Celso (Celsito) Golmayo y de la Torriente (1879, in
Havana
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) was a Cuban–Spanish
chess
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master.
He was the son of
Celso Golmayo y Zúpide and the brother of
Manuel Golmayo y de la Torriente.
Celsito Golmayo won the 1897 Cuban championship in Havana after a play-off against
Andrés Clemente Vázquez. In that tournament
Enrique Ostolaza came third,
Juan Corzo fourth and
Manuel Golmayo
Manuel Golmayo y de la Torriente (12 June 1883 – 7 March 1973) was a Spanish chess master.
Born into a 'chess family' (father Celso Golmayo Zúpide, elder brother Celso Golmayo Torriente), he was Spanish Champion on numerous occasions (190 ...
fifth. Golmayo's victory was unusual because national championship were rarely won by teenagers in the 19th century.
Chess Notes by Edward Winter
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1879 births
1924 deaths
Cuban chess players
Spanish chess players
Cuban people of Spanish descent
Cuban emigrants to Spain
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