Benito Higinio Villegas (11 January 1877 – 27 April 1952) was an Argentine chess master.
He was the first Champion of Club Argentino de Ajedrez in Buenos Aires in 1906–1907. [1] After World War I, he won Argentine Chess Championship in 1922, and was Sub-Champion in 1921 and 1923. [2]
Villegas participated in several South American Chess Championships. [3] He tied for 2nd-4th at Montevideo 1921/22 (Carrasco, Roberto Grau won); shared 6th at Montevideo 1925 ( Luis Argentino Palau won); took 7th at Mar del Plata 1928 (Grau won); took 11th at Buenos Aires 1931 (Geniol it, Carlos Maderna won); [4] took 10th at Mar del Plata 1934 ( Aaron Schwartzman won); [5] tied for 11-12th at Buenos Aires 1934/35 ( Luis Piazzini won), and tied for 13-14th at Mar del Plata 1936 ( Isaías Pleci won).
During World War II, he played in Mar del Plata international tournaments, and shared 8th in 1942 ( Miguel Najdorf won), took 14th in 1943 ( Gideon Ståhlberg won), and took 16th in 1944 ( Hermann Pilnik and Najdorf won). In 1944, he also took 17th at La Plata (Najdorf won).
- ^ Club Argentino de Ajedrez -Más de 100 años de presencia en el Ajedrez Argentino Archived 2008-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Major Tournaments and Argentine Chess Championships (notes in Spanish)". Archived from the original on 2024-05-24.
- ^ BrasilBase
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- ^ GER-ch 2nd Aachen 1934 Archived 2010-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
Benito Higinio Villegas (11 January 1877 – 27 April 1952) was an Argentine chess master.
He was the first Champion of Club Argentino de Ajedrez in Buenos Aires in 1906–1907. [1] After World War I, he won Argentine Chess Championship in 1922, and was Sub-Champion in 1921 and 1923. [2]
Villegas participated in several South American Chess Championships. [3] He tied for 2nd-4th at Montevideo 1921/22 (Carrasco, Roberto Grau won); shared 6th at Montevideo 1925 ( Luis Argentino Palau won); took 7th at Mar del Plata 1928 (Grau won); took 11th at Buenos Aires 1931 (Geniol it, Carlos Maderna won); [4] took 10th at Mar del Plata 1934 ( Aaron Schwartzman won); [5] tied for 11-12th at Buenos Aires 1934/35 ( Luis Piazzini won), and tied for 13-14th at Mar del Plata 1936 ( Isaías Pleci won).
During World War II, he played in Mar del Plata international tournaments, and shared 8th in 1942 ( Miguel Najdorf won), took 14th in 1943 ( Gideon Ståhlberg won), and took 16th in 1944 ( Hermann Pilnik and Najdorf won). In 1944, he also took 17th at La Plata (Najdorf won).
- ^ Club Argentino de Ajedrez -Más de 100 años de presencia en el Ajedrez Argentino Archived 2008-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Major Tournaments and Argentine Chess Championships (notes in Spanish)". Archived from the original on 2024-05-24.
- ^ BrasilBase
- ^ base0039
- ^ GER-ch 2nd Aachen 1934 Archived 2010-12-15 at the Wayback Machine