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FIDEL CASTRO (born Aug-13-1926, died Nov-26-2016, 90 years old) Cuba [what is this?] Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was born on his family's sugar plantation near Birán, in Cuba’s Oriente province. He enrolled at the University of Havana Law School in 1945 and after graduating, he opened a private law practice in Havana in 1950. His intention of running for the Cuban Parliament in 1952 as a member of the front-running progressive albeit anti-communist Partido Ortodoxo was disrupted when Fulgencio Batista seized power after an eight-year absence. Following this, Castro organised a rebellion which was ultimately successful in 1959, when Batista fled Cuba. He declared a socialist state in 1961 and remained the Cuban leader until 18 February 2008, a rule lasting 47 years, stepping down in favour of his brother Raúl. The inaugural Capablanca Memorial Tournament was held in 1951, with the second being cut short in 1952 by Batista’s coup. It was recommenced in 1962 under the auspices of Castro and chess enthusiast Ernesto Ché Guevara, whom Ludek Pachman, in his memoirs considered to be a "first-rank chessplayer." It has remained a regular feature of the chess calendar, one of the most notable being the 1965 event in which Robert James Fischer participated via telex, although not before receiving an assurance from Castro that the he would cease making political capital out of his participation. Castro was on the organizing committee of the 17th Chess Olympiad that was held in Havana in 1966; the result reflected many of the Summer Olympic results wherein the USSR and the USA came first and second. In December 2002, Cuba hosted a massive chess tournament at the Plaza de la Revolucion in Havana during which about 11,000 amateurs played 550 chess masters in a simultaneous exhibition breaking the world record of 10,007 games set previously in the Zocalo Plaza, in Mexico City. Castro participated, playing against the President of the Cuban Chess Federation GM Silvino Garcia Martinez. Fidel Castro passed away in Havana on 26 November 2016. Wikipedia article: Fidel Castro Last updated: 2016-11-26 23:45:33

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page 1 of 1; one game    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. F Terrazas vs F Castro 0-1 19 1966 Casual game C34 King's Gambit Accepted

< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 12 OF 17 ·  Later Kibitzing> Sep-09-10    HeMateMe: Don't blame the Cuban people for Fidel and his cronies. Sep-10-10    GalileoPiccolino: The Man himself, Fidel, by tacit admission, has resigned to the fact that the Cuban model does not, and will not work anymore - for the good and betterment of Cuba, and its people. Russia, Eastern Europe have gone way, way ahead of Cuba. China's success is, well,...need no further explanations under the glaring light of the sun. Havana's tropical skies probably been overcast and gloomy since 1959. Considering it is only a mere 150 miles off the Sunshine State of Florida! Sep-11-10    twinlark: I was highly doubtful that Castro would casually trash the revolution, his life's work and Cuban socialism in such an offhand way. It turns out he denies saying what he was purported to say, asserting he meant the exact opposite. Sep-12-10    BobCrisp: <It turns out he denies saying what he was purported to say, asserting he meant the exact opposite.> So all these years, he's a been great fan of America? Sep-12-10    twinlark: *sigh* Nyet, tovarisch. It means he was misquoted. Sep-12-10    BobCrisp: Maybe he should offer political asylum to Europe's gypsies and then see how quickly he can build some camps to put them in. Sep-12-10    Appaz: <BobCrisp> Hmmm, probably not faster than US put up the concentration camp in Guantanamo Bay. Sep-12-10    Petrosianic: Ignorance about World War II seems to be at an all-time high. Sep-12-10    Appaz: I'm not sure if that comment was directed at me, <Petrosianic>, but the US have a long history of KZ's: http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Co... For example the American Civil War, the Indian Wars, the WW2 (Japanese) and now recent in the "War on Terror". Sep-12-10    miguelito: por favor algun administrador de chessgames que borre a este criminal castro que nunca ha jugado ajedrez y es asqueroso ver su nombre en esta pagina . Sep-12-10    twinlark: <miguelito> You're entitled to your opinions, but don't expect the administrators of this site to cater to your prejudices. Sep-12-10    Eric Schiller: Castro is an important historical figure who loves our game and cannot be ignored. Sep-12-10    I play the Fred: It is crucial that important historical figures get games into the cg.com database. Maybe <Pol Pot> or <Idi Amin> played some games we can post here. Sep-12-10    twinlark: Prejudiced much? Sep-12-10    Eric Schiller: The chess community is open to all, the good, the bad,and the ugly! From all accounts,both Castro and Che were passionate chessplayers. Chess is not responsible for their politics or their actions. Sep-12-10    twinlark: Apparently there were two or three games between Castro and Terrazas, one of which was a consultation game with Fischer helping Terrazas and Petrosian helping Castro (Petrosian/Castro winning). The game listed here was not a consultation game, and the Mexican master diplomatically allowed Castro to win. Here's a link to an interesting site that talks about it: http://www.kenilworthchessclub.org/... Sep-12-10    miguelito: the criminal castro did not like chess , he does not play because he don't know . he never went to any round of the capablanca in memoriam or national ch in 50 years ( thank's god ). Sep-12-10    Eric Schiller: From chess.com's history of chess in Cuba: Probably the greatest tournament ever held in Havana was the 17th Chess Olympiad of 1966. Premier Castro took a personal interest in this tournament. He was on the Organizing Committee and showed up, along with his friend and ally, Che Guevara, for a lot of the games, kibitzing and mingling with the grandmasters. He played games against several grandmasters including Fischer and Petrosian. In one game Petrosian offered Castro a draw (more out of diplomacy than necessity) but Castro refused, preferring the real outcome to an artificial one. They also note that Che funded the Capa memorial. http://blog.chess.com/batgirl/chess... Sep-12-10    miguelito: chess olimpiad was political propaganda for castro , guevara was not in that event, and the first capablanca in memoriam was in 1952 organized by my friend alberto garcia . Sep-12-10    twinlark: <chess olimpiad was political propaganda for castro> Chess tournaments as political propaganda. Interesting idea. Who was he trying to impress? The players? <guevara was not in that event> Not as a player, but he was on the organising committee, and as the director of the National Bank, he underwrote the costs. Don't see that too often. <and the first capablanca in memoriam was in 1952 organized by my friend alberto garcia .> That may well be but the current series of Capablanca Memorials started in 1962 under Castro/Guevara and have been staged every year since except for 1966, 1978 and 1982: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capabl... Were there any other Capablanca Memorials staged between 1952 and 1962? Sep-13-10    I play the Fred: <Prejudiced much?> I'd love for you to point out exactly where my prejudice lies in my previous post. Sep-13-10    twinlark: Sardonically equating Castro with Pol Pot and Idi Amin. Sep-13-10    I play the Fred: So please - I am irredeemably prejudiced, so what am I supposed to think about Fidel Castro? I yield the floor to your open-minded, non-prejudiced wisdom. Sep-13-10    twinlark: You want me to tell you what to think? Think for yourself. Sep-13-10    I play the Fred: You want little ol' prejudiced me to think for myself? Oh...my! I'm vindicated! I'M VINDICATED! Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 17) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 12 OF 17 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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