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Damian Reca

Number of games in database: 54
Years covered: 1921 to 1931
Overall record: +17 -14 =23 (52.8%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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B18 Caro-Kann, Classical (4 games)
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B12 Caro-Kann Defense (3 games)
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (2 games)
D52 Queen's Gambit Declined (2 games)
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D62 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack (2 games)
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DAMIAN RECA
(born 1894, died May-04-1937, 42 years old) Argentina

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Damián M. Reca was Argentine Champion in 1921, 1923, 1924, and 1925. Sub-champion of South America (jointly) at Montevideo 1925 [brasilbase-1]. He passed away in Buenos Aires in 1937.

Wikipedia article: Damian Reca

Last updated: 2019-02-12 10:46:22

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 page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 54  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. B H Villegas vs D Reca  1-0421921ARG-ch1C14 French, Classical
2. D Reca vs L Palau  1-0261921ARG-ch1D62 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack
3. D Reca vs J Lynch  ½-½271921ARG-ch1D51 Queen's Gambit Declined
4. D Reca vs V Fernandez Coria  ½-½3319211st South American Championship 1921/22C66 Ruy Lopez
5. J de Souza Mendes vs D Reca  1-01919211st South American Championship 1921/22B12 Caro-Kann Defense
6. H Anaya Oger vs D Reca  ½-½3019211st South American Championship 1921/22D63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
7. B H Villegas vs D Reca  0-1811922ARG-ch1 mD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
8. D Reca vs B H Villegas  1-0551922ARG-ch1 mD02 Queen's Pawn Game
9. B H Villegas vs D Reca  ½-½371922ARG-ch1 mB18 Caro-Kann, Classical
10. D Reca vs B H Villegas  0-1621922ARG-ch1 mC41 Philidor Defense
11. B H Villegas vs D Reca  ½-½621922ARG-ch1 mB12 Caro-Kann Defense
12. D Reca vs B H Villegas  1-0661922ARG-ch1 mC41 Philidor Defense
13. B H Villegas vs D Reca  0-1291922ARG-ch1 mB18 Caro-Kann, Classical
14. D Reca vs J Montalban  1-02919221st South American Championship 1921/22C10 French
15. A A Barbosa de Oliveira vs D Reca  0-13719221st South American Championship 1921/22B12 Caro-Kann Defense
16. D Reca vs J Berasain  ½-½2119221st South American Championship 1921/22D30 Queen's Gambit Declined
17. L Palau vs D Reca  ½-½3419221st South American Championship 1921/22D00 Queen's Pawn Game
18. D Reca vs R Grau 0-11719221st South American Championship 1921/22C30 King's Gambit Declined
19. J de Freitas vs D Reca  ½-½3019221st South American Championship 1921/22C66 Ruy Lopez
20. R Werneck de Castro vs D Reca  ½-½2719221st South American Championship 1921/22D67 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line
21. D Reca vs R Illa  0-14219221st South American Championship 1921/22D64 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack
22. D Reca vs J Lynch  1-05219221st South American Championship 1921/22D02 Queen's Pawn Game
23. B H Villegas vs D Reca  0-16119221st South American Championship 1921/22D52 Queen's Gambit Declined
24. R Grau vs D Reca  ½-½271923ARG-ch3 Mayor Buenos AiresD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
25. L Palau vs D Reca  ½-½301923ARG-ch3 Mayor Buenos AiresE16 Queen's Indian
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Kibitzer's Corner
May-01-09  Augalv: http://www.ajedrezargentina.org/bio...
Dec-26-13  BIDMONFA: Damian Reca

RECA, Damian M.
http://www.bidmonfa.com/reca_damian...
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Nov-02-18
Premium Chessgames Member
  Telemus: Capablanca awarded a brilliancy price to this game, which was played in the autum 1922 in the national championship.

[Event "Championship"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1922.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Damian Reca"]
[Black "Luis Argentino Palau"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D62"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Source "Algemeen Handelsblad, 10 March 1923"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. Nc3 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 c5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Rd1 c4 10. Be2 a6 11. Ne5 Re8 12. O-O b5 13. Bf3 Bb7 14. Qf5 b4 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. Nxf7 Qa5 18. Qe6 h5 19. Ne5+ Kh8 20. Qxd7 Bxg5 21. Nf7+ Kg8 22. Nxg5 Nf6 23. Qf7+ Kh8 24. h4 Qxa2 25. e4 Qxb2 26. e5 1-0

Dec-03-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: Was this player's relatively early demise due, perhaps, to being a home Reca?

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