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Juan Gonzalez de Vega

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JUAN GONZALEZ DE VEGA (born Jul-15-1917, died 1990, 72 years old) Cuba (federation/nationality United States of America) [what is this?] Dr. Juan Carlos González de Vega was Cuban champion in 1942, 1943, 1951, 1952 and 1955. He won the US Speed Championship of 1946, played at the Manhattan Chess Club with a time control of 10 seconds per move.(1) From Capablanca's death in 1942 until the mid-1950s he was considered the strongest player in Cuba. He emigrated to the United States sometime in the early 1960s.(1) He scored 8/21 at the very strong Capablanca Memorial (1962). From Chess Review: "Dr. Juan Gonzalez, new U.S. Speed Champion, is a busy resident in surgery at Manhattan's West Side Hospital. While on call, he frequently utilizes his time analysing opening variations, looking over games. Like many another doctor, he finds chess welcome relaxation from the rigors of his exacting professional duties." According to Bill Wall, he died in 1990. (1) http://www.ajedrezpinal.com/juan-go... Wikipedia article: Juan González de Vega Last updated: 2025-01-28 17:48:36

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page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 74  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. J Gonzalez de Vega vs Kashdan   ½-½ 36 1940 Havana International D85 Grunfeld 2. J Gonzalez de Vega vs E McCormick   0-1 59 1951 52nd US Open D17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 3. J Gonzalez de Vega vs H B Daly   1-0 63 1951 52nd US Open A04 Reti Opening 4. Kashdan vs J Gonzalez de Vega 0-1 66 1951 52nd US Open E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) 5. J Gonzalez de Vega vs J Cross   1-0 63 1951 52nd US Open D30 Queen's Gambit Declined 6. R Martin vs J Gonzalez de Vega   0-1 45 1951 52nd US Open C07 French, Tarrasch 7. J Gonzalez de Vega vs A Sandrin   ½-½ 51 1951 52nd US Open E26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 8. J F Donovan vs J Gonzalez de Vega   1-0 24 1951 52nd US Open E90 King's Indian 9. J Gonzalez de Vega vs E Hearst   0-1 41 1951 52nd US Open A06 Reti Opening 10. J Gonzalez de Vega vs G Eastman   1-0 29 1951 52nd US Open A97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky 11. A J Fink vs J Gonzalez de Vega ½-½ 47 1951 52nd US Open B40 Sicilian 12. R Toran vs J Gonzalez de Vega   ½-½ 25 1952 Havana B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 13. J Gonzalez de Vega vs A Pomar   0-1 49 1952 Havana A04 Reti Opening 14. H Steiner vs J Gonzalez de Vega   ½-½ 69 1952 Havana E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) 15. J Gonzalez de Vega vs E Cobo Arteaga   ½-½ 39 1952 Havana D62 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack 16. R Romero vs J Gonzalez de Vega   ½-½ 56 1952 Havana B60 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 17. J Gonzalez de Vega vs Najdorf   0-1 39 1952 Havana E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto 18. R Quesada Sr vs J Gonzalez de Vega   0-1 56 1952 Havana B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 19. J Gonzalez de Vega vs R Ortega   1-0 65 1952 Havana E18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3 20. I A Horowitz vs J Gonzalez de Vega   ½-½ 21 1952 Havana D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 21. J Gonzalez de Vega vs C Guimard   1-0 31 1952 Havana A94 Dutch, Stonewall with Ba3 22. E Jimenez Zerquera vs J Gonzalez de Vega   ½-½ 55 1952 Havana E00 Queen's Pawn Game 23. J Gonzalez de Vega vs Rossolimo   ½-½ 37 1952 Havana A21 English 24. F Planas Garcia vs J Gonzalez de Vega   0-1 44 1952 Havana D57 Queen's Gambit Declined, Lasker Defense 25. J Gonzalez de Vega vs Eliskases   ½-½ 40 1952 Havana A06 Reti Opening  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 74

