Manuel Golmayo y de la Torriente (12 June 1883, in Havana, Cuba – 7 March 1973, in Madrid) was a Cuban-Spanish chess master. Born into a 'chess family' (father Celso Golmayo Zúpide, elder brother

Celso Golmayo Torriente Celso (Celsito) Golmayo y de la Torriente (1879, in Havana – 22 January 1924, in Seville) was a Cuban–Spanish chess master. He was the son of Celso Golmayo Zúpide, Celso Golmayo y Zúpide and the brother of Manuel Golmayo, Manuel Golmayo y de ...

), he was Spanish Champion on numerous occasions (1902, 1912, 1919, 1921, 1927, 1928) and Sub-Champion in 1929/30 (he lost the title in a match (+1 –4 =2) to

Ramón Rey Ardid Ramón Rey Ardid (20 December 1903, Zaragoza – 21 January 1988) was a Spanish chess master. He was Spanish champion from 1929 to 1942. He was a psychiatrist and professor at the Zaragoza University. In 1924, he played for Spain in first unoffi ...

. In 1922, he lost a mini match to Alexander Alekhine (+0 –1 =1) in Madrid. In 1924, he took 8th in first unofficial Chess Olympiad (Championship Final) at Paris 1924 (

Hermanis Matisons Hermanis Matisons (german: Herman Mattison; 1894, Riga – 1932) was a Latvian chess player and one of world's most highly regarded chess masters in the early 1930s. He was also a leading composer of endgame studies. He died of tuberculosis at ...

won). In 1928, he took 4th in the Amateur World Championship in The Hague ( Max Euwe won). He played for Spain in three official

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: * In 1927, at first board in

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in London (+2 –4 =9); * In 1930, at second board in

3rd Chess Olympiad The 3rd Chess Olympiad (german: Die 3. Schacholympiade), organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 13 and July 27, 1930, in Hamburg ...

in Hamburg (+3 –4 =3); * In 1931, at first board in

4th Chess Olympiad The 4th Chess Olympiad ( cz, 4. Šachová olympiáda), organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female playe ...

in Prague (+3 –5 =7). In tournaments, he took 6th at Barcelona 1929 ( José Raúl Capablanca won), took 7th at Sitges 1934 ( Andor Lilienthal won), took 3rd at Madrid 1934 (''Torneo Gromer''), took 4th at Paris 1938 (''L'Echiquier'',

Baldur Hönlinger Baldur Hönlinger (Hoenlinger) (7 July 1905 – 12 March 1990) was an Austrian chess master who participated in tournaments and competitions from the 1920s to the 1950s. A native of Vienna, Baldur Hönlinger played at first board (+8 -3 =4) for Au ...

won), tied for 9-10th at Barcelona 1946 ( Miguel Najdorf won), took 6th at Gijon 1948 ( Antonio Rico won), tied for 8-9th at Almeria 1948, and won both at Madrid 1947 and Linares 1951. In 1951,

FIDE The International Chess Federation or World Chess Federation, commonly referred to by its French acronym FIDE ( Fédération Internationale des Échecs), is an international organization based in Switzerland that connects the various national c ...

awarded Golmayo the title International Arbiter.

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