Carlos Maderna, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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chess player from Argentina
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Place of Birth: La Plata, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina
About Carlos Maderna
- Carlos Hugo Maderna (4 August 1910 – 23 January 1976) was an Argentine chess master. He was twice Argentine Champion; in 1940 he won a match for the title (of 1939) against Luis Piazzini (8 : 6), then lost a match to Carlos Guimard (1 : 8) in 1941 (for the title of 1940), and won the title (of 1950) after play-off with Jacobo Bolbochán and Heinrich Reinhardt in 1951.In 1928, he tied for 4-5th in Mar del Plata International Chess Tournament (Roberto Grau won).
- In 1931, he won ahead of Savielly Tartakower in Buenos Aires (Geniol it). In 1934/35 he took 16th in South American Chess Championship in Buenos Aires (Piazzini won).
- In 1938, he tied for 5-6th in Montevideo (Carrasco, Alexander Alekhine won).
- In 1948, he won in Santa Fe. He participated in first and second South American zonal tournaments.
- He took 3rd, after Erich Eliskases and Julio Bolbochán, at Mar del Plata / Buenos Aires 1951, and tied for 11-12th at Mar del Plata / Buenos Aires 1954 (Oscar Panno won).
- Maderna played for Argentina in two Chess Olympiads: In 1928 at second board in 2nd Chess Olympiad in The Hague (+5 -5 =1); In 1935 at fourth board in 6th Chess Olympiad in Warsaw (+5 -4 =10).
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