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Julio Bolbochan
Bolbochan 
Against Keres (right)  

Number of games in database: 448
Years covered: 1941 to 1991
Highest rating achieved in database: 2500
Overall record: +170 -42 =236 (64.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 King's Indian (28) 
    E63 E60 E69 E67 E95
 Nimzo Indian (21) 
    E43 E20 E47 E40 E46
 Grunfeld (20) 
    D75 D78 D97 D72 D79
 Queen's Gambit Declined (15) 
    D37 D30 D31 D35 D06
 Ruy Lopez (13) 
    C78 C91 C96 C79 C63
 Slav (13) 
    D11 D19 D15 D16 D12
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (54) 
    B45 B92 B90 B43 B89
 King's Indian (30) 
    E60 E61 E95 E66 E67
 Ruy Lopez (21) 
    C92 C91 C77 C71 C98
 Sicilian Najdorf (17) 
    B92 B90 B95 B96 B91
 Nimzo Indian (14) 
    E23 E34 E42 E20 E26
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (13) 
    C92 C91 C98 C86 C99
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Bolbochan vs Pachman, 1956 1-0
   Bolbochan vs Evans, 1952 1-0
   Bolbochan vs C H Maderna, 1953 1-0
   Euwe vs Bolbochan, 1947 0-1
   Bolbochan vs Gligoric, 1950 1-0
   E Lundin vs Bolbochan, 1954 0-1
   W M Duckworth vs Bolbochan, 1991 0-1
   Bolbochan vs J Martinez, 1946 1-0
   Bolbochan vs A C Rocha, 1966 1-0
   M Madeira de Ley vs Bolbochan, 1952 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Dubrovnik Olympiad (1950)
   Mar del Plata (1956)
   Sao Paulo Zonal (1960)
   Mar del Plata (1952)
   Mar del Plata Zonal (1951)
   Buenos Aires / Rio Hondo Zonal (1966)
   Argentine Championship (1960)
   Amsterdam Olympiad Final-A (1954)
   Mar del Plata (1953)
   Reti Memorial (1949)
   Mar del Plata (1950)
   Rio de Janeiro (1952)
   Mar del Plata (1965)
   Mar del Plata (1941)
   Stockholm Interzonal (1962)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Games Around the World: Argentina by Gottschalk
   Mar del Plata 1947 by ozmikey
   US Open 1991, Los Angeles by Phony Benoni
   The Latin American Super Grand Masters by plerranov
   The Latin American Super Grand Masters by Eduardo Bermudez


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JULIO BOLBOCHAN
(born Mar-20-1920, died Jun-28-1996, 76 years old) Argentina

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Julio Bolbochan was born in Buenos Aires. He was Argentine Champion in 1946 and 1948. He was awarded the IM title in 1955 and an honorary GM title in 1977. He played in six Olympiads from 1950-66 and qualified for three Interzonals. He won a gold medal at the Dubrovnik Olympiad in 1950 on 2nd board.

1st (jointly) at Rio de Janeiro 1938 [brasilbase-1]. South American champion at Mar del Plata, zt1951 with Erich Eliskases (jointly) and at Sao Paulo, zt1960 and for the last time at Rio Hondo, zt1966.

In 1952 at Saltsjöbaden he had to withdraw after playing only a few games. At Stockholm 1962 he finished in 13th place and although he was slated to play at Sousse 1967, illness prevented him from participating. Other than this, most of his chess was in South America. He was the younger brother of Jacobo Bolbochan.

