Vicente Almiral Castell ( Spanish Vicente Almirall Castell , January 27, 1904 , Barcelona -?) - Spanish chess player (national master), chess judge ( international arbiter ) and functionary.
 Vicente Almiral Castell | |
|---|---|
| Vicente almirall castell | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Date of Birth | January 27, 1904 |
| Place of Birth | Barcelona |
| Date of death | unknown |
| Rank | international arbitrator (1951) |
The main sporting success achieved in the mid-1930s. In 1935 and 1936 Twice he became champion of Castile (in 1936 he shared 1-2 places with H.M. Fuentes ). In 1935 he became the winner of the National Tournament held in Madrid , and received the right to challenge the title of champion of Spain in a match with the current title holder R. Ray Ardid . The match took place in the same year and ended with the defeat of Almiral, who in 7 games could only make 2 draws (6: 1). [1] In the same 1935 in Madrid, along with three other Spanish chess players, played a demonstration game against world champion A. A. Alekhin (Alekhin won). [2]
Since 1950, Almiral was chairman of the Catalan Chess Federation.
He had the title of national chess coach.
In 1951 he received the title of international chess arbiter.
Literature
- Campeones y campeonatos de España , autor Pablo Morán, editorial Ricardo Aguilera, ISBN 84 7005 160 1 , Madrid, año 1974.
Notes
- ↑ ESP-ch m 1935 - 365Chess.com Tournaments . www.365chess.com. The appeal date is January 28, 2019.
- ↑ The chess games of Almirall + 3 players . www.chessgames.com. The appeal date is January 28, 2019.
Links
- Party V. Almiraily in Chessgames database
- Personal Card V. Almiralya site 365Chess