Eduardo Etcheverry (unknown – unknown) was a

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player,

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winner (1962).

Biography

In the 1960s Eduardo Etcheverry was one of Uruguayan leading chess players. He won two medals in

: gold (1962) and silver (1961). In 1963, in

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and ranked in 10th place. Eduardo Etcheverry played for Uruguay in the

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: * In 1962, at second board in the

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(+4, =2, -10).

References

External links

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Eduardo Etcheverry
chess games at 365chess.com Year of birth missing Year of death missing Chess Olympiad competitors 20th-century Uruguayan chess players {{Uruguay-chess-bio-stub