Wikipedia article: Julio Bolbochán

Last updated: 2019-03-27 23:34:00

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 page 1 of 19; games 1-25 of 466  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Bolbochan vs V Winz 1-0451941Mar del PlataC05 French, Tarrasch
2. J Bolbochan vs Bolbochan  ½-½311941Mar del PlataD95 Grunfeld
3. Bolbochan vs M Luckis ½-½561941Mar del PlataE32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
4. M Czerniak vs Bolbochan  0-1391941Mar del PlataA19 English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation
5. Bolbochan vs P Michel  1-0301941Mar del PlataD30 Queen's Gambit Declined
6. Stahlberg vs Bolbochan  1-0341941Mar del PlataE38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5
7. Bolbochan vs I Raud  ½-½361941Mar del PlataD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
8. J Vinuesa vs Bolbochan  0-1431941Mar del PlataC73 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense
9. Bolbochan vs C Guimard 0-1341941Mar del PlataC07 French, Tarrasch
10. L Engels vs Bolbochan 1-0501941Mar del PlataC75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense
11. Bolbochan vs J T Iliesco  1-0561941Mar del PlataD95 Grunfeld
12. Najdorf vs Bolbochan 1-0231941Mar del PlataE34 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation
13. Bolbochan vs P Frydman  ½-½331941Mar del PlataE20 Nimzo-Indian
14. M Feigin vs Bolbochan  1-0541941Mar del PlataD17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
15. Bolbochan vs Graf-Stevenson  1-0591941Mar del PlataD34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
16. F Sulik vs Bolbochan  ½-½181941Mar del PlataB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
17. Bolbochan vs Eliskases  ½-½331941Mar del PlataB73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical
18. Eliskases vs Bolbochan  ½-½421941Aguas de Sao Pedro / Sao PauloB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
19. Bolbochan vs M Luckis  ½-½481941Aguas de Sao Pedro / Sao PauloE19 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3
20. Bolbochan vs C Guimard 0-1501941Aguas de Sao Pedro / Sao PauloC04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line
21. F de Carvalho vs Bolbochan  0-1371941Aguas de Sao Pedro / Sao PauloA47 Queen's Indian
22. Bolbochan vs P Frydman  0-1401941Aguas de Sao Pedro / Sao PauloA15 English
23. Bolbochan vs M Czerniak  1-0511944La Plata Jockey ClubD78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6
24. Bolbochan vs G Puiggros  1-0211944Buenos AiresC79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred
25. Graf-Stevenson vs Bolbochan 0-1421944La Plata Jockey ClubA40 Queen's Pawn Game
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Apr-17-02
Premium Chessgames Member
  Sneaky: When I think of Bolbochan all I can think of is his stunning debacle at the hands of Fischer, described in <My 60 Memorable Games>

Fischer vs Julio Bolbochan, 1962

Dec-12-02
Premium Chessgames Member
  Sneaky: I think PVS asked about his brother. Here's what I found on the net:

Bolbochan, Julio (1920-1996) Argentine Grandmaster who received the title in 1977 at the age of 57. He won the Argentina championship in 1946 and 1948. His brother Jacobo Bolbochan (1906-1984) won the Argentina championship in 1932 and 1933, and became an International Master in 1965 at the age of 59.

http://misc.traveller.com/chess/tri...

May-19-03  fred lennox: I love the way Bolbochan plays the rook. What a flair he has to handle these unweildy beasts! It is like the other pieces are servants to the rook. Nothing like a rook to set matters straight!
May-19-03  Ribeiro: Bolbochán was a very strong player. For instance, when a match Argentina vs. USSR took place in 1954, he was the second player of his country (Najdorf was the first). His oponent was Paul Keres, and they tied (2-2).

Argentina had several strong players, and obtained good results in international team competitions. In the Hamilton Russell Cup (1954), the team was: Najdorf, Bolbochán, Panno, Eliskases, Pilnik, Rossetto and Guimard. They took second place (USSR won, with Botvinnik, Smyslov, Bronstein, Keres, Kotov and Geller (!!)). The team from Yugoslavia (third) was Pirc, Gligoric, Trifunovic, Fuderer, Matanovic and Rabar (!).

This indicates how strong has been chess in Argentina.

PS: Bolbochán´s record is quite remarkable!
PS2: I am not from Argentina!:-)

Jul-31-03  Ribeiro: Unfortunately, I found not in the database a brilliant game against Evans won by Bolbochán in 1952...:-(

Recently, I read in an old magazine that he played an important role for the development of chess in Argentina as a teacher. If I am not mistaken, the GM Oscar Panno was one of his pupils.

