Silvino Garcia-Martinez
Number of games in database: 249
Years covered: 1961 to 2004
Current FIDE rating: 2316
Highest rating achieved in database: 2470
Overall record: +36 -105 =108 (36.1%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Sicilian (42)      B33 B42 B67 B83 B90  Ruy Lopez (20)      C92 C89 C93 C97 C70  Ruy Lopez, Closed (11)      C92 C89 C93 C97 C96  French Defense (10)      C05 C11 C06 C19 C03  Sicilian Najdorf (8)      B90 B93 B94 B99 B92  Modern Benoni (7)      A65 A56 A57 A60 A64	With the Black pieces:  Sicilian (47)      B43 B48 B32 B40 B47  Sicilian Taimanov (9)      B48 B47 B46 B49  King's Indian (9)      E90 E61 E63 E62 E71  Sicilian Kan (7)      B43 B42 B41  Grunfeld (7)      D78 D75 D91 D93 D79  Modern Benoni (5)      A71 A56 A58 A67 A62

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SILVINO GARCIA-MARTINEZ (born Jul-04-1944) Cuba [what is this?] Silvino Garcia-Martinez was born on the 4th of July 1944 in Havana, Cuba. Awarded the IM title in 1969 and the GM title in 1975 (the first Cuban to win the GM title). He was Cuban Champion in 1968 (after a play-off), 1970, 1973 and 1979-80. A regular member of the Cuban Olympiad team he won the 1968 Pan American tournament and was 3rd= at the 1973 Capablanca Memorial (at Cienfuegos) and also finished 2nd= at Havana 1985.

page 1 of 10; games 1-25 of 249  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. S Garcia-Martinez vs Spassky 0-1 45 1961 Moscow (Russia) C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense 2. S Garcia-Martinez vs Jansa   0-1 97 1961 Moscow B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 3. S Garcia-Martinez vs Ujtumen   1-0 43 1961 Moscow it C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 4. Nezhmetdinov vs S Garcia-Martinez   1-0 29 1961 11 C70 Ruy Lopez 5. S Garcia-Martinez vs A Zaitsev   ½-½ 33 1961 Moscow (Russia) B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation 6. S Garcia-Martinez vs Unzicker   0-1 23 1961 Moscow E12 Queen's Indian 7. Flohr vs S Garcia-Martinez   1-0 35 1961 Moscow (Russia) A48 King's Indian 8. O'Kelly vs S Garcia-Martinez   1-0 38 1964 Capablanca mem B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 9. S Garcia-Martinez vs K Darga   ½-½ 33 1964 Capablanca mem C10 French 10. Stahlberg vs S Garcia-Martinez   1-0 39 1964 Capablanca mem E61 King's Indian 11. S Garcia-Martinez vs E Jimenez-Zerguera   ½-½ 30 1964 Capablanca mem C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred 12. S Garcia-Martinez vs H Rossetto   0-1 51 1964 Capablanca mem B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening 13. R Ortega vs S Garcia-Martinez   1-0 35 1964 Capablanca mem B06 Robatsch 14. Portisch vs S Garcia-Martinez   1-0 36 1964 Capablanca mem E90 King's Indian 15. S Garcia-Martinez vs Udovcic   1-0 66 1964 Capablanca mem B42 Sicilian, Kan 16. C Bielicki vs S Garcia-Martinez   1-0 31 1964 Capablanca mem D75 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O c5, 8.dxc5 17. S Garcia-Martinez vs E Cobo Arteaga   ½-½ 30 1964 Capablanca mem C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed 18. J H Donner vs S Garcia-Martinez   1-0 38 1964 Capablanca mem D93 Grunfeld, with Bf4 & e3 19. S Garcia-Martinez vs N Padevsky   0-1 31 1964 Capablanca mem B57 Sicilian 20. Pachman vs S Garcia-Martinez   1-0 32 1964 Capablanca mem B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 21. S Garcia-Martinez vs Wade   0-1 38 1964 Capablanca mem C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 22. S Garcia-Martinez vs Larry Evans   0-1 40 1964 Capablanca mem C70 Ruy Lopez 23. Robatsch vs S Garcia-Martinez   1-0 47 1964 Capablanca mem B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 24. Letelier vs S Garcia-Martinez   ½-½ 51 1964 Capablanca mem E70 King's Indian 25. S Garcia-Martinez vs Uhlmann   0-1 53 1964 Capablanca mem C19 French, Winawer, Advance  page 1 of 10; games 1-25 of 249

Dec-29-04    Benzol: Silvino Garcia Martinez Born 4th July 1944 in Havana An IM in 1969 and a GM in 1975 he was Cuban champion in 1968 (after playoff), 1970, 1973 and 1979-80. Jul-04-06    BIDMONFA: Silvino Garcia-Martinez GARCIA MARTINEZ, Silvino http://www.bidmonfa.com/garcia_silv... _ Oct-29-06    WarmasterKron: Silvino Garcia-Martinez played a game with Castro in the record simul a few years ago. Can anyone find a record of it? Jul-04-08    brankat: Happy Birthday Silvino!

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