Raimundo Garcia


Raimundo García is an Argentine chess master.
At the beginning of his career, he took 7th at Santa Fe 1956. Then he tied for 10-11th in Argentine Chess Championship in 1958, tied for 6-7th at Quilmes 1959, and tied for 3rd-5th at Buenos Aires 1961.
García won at Mar del Plata 1962, and was Argentine Champion in 1963.
In 1963 he won a match against Samuel Schweber in Buenos Aires, tied for 7-9th at Fortaleza 1963, and took 10th at Buenos Aires 1964.
He tied for 5-6th at Buenos Aires / Rio Hondo 1966, tied for 3rd-4th at Mar del Plata 1969 and lost a match to Mecking at São Paulo 1969, took 14th at Buenos Aires 1970, and tied for 3rd-4th at Mar del Plata 1976.
García played for Argentina in Chess Olympiads:
He was awarded the IM title in 1964.