Jul-31-03  Ribeiro: The game is:

[Event "Olympiad"]
[Site "Helsinki"]
[Date "1952.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bolbochan,Ju"]
[Black "Evans,LM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteCountry "ARG"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[BlackCountry "USA"]
[ECO "D28"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O c5 7. Qe2 Nc6 8. Nc3 b5 9. Bb3 cxd4 10. exd4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Qxd4 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Rd1 Nc3 14. bxc3 Qb6 15. Qe5 Bb7 16. Be3 Qc6 17. Bd5 Qc8 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. a4 Rc8 20. axb5 Qxb5 21. Qd4 e5 22. Qg4 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Kxd8 24. Rd1+ Ke7 25. Qf5 1-0

Jul-31-03
Premium Chessgames Member
  Sneaky: Cool
Feb-16-04  LuisGLopez: HI! (this is my first post :))
I am from Argentina. I have a little book from J. Bolbochan; it is intended for the beginner, but has several good advises for everyone. Among other things, it explains the Deletang's method for winning with a Knight and Bishop against King alone. By the way, Deletang was also from Argentina :)
Feb-16-04  technical draw: <LuisGLopez> Bienvenido, amigo ajedrecista de Argentina. Una vez tuve el privilegio de perder con Miguel Najdorf! Otra vez bienvenido y si quieres jugar estoy en Yahoo bajo el nombre de technicaldraw.
Feb-16-04  LuisGLopez: Perdiste con Najdorf (you lost with Najdorf)? Buenisimo (Great)! Gracias por la bienvenida :) (Thank you for your wellcome)
Apr-20-04  fred lennox: Bolbochan "has the reputation of being the hardest player in the world to defeat." - Barden. This is in the 50's when Petrosian is developing his defensive skills. The 2 played each other in the 60's 3 times, all drawn.
Apr-20-04  ConLaMismaMano: If i'm not mistaken Bolbochan exiled from Argentina because of the dictatorship and lived his last years in Venezuela.
Dec-22-04  Benzol: Julio Bolbochan
Born 20th March 1920 in Buenos Aires
Died 1996
IM in 1955 and GM in 1977
He was Argentine champion in 1946 and 1948.
Jul-21-05  Knight13: See http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches.... He and his brother drew all their 3 games.
Jul-21-05  Caissanist: There is a short bio of Bolbochan (in Spanish) on http://www.bostream.nu/taz/lared/aj.... The page makes no mention of any persecution; it appears that he relocated in 1970, because he got a job teaching chess in a Venezuelan university.

Mar-10-06  BIDMONFA: Julio Bolbochan

BOLBOCHAN, Julio
http://www.bidmonfa.com/bolbochan_j...
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Aug-23-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  Phony Benoni: I got to meet Bolbochan when he played in the 1991 U.S. Open in Los Angeles (the last twelve games given here). At the previous U.S. Open, I had struck up an acquaintance with a player from Venezuela named Isidore Cherem, who mentioned that he played often with Bolbochan. Sure enough, the next year he showed up in Los Angeles and brought Bolbochan along with him.

We didn't talk much, but he seemed like a very nice guy, even posing for a picture which, alas, I have long since lost.

Mar-15-08  nomaster: In the 1950 he was known in Argentina for his ability to draw against top players. Even if he wasn't the second best player in the country (the first was indisputably Najdorf) he would play second board in the olympiad with quite good results, draws that is.
Mar-10-09  WhiteRook48: how many wins did he get then?
May-01-09  Augalv: http://www.p4r.org.ar/biografias/ja...
Jul-08-09  mcgee: >>When I think of Bolbochan all I can think of is his stunning debacle at the hands of Fischer, described in <My 60 Memorable Games<<

Debacle implies that Bolbochan played disastrously which is a little unfair. The whole game is testimony to Fischer's superlative ablity to stick his opponents in the vice and squeeze...

Jul-08-09  mcgee: also don't forget this Tal cracker

Tal vs Julio Bolbochan, 1966

Apr-29-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: <Ribeiro>Bolbochán was a very strong player. For instance, when a match Argentina vs. USSR took place in 1954, he was the second player of his country (Najdorf was the first). His opponent was Paul Keres, and they tied (2-2).

<Ribeiro>,
The following Spanish biography includes a photo of Bolbochan and Keres sitting at the board during the 1954 Argentina v USSR match: http://www.notichess.com.ar/catalog...

Oct-09-10  Eduardo Bermudez: G.M. Julio Bolbochan 50 !! consecutives chessgames in olimpyads whitout loses !!
Nov-30-10
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  Fusilli: <WhiteRook48: how many wins did he get then?>

He must have gotten a few, as he won gold medal on second board at the 1950 Olympiad in Dubrovnik (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9th_Ch... and the article in Spanish from <Graham Clayton>)

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