Manuel Golmayo Torriente

Manuel Golmayo y de la Torri duck ( born June 12, 1883 in Havana, † March 7, 1973 in Madrid ) was a Cuban- Spanish chess master.

Golmayo was born into a chess family: his father Celso Golmayo Zúpide and his older brother Celso Golmayo Torri duck were outstanding chess master. Manuel himself was in the years 1902, 1912 and 1921 champion of Spain, at the Cup 1930 runner-up after a match against Ramón Rey Ardid.

In 1922, he lost in Madrid a short match against Alexander Alekhine with 0.5:1.5. In 1924 he took part in the first Amateur World Championships in Paris, which was won by Hermanis Matisons; Golmayo was eighth. In the amateur world championship in 1928 in The Hague, he was fourth ( Max Euwe won ).

Golmayo represented Spain in three Chess Olympiads: 1927 in London ( 2 -4 = 9) on the first board, 1930 in Hamburg ( 3 -4 = 3 ) on the second board, and in 1931 in Prague ( 3 -5 = 7) on the fourth board.

He has participated in numerous international tournaments: In 1929, he was sixth in Barcelona ( tournament winner José Raúl Capablanca ), 1934 in Sitges Seventh ( tournament winner Andor Lilienthal ), third place in Madrid in 1934, fourth place in Paris 1938 ( tournament winner Baldur Hönlinger ), divided 9. -10. Place in Barcelona in 1946 ( Miguel Najdorf tournament winner ), 6th place in Gijon in 1948, divided 8 - 9th in Almeria in 1948 and tournament victories in Madrid in 1947, Linares 1951.

In 1951 the FIDE Golmayo appointed to the International referee.