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Guillermo Ruiz (born April 4, 1943 in
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,
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) is a
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chess master A chess title is a title regulated by a chess governing body and bestowed upon players based on their performance and rank. Such titles are usually granted for life. The international chess governing body FIDE grants several titles, the most pres ...
and US Life Master. He is the son of Aurora and Melquiades Ruiz. He has been married since 1974 and has two children. Guillermo learned chess at the age of 17 from a friend and went on to win the championship of Lima and then the
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in 1973. In 1978, he immigrated to the United States where he settled in
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. He is a four-time Georgia State Champion, winning in 1979, 1987, 1995, and 1996. In 2002, he was awarded the Georgia Chess Association 2002 Award for Contributions to Georgia Chess Community.


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