Alberto Foguelman (13 October 1923,

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– 9 December 2013, Buenos Aires) was an

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master. He was a member of ''Círculo de Ajedrez de Villa del Parque de Buenos Aires'', since 1945. He played many times in

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(1953–1976), and twice shared 2nd: in 1959 ( Bernardo Wexler won) and in 1962 (

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won). His best achievement was 3rd, after

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and

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, at Santiago de Chile 1965. He also took 2nd place, behind

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, at Fortaleza 1963 (zonal), tied for 17-19th at Amsterdam 1964 (interzonal), and shared 1st with

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and

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at Rio Hondo 1966 (zonal). In other tournaments, he won at Buenos Aires (''La Régence'') 1959, won at Quilmes 1959, tied for 9-11th at Belgrad 1962 (

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won), tied for 3rd-4th at Mar del Plata 1962 ( ''Torneo Latinoamericano'',

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won), tied for 3rd-5th at Havana 1963 ( Pan American-ch,

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won), took 5th at Chacabuco 1965 ( Jorge Pelikán won), and shared 5th at Mar del Plata 1967 (Open,

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won). Foguelman represented Argentina in

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: * In 1960 at second reserve board in 14th Olympiad in Leipzig (+5 –4 =1); * In 1962 at second reserve board in 15th Olympiad in Varna (+4 –0 =2), and won team bronze medal. He was awarded the

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title in 1963.FIDE Card
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