsk D86 Grunfeld, Exchange 15. L Sanchez vs Averbakh   ½-½ 40 1952 Sweden izt (05) E34 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation 16. L Sanchez vs Geller 0-1 45 1952 Saltsjobaden izt E92 King's Indian 17. Taimanov vs L Sanchez   1-0 52 1952 Stockholm D67 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line 18. L Sanchez vs Stahlberg 1-0 41 1952 Sweden izt (10) E41 Nimzo-Indian 19. Pilnik vs L Sanchez   1-0 28 1952 Sweden izt (04) E17 Queen's Indian 20. Gligoric vs L Sanchez   1-0 54 1952 Sweden izt (21) D35 Queen's Gambit Declined 21. O Zimmermann vs L Sanchez   ½-½ 42 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) A13 English 22. L Sanchez vs Golombek   ½-½ 33 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) B18 Caro-Kann, Classical 23. L Sanchez vs J A Fred   ½-½ 42 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 24. J Anagnostou vs L Sanchez   ½-½ 54 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O 25. L Sanchez vs J Gobert   1-0 47 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) B06 Robatsch  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 92

May-17-09    myschkin: . . . Luis Augusto Sánchez (1917*–1981) a Colombian chess master. In 1951 he won in Caracas (zonal) and was awarded the IM title the same year. He was six-times Colombian Champion. * some sources have 1916 Feb-14-11    BishopsPawn: The last 4 games listed (1991-2002) must be incorrectly attributed, as he died in 1981!

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