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Feb-08-11    technical draw: Hmmm, I thought Igor got an MD... Jul-15-12    brankat: Happy Birthday Dr.Juan Carlos Gonzales! Jul-15-12    Stonehenge: Happy 95th Birthday :) Oct-05-13    jerseybob: To elaborate on the intro above, that quote comes from the January '47 CR, which features Dr.Juan on the cover. Oct-05-13    mojonera: Dr Juan Gonzalez falleció hace años , Chess Games lo confunde con el GM Juan Carlos Gonzalez Zamora . Oct-05-13    jerseybob: Mojo: I've seen other posts from you in English. Could you do us a solid here? Nov-15-13    ganso: jerseybob: mojonera says that Dr Juan Gonzalez passed away years ago and that CG has him confused with GM Juan Carlos Gonzalez Zamora. Nov-18-13    jerseybob: Ganso:Thanks, but actually, I deduced what he was saying; my post wasn't really to get a translation. It was more a plea for courtesy. Sep-20-14    Eduardo Bermudez: I played against Dr. Juan Gonzalez some Blitz games in Little Havanna Chess Club Miami 1991, while "Yuyo" Fernandez ask to me for information about colombian old chess players like Cuéllar, Sanchez, de Greiff and Minaya ! Jul-12-16    zanzibar: Thanks <jerseybob> for that info. <CG> - Could some editor tag the quote in the intro accordingly? Also, it would be wonderful to have a scan of that cover. Does anybody have the issue? * * * * * <Juan Gonzalez in his column (26th February 1956) which occasionally appeared in the Diario de la Marina (Havana). > From the <Unknown Bobby Fischer>. Dec-18-16    machuelo: I'm surprise there is not games from the Capablanca Memorial 1962 in which Juan González participated, or from the Leipzig Chess Olympic Games of 1960. Dr. González, or simply 'Juanito' as his friend called him, passed away in Miami many years ago. During his youth he was a personal friend of José Raúl Capablaca and was with the great Cuban master when he visited the city of Santa Clara, Cuba, in October of 1938. Oct-06-17    machuelo: Sorry about my comment on Dec.18.16. There are several games of Dr. Gonzalez during the Capablanca Memorial 1962, but not his victory against Polugaevsky in the same tournament. Oct-22-17    Stonehenge: Info in Spanish: http://www.ajedrezpinal.com/juan-go... Oct-22-17    Fusilli: <Stonehenge> Thank you. I added a few things to his bio based on the article you linked to. Too bad he vanished. It appears that his date and place of death (assuming he did die) are unknown. Aug-31-18    machuelo: I do have the cover of Chess Review. Do somebody how to post it? Aug-31-18    Pyke: <machuelo: I do have the cover of Chess Review. Do somebody how to post it?> Not sure, but you might want to try asking here: Biographer Bistro Sep-01-18    offramp: He can't really be from Vega. That's like 25 light years away. Sep-01-18    perfidious: One word says it all: you never know. Jun-08-23    al wazir: According to the bio, Dr. Gonzalez is still alive (aged 105). Jun-08-23    beatgiant: A site titled "Chess Player Trivia by Bill Wall" gives 1990 as the year of death, with no further details. http://billwall.phpwebhosting.com/a... <Dr. Juan Carlos Gonzalez de la Vega (1917-1990) was chess champion of Cuba in 1942, 1943, 1951, 1952, and 1955. In 1946, he won the U.S. Speed Championship. He was a medical officer in the Cuban Navy. (source: Chess Review, Nov 1955, p. 326)> Jun-08-23    beatgiant: We have User: mojonera above who kibitzed that de la Vega died years ago, User: Eduardo Bermudez who kibitzed that he played in Miami in 1991, and now Bill Wall claiming he died in 1990. Jun-08-23    stone free or die: Here's a profile of the player which also bemoans the lack of information about his later years: https://listindiario.com/ventana/20... He emigrated to the US, so he might appear on the SS death records. The problem there would be the common name, and lack of info about where he might have died (though Florida would be a good starting guess